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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 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
159
371.7K followers
2 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
158
2.2M followers
3 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
145
226.2K followers
4 Delhi, India Delhi, India
144
2.7M followers
5 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
138
1.3M followers
6 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
110
6.7K followers
7 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
110
1.5M followers
8 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
102
100.7K followers
9 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
98
1.4M followers
10 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
95
85K followers
11 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
94
327K followers
12 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
93
81.3K followers
13 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
93
94.2K followers
14 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
92
1.7M followers
15 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
91
1.5M followers
16 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
90
1.7M followers
17 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
89
396.2K followers
18 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
88
322.1K followers
19 Cairo City, Egypt Cairo City, Egypt
85
26.3K followers
20 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
84
60.1K followers
21 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
82
147.1K followers
22 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
79
116.6K followers
23 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
78
1.3M followers
24 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
77
68.7K followers
25 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
77
384.7K followers
26 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
75
6.5K followers
27 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
74
30.1K followers
28 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
74
44.2K followers
29 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
73
170.8K followers
30 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
73
222.8K followers
31 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
71
15.2K followers
32 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
70
381.3K followers
33 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
69
2.1M followers
34 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
68
983.6K followers
35 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
68
686.8K followers
36 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
66
2.2M followers
37 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
65
39.2K followers
38 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
64
1M followers
39 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
64
20.1K followers
40 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
64
51.8K followers
41 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
64
195K followers
42 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
63
6.1M followers
43 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
62
49.9K followers
44 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
60
63.9K followers
45 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
60
9.4K followers
46 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
60
106.5K followers
47 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
60
11.7M followers
48 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
60
5.3M followers
49 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
59
37.1K followers
50 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
59
196.2K followers
51 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
58
865.6K followers
52 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
58
64.2K followers
53 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
56
236.3K followers
54 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
56
389.1K followers
55 Lyon, France Lyon, France
55
489K followers
56 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
55
306.4K followers
57 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
55
676.4K followers
58 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
55
27.8K followers
59 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
54
253.8K followers
60 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
54
22.8K followers
61 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
53
13.9K followers
62 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
52
34.9K followers
63 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
49
80.9K followers
64 Beijing, China Beijing, China
49
7M followers
65 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
49
6.4M followers
66 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
48
342K followers
67 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
48
272.6K followers
68 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
45
49.1K followers
69 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
45
24.3K followers
70 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
44
110K followers
71 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
44
1M followers
72 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
42
121.8K followers
73 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
41
779.7K followers
74 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
41
142.8K followers
75 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
41
117.1K followers
76 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
40
38.1K followers
77 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
40
14.1K followers
78 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
40
80K followers
79 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
40
24.7K followers
80 Nice, France Nice, France
38
455.3K followers
81 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
38
64.5K followers
82 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
38
325.8K followers
83 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
38
39.1K followers
84 Houston, USA Houston, USA
37
28.1K followers
85 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
36
33.4K followers
86 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
33
74.1K followers
87 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
33
341.7K followers
88 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
33
14.9K followers
89 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
33
13.2K followers
90 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
32
36K followers
91 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
32
26.3K followers
92 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
32
26.4K followers
93 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
31
21.7K followers
94 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
31
16.4K followers
95 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
29
274.1K followers
96 New York City, USA New York City, USA
29
1.8M followers
97 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
28
62.3K followers
98 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
27
85.2K followers
99 Paris, France Paris, France
27
5.6M followers
100 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
27
328.6K followers
101 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
26
297K followers
102 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
25
109.8K followers
103 Denver, USA Denver, USA
23
1.5M followers
104 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
22
284.4K followers
105 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
22
203K followers
106 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
22
20.8K followers
107 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
22
241.8K followers
108 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
21
1.6M followers
109 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
20
140.8K followers
110 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
17
46.3K followers
111 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
16
119.2K followers
112 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
12
299.5K followers
113 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
11
22.8K followers
114 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
11
95.7K followers
115 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
11
22.6K followers
116 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
11
584.7K followers
117 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
10
68.8K followers
118 Portland, USA Portland, USA
9
129.2K followers
119 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
4
80.6K followers

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