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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 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
172
9.4K followers
2 Delhi, India Delhi, India
169
2.7M followers
3 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
160
1.7M followers
4 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
156
6.7K followers
5 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
153
117.8K followers
6 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
133
26.5K followers
7 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
120
147.2K followers
8 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
114
385.3K followers
9 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
105
1.7M followers
10 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
103
1.5M followers
11 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
101
372.6K followers
12 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
94
2.2M followers
13 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
93
15.3K followers
14 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
92
226.4K followers
15 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
90
94.6K followers
16 Beijing, China Beijing, China
89
7M followers
17 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
88
1.5M followers
18 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
85
15K followers
19 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
84
323K followers
20 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
82
81.4K followers
21 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
82
80.8K followers
22 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
81
171.1K followers
23 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
80
64K followers
24 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
78
30.1K followers
25 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
78
328.3K followers
26 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
77
68.9K followers
27 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
76
14K followers
28 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
74
2.1M followers
29 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
73
100.9K followers
30 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
73
687.6K followers
31 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
73
6.4M followers
32 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
72
24.4K followers
33 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
71
85.2K followers
34 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
71
6.5K followers
35 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
71
39.4K followers
36 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
68
60.1K followers
37 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
68
984.7K followers
38 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
67
1.3M followers
39 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
66
396.5K followers
40 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
66
390.2K followers
41 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
65
35K followers
42 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
64
20.1K followers
43 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
64
64.5K followers
44 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
64
81.1K followers
45 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
64
20.9K followers
46 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
63
22.8K followers
47 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
62
196.6K followers
48 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
62
223.1K followers
49 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
62
677.4K followers
50 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
62
11.7M followers
51 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
61
36.1K followers
52 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
60
27.8K followers
53 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
59
141K followers
54 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
59
44.6K followers
55 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
57
236.7K followers
56 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
57
51.9K followers
57 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
56
306.6K followers
58 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
56
16.6K followers
59 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
55
37.1K followers
60 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
55
381.8K followers
61 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
54
866.8K followers
62 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
54
110.1K followers
63 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
54
62.4K followers
64 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
54
274.4K followers
65 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
53
26.6K followers
66 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
53
50.1K followers
67 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
53
203.7K followers
68 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
53
196.2K followers
69 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
53
1M followers
70 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
53
5.3M followers
71 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
52
74.2K followers
72 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
52
80.1K followers
73 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
51
1.4M followers
74 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
51
243.4K followers
75 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
48
284.7K followers
76 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
48
110.2K followers
77 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
47
253.9K followers
78 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
47
14.2K followers
79 Houston, USA Houston, USA
47
28.3K followers
80 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
47
1.6M followers
81 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
44
1.3M followers
82 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
44
781.4K followers
83 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
44
13.2K followers
84 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
44
24.8K followers
85 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
43
117.2K followers
86 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
43
272.8K followers
87 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
40
122K followers
88 Lyon, France Lyon, France
39
489.5K followers
89 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
39
33.5K followers
90 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
39
64.8K followers
91 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
39
6.1M followers
92 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
38
22.9K followers
93 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
38
143.3K followers
94 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
37
22.8K followers
95 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
36
2.2M followers
96 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
36
106.6K followers
97 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
35
326.1K followers
98 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
34
342.6K followers
99 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
33
1M followers
100 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
33
26.4K followers
101 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
32
49.1K followers
102 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
29
344.1K followers
103 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
29
329.1K followers
104 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
25
95.8K followers
105 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
25
38.1K followers
106 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
24
85.3K followers
107 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
24
21.9K followers
108 Denver, USA Denver, USA
22
1.5M followers
109 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
22
46.5K followers
110 Paris, France Paris, France
20
5.6M followers
111 Nice, France Nice, France
18
455.8K followers
112 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
17
120.1K followers
113 New York City, USA New York City, USA
17
1.8M followers
114 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
15
69.1K followers
115 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
14
297.7K followers
116 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
11
39.3K followers
117 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
10
300.5K followers
118 Portland, USA Portland, USA
9
130.3K followers
119 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
5
586K followers

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