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2023

World Air Quality Report

NEWSROOM
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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
279
372.9K followers
2 Delhi, India Delhi, India
261
2.7M followers
3 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
198
11.6M followers
4 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
191
138.2K followers
5 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
184
220.7K followers
6 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
163
1.5M followers
7 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
161
6.4K followers
8 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
155
20.5K followers
9 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
152
2M followers
10 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal
141
10.1K followers
11 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
135
27.7K followers
12 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
119
346.3K followers
13 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
113
49.4K followers
14 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
108
96.1K followers
15 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
105
5.8K followers
16 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
99
62.2K followers
17 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
99
212.9K followers
18 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
94
65.7K followers
19 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
93
304.1K followers
20 Kaohsiung, Taiwan (China) Kaohsiung, Taiwan (China)
88
672.4K followers
21 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
88
5.2M followers
22 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
86
293.5K followers
23 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
83
36.7K followers
24 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
81
103.3K followers
25 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
80
9.1K followers
26 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
78
386.6K followers
27 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
78
14.5K followers
28 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
74
18.4K followers
29 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
72
1.7M followers
30 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
72
2.2M followers
31 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
72
318.2K followers
32 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
70
19.9K followers
33 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
70
21.5K followers
34 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
69
33.8K followers
35 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
66
77.3K followers
36 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
64
333K followers
37 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
63
58.3K followers
38 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
63
366.1K followers
39 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
63
2.1M followers
40 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
63
102.7K followers
41 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
63
6M followers
42 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
62
317.3K followers
43 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
61
161.7K followers
44 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
61
20.1K followers
45 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
60
1.3M followers
46 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
60
78K followers
47 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
58
299.3K followers
48 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
58
35.2K followers
49 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
57
81.3K followers
50 Beijing, China Beijing, China
57
6.5M followers
51 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
56
18.2K followers
52 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
56
45.5K followers
53 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
55
228.5K followers
54 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
55
251.4K followers
55 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
55
78.1K followers
56 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
55
187K followers
57 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
54
737.9K followers
58 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
53
1M followers
59 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
53
22.4K followers
60 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
52
13K followers
61 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
50
53.6K followers
62 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
50
102.9K followers
63 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
50
155.2K followers
64 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
50
1.6M followers
65 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
48
57.9K followers
66 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
45
59.9K followers
67 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
45
136.9K followers
68 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
45
76.3K followers
69 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
45
26.8K followers
70 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
45
980.7K followers
71 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
41
91.6K followers
72 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
40
48.3K followers
73 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
39
36.9K followers
74 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
39
11.7K followers
75 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
38
23.2K followers
76 Taipei, Taiwan (China) Taipei, Taiwan (China)
37
956.4K followers
77 Paris, France Paris, France
36
5.2M followers
78 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
36
12.6K followers
79 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
35
136.1K followers
80 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
35
185.5K followers
81 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
33
19.6K followers
82 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
32
279.5K followers
83 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
32
12.7K followers
84 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
31
61.2K followers
85 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
31
319.4K followers
86 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
31
261.1K followers
87 Portland, USA Portland, USA
31
117.2K followers
88 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
30
107.2K followers
89 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
29
328.8K followers
90 Nice, France Nice, France
29
447.1K followers
91 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
29
835.2K followers
92 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
28
71.2K followers
93 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
28
1.6M followers
94 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
27
207K followers
95 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
25
268.6K followers
96 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
25
38.9K followers
97 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
25
5.7M followers
98 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
23
30.8K followers
99 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
23
285.1K followers
100 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
21
365.2K followers
101 Denver, USA Denver, USA
20
1.5M followers
102 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
19
28.6K followers
103 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
19
279.3K followers
104 Houston, USA Houston, USA
19
24.3K followers
105 Lyon, France Lyon, France
18
479.9K followers
106 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
18
14K followers
107 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
17
1.5M followers
108 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
17
648.1K followers
109 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
17
42.1K followers
110 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
16
104.9K followers
111 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
16
33.9K followers
112 New York City, USA New York City, USA
16
1.8M followers
113 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
15
81.7K followers
114 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
15
562.6K followers
115 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
14
93.3K followers
116 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
13
61.5K followers
117 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
11
104K followers
118 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
5
18.1K followers
119 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
4
23.5K followers

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