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2023

World Air Quality Report

NEWSROOM
AQI US legend

0-50

Good

51-100

Moderate

101-150

Unhealthy for sensitive groups

151-200

Unhealthy

201-300

Very unhealthy

301+

Hazardous

Rank Major city, country/region AQI USFollowers
1 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
176
383.9K followers
2 Delhi, India Delhi, India
161
2.7M followers
3 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
159
1.3M followers
4 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
153
1.7M followers
5 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
132
6.7K followers
6 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
132
1.7M followers
7 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
121
26K followers
8 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
110
24.2K followers
9 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
110
81K followers
10 Beijing, China Beijing, China
108
6.9M followers
11 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
101
324.9K followers
12 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
96
146.9K followers
13 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
95
59.8K followers
14 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
91
225.9K followers
15 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
88
1.3M followers
16 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
86
321K followers
17 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
85
94K followers
18 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
84
170.4K followers
19 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
79
2.2M followers
20 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
78
140.4K followers
21 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
77
1.5M followers
22 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
73
34.8K followers
23 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
72
11.7M followers
24 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
70
395.9K followers
25 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
69
121.5K followers
26 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
69
6.5K followers
27 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
68
1M followers
28 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
68
68.6K followers
29 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
66
15.2K followers
30 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
66
981.5K followers
31 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
66
1.5M followers
32 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
65
84.8K followers
33 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
64
1.4M followers
34 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
64
235.8K followers
35 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
64
380.5K followers
36 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
64
685.4K followers
37 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
63
2.2M followers
38 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
62
95.6K followers
39 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
62
370.3K followers
40 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
60
2.1M followers
41 Houston, USA Houston, USA
60
27.8K followers
42 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
58
674.7K followers
43 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
58
239.2K followers
44 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
56
19.9K followers
45 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
56
21.4K followers
46 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
56
305K followers
47 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
56
387.6K followers
48 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
56
222.2K followers
49 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
56
22.6K followers
50 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
56
116.3K followers
51 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
56
6.1M followers
52 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
55
49.6K followers
53 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
54
283.9K followers
54 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
54
38K followers
55 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
53
63.8K followers
56 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
53
863.9K followers
57 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
53
80.8K followers
58 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
53
192.8K followers
59 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
53
5.3M followers
60 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
52
79.9K followers
61 Lyon, France Lyon, France
51
488.1K followers
62 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
50
142.4K followers
63 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
49
100.4K followers
64 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
49
253.5K followers
65 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
49
340.7K followers
66 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
49
115.7K followers
67 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
49
62.2K followers
68 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
49
63.7K followers
69 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
49
80.4K followers
70 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
49
6.4M followers
71 Paris, France Paris, France
47
5.5M followers
72 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
47
195.7K followers
73 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
47
106.2K followers
74 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
44
1M followers
75 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
40
20.7K followers
76 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
39
22.4K followers
77 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
38
30K followers
78 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
38
84.9K followers
79 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
38
64.1K followers
80 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
38
296.1K followers
81 Nice, France Nice, France
37
454.5K followers
82 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
37
51.6K followers
83 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
35
324.1K followers
84 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
35
15.4K followers
85 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
33
35.7K followers
86 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
33
13.8K followers
87 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
33
27.7K followers
88 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
32
49.1K followers
89 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
32
73.9K followers
90 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
32
33.1K followers
91 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
32
582.9K followers
92 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
30
37K followers
93 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
29
116.9K followers
94 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
29
38.9K followers
95 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
28
26.2K followers
96 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
27
327.9K followers
97 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
27
201.9K followers
98 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
26
26.2K followers
99 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
26
109.8K followers
100 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
26
297.8K followers
101 Portland, USA Portland, USA
26
127.9K followers
102 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
24
13.1K followers
103 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
24
109.1K followers
104 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
22
777.6K followers
105 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
22
14.8K followers
106 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
22
273.4K followers
107 Denver, USA Denver, USA
21
1.5M followers
108 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
21
38.7K followers
109 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
19
68.4K followers
110 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
19
24.6K followers
111 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
17
9.4K followers
112 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
17
333.9K followers
113 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
17
43.7K followers
114 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
16
1.6M followers
115 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
15
272.4K followers
116 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
14
45.9K followers
117 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
13
14K followers
118 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
11
22.6K followers
119 New York City, USA New York City, USA
9
1.8M followers

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