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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 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
169
6.7K followers
2 Delhi, India Delhi, India
156
2.7M followers
3 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
149
323.5K followers
4 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
145
226.6K followers
5 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
140
147.4K followers
6 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
134
373.3K followers
7 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
123
141.1K followers
8 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
121
2.2M followers
9 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
110
1.7M followers
10 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
102
26.7K followers
11 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
96
1.4M followers
12 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
95
1.3M followers
13 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
90
94.7K followers
14 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
86
60.2K followers
15 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
86
385.8K followers
16 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
84
81.5K followers
17 Beijing, China Beijing, China
84
7M followers
18 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
81
1.5M followers
19 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
80
64K followers
20 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
77
26.8K followers
21 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
76
30.1K followers
22 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
76
1.5M followers
23 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
73
20.2K followers
24 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
72
101K followers
25 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
72
329.2K followers
26 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
69
122.1K followers
27 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
67
69K followers
28 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
67
6.6K followers
29 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
67
35K followers
30 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
66
382.2K followers
31 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
66
1.7M followers
32 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
66
196.8K followers
33 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
66
1M followers
34 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
64
85.3K followers
35 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
64
69.2K followers
36 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
64
390.9K followers
37 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
64
24.9K followers
38 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
62
52K followers
39 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
62
22.9K followers
40 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
62
5.3M followers
41 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
61
396.6K followers
42 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
61
13.3K followers
43 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
61
22.8K followers
44 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
61
678.3K followers
45 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
60
1.3M followers
46 Paris, France Paris, France
60
5.6M followers
47 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
60
2.2M followers
48 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
60
2.1M followers
49 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
60
344.9K followers
50 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
60
223.5K followers
51 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
60
118.4K followers
52 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
60
244.5K followers
53 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
58
284.9K followers
54 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
58
14.2K followers
55 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
56
1M followers
56 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
56
38.1K followers
57 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
56
171.4K followers
58 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
56
688.2K followers
59 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
56
39.5K followers
60 Houston, USA Houston, USA
56
28.5K followers
61 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
55
237K followers
62 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
55
50.2K followers
63 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
54
253.9K followers
64 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
53
37.1K followers
65 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
53
33.6K followers
66 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
53
14K followers
67 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
53
204.3K followers
68 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
53
11.7M followers
69 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
52
196.8K followers
70 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
52
1.6M followers
71 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
49
9.5K followers
72 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
49
15.3K followers
73 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
49
65K followers
74 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
47
15K followers
75 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
47
110.4K followers
76 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
47
6.5M followers
77 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
46
62.5K followers
78 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
46
6.1M followers
79 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
45
44.9K followers
80 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
44
36.3K followers
81 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
44
985.7K followers
82 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
44
117.6K followers
83 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
42
106.7K followers
84 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
42
39.6K followers
85 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
40
24.5K followers
86 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
38
26.5K followers
87 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
38
326.4K followers
88 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
38
867.7K followers
89 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
37
74.3K followers
90 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
37
143.4K followers
91 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
36
273K followers
92 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
34
22K followers
93 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
34
306.9K followers
94 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
33
343K followers
95 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
33
110.2K followers
96 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
33
64.8K followers
97 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
33
81.3K followers
98 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
31
21K followers
99 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
29
49.1K followers
100 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
29
298.3K followers

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