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2023
World Air Quality Report
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 US | Followers | |
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1 | ![]() | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 274 | 6.9K followers |
2 | ![]() | Kampala, Uganda | 172 | 9.6K followers |
3 | ![]() | Medan, Indonesia | 162 | 1.3M followers |
4 | ![]() | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 139 | 228.6K followers |
5 | ![]() | Jakarta, Indonesia | 137 | 1.7M followers |
6 | ![]() | Shanghai, China | 135 | 2.1M followers |
7 | ![]() | Kathmandu, Nepal | 134 | 148.8K followers |
8 | ![]() | Cairo City, Egypt | 122 | 28.3K followers |
9 | ![]() | Hangzhou, China | 122 | 341.7K followers |
10 | ![]() | Lahore, Pakistan | 120 | 391.2K followers |
11 | ![]() | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 107 | 387K followers |
12 | ![]() | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 103 | 15.6K followers |
13 | ![]() | Chengdu, China | 103 | 1.7M followers |
14 | ![]() | Delhi, India | 103 | 2.7M followers |
15 | ![]() | Busan, South Korea | 99 | 209.6K followers |
16 | ![]() | Beijing, China | 97 | 7.2M followers |
17 | ![]() | Dakar, Senegal | 90 | 11.4K followers |
18 | ![]() | Batam, Indonesia | 87 | 1.3M followers |
19 | ![]() | Tehran, Iran | 86 | 1M followers |
20 | ![]() | Baghdad, Iraq | 82 | 20.8K followers |
21 | ![]() | Istanbul, Turkey | 82 | 226.9K followers |
22 | ![]() | Karachi, Pakistan | 81 | 70.3K followers |
23 | ![]() | Manama, Bahrain | 79 | 30.7K followers |
24 | ![]() | Jerusalem, Israel | 78 | 60.8K followers |
25 | ![]() | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 78 | 64.7K followers |
26 | ![]() | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 77 | 86.8K followers |
27 | ![]() | Nairobi, Kenya | 73 | 14.5K followers |
28 | ![]() | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 72 | 382.7K followers |
29 | ![]() | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 69 | 2.2M followers |
30 | ![]() | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel | 68 | 82.9K followers |
31 | ![]() | Wuhan, China | 68 | 330.6K followers |
32 | ![]() | Incheon, South Korea | 68 | 23.7K followers |
33 | ![]() | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | 67 | 96.7K followers |
34 | ![]() | Houston, USA | 67 | 30.2K followers |
35 | ![]() | Accra, Ghana | 66 | 6.8K followers |
36 | ![]() | Sao Paulo, Brazil | 66 | 82.2K followers |
37 | ![]() | Kolkata, India | 64 | 1.4M followers |
38 | ![]() | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 64 | 52.8K followers |
39 | ![]() | Washington, D.C., USA | 64 | 41.6K followers |
40 | ![]() | Seoul, South Korea | 64 | 6.6M followers |
41 | ![]() | Hanoi, Vietnam | 61 | 2.2M followers |
42 | ![]() | Mumbai, India | 61 | 1.5M followers |
43 | ![]() | Shenzhen, China | 60 | 399K followers |
44 | ![]() | Chongqing, China | 60 | 174K followers |
45 | ![]() | Kyoto, Japan | 60 | 82.5K followers |
46 | ![]() | Lima, Peru | 60 | 35.8K followers |
47 | ![]() | Skopje, North Macedonia | 58 | 14.8K followers |
48 | ![]() | Guangzhou, China | 58 | 1.5M followers |
49 | ![]() | Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR | 56 | 688.7K followers |
50 | ![]() | Singapore, Singapore | 56 | 877.8K followers |
51 | ![]() | Los Angeles, USA | 56 | 6.3M followers |
52 | ![]() | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 54 | 398.9K followers |
53 | ![]() | Pristina, Kosovo | 54 | 13.9K followers |
54 | ![]() | Belgrade, Serbia | 54 | 210.2K followers |
55 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia | 54 | 303.7K followers |
56 | ![]() | Kuching, Malaysia | 53 | 49.3K followers |
57 | ![]() | Moscow, Russia | 53 | 795.4K followers |
58 | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria | 53 | 111.2K followers |
59 | ![]() | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 53 | 693.5K followers |
60 | ![]() | Athens, Greece | 53 | 28.4K followers |
61 | ![]() | Chicago, USA | 53 | 46.9K followers |
62 | ![]() | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 52 | 239.9K followers |
63 | ![]() | Toronto, Canada | 52 | 353.1K followers |
64 | ![]() | New York City, USA | 51 | 1.9M followers |
65 | ![]() | Osaka, Japan | 49 | 67.7K followers |
66 | ![]() | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 49 | 123.5K followers |
67 | ![]() | Zagreb, Croatia | 48 | 15.8K followers |
68 | ![]() | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 48 | 41.3K followers |
69 | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 47 | 123.5K followers |
70 | ![]() | Krakow, Poland | 45 | 309.2K followers |
71 | ![]() | Wroclaw, Poland | 44 | 254.7K followers |
72 | ![]() | Brussels, Belgium | 43 | 142.9K followers |
73 | ![]() | Bucharest, Romania | 43 | 63.3K followers |
74 | ![]() | Bratislava, Slovakia | 42 | 38.5K followers |
75 | ![]() | Warsaw, Poland | 42 | 329.1K followers |
76 | ![]() | Astana, Kazakhstan | 41 | 27.5K followers |
77 | ![]() | Montreal, Canada | 41 | 112.5K followers |
78 | ![]() | Denver, USA | 41 | 1.5M followers |
79 | ![]() | Detroit, USA | 40 | 25.5K followers |
80 | ![]() | Minneapolis, USA | 40 | 17.4K followers |
81 | ![]() | London, United Kingdom | 38 | 257.8K followers |
82 | ![]() | Tokyo, Japan | 38 | 1M followers |
83 | ![]() | Bangkok, Thailand | 38 | 5.4M followers |
84 | ![]() | Nice, France | 37 | 460.6K followers |
85 | ![]() | Bogota, Colombia | 36 | 80.9K followers |
86 | ![]() | Algiers, Algeria | 33 | 37.3K followers |
87 | ![]() | Taipei, Taiwan | 33 | 994.5K followers |
88 | ![]() | Budapest, Hungary | 33 | 23.9K followers |
89 | ![]() | Madrid, Spain | 33 | 333.7K followers |
90 | ![]() | Bern, Switzerland | 32 | 86.7K followers |
91 | ![]() | Paris, France | 31 | 5.7M followers |
92 | ![]() | Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina | 31 | 52K followers |
93 | ![]() | Vienna, Austria | 31 | 145.6K followers |
94 | ![]() | Salt Lake City, USA | 31 | 48.7K followers |
95 | ![]() | Lyon, France | 30 | 494.9K followers |
96 | ![]() | Yangon, Myanmar | 30 | 25.5K followers |
97 | ![]() | Rome, Italy | 30 | 67.5K followers |
98 | ![]() | Kobe, Japan | 30 | 28.1K followers |
99 | ![]() | San Francisco, USA | 30 | 598.7K followers |
100 | ![]() | Prague, Czech Republic | 29 | 107.9K followers |
101 | ![]() | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 28 | 287.4K followers |
102 | ![]() | Munich, Germany | 28 | 348.4K followers |
103 | ![]() | Milano, Italy | 27 | 123K followers |
104 | ![]() | Berlin, Germany | 27 | 200K followers |
105 | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland | 26 | 75.6K followers |
106 | ![]() | Stockholm, Sweden | 26 | 37.9K followers |
107 | ![]() | Oslo, Norway | 26 | 35K followers |
108 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland | 24 | 21.8K followers |
109 | ![]() | Kyiv, Ukraine | 22 | 278.5K followers |
110 | ![]() | Portland, USA | 22 | 136.6K followers |
111 | ![]() | Lisbon, Portugal | 21 | 23.1K followers |
112 | ![]() | Seattle, USA | 20 | 307.7K followers |
113 | ![]() | Vancouver BC, Canada | 17 | 125.2K followers |
114 | ![]() | Kabul, Afghanistan | 16 | 24.3K followers |
115 | ![]() | Santiago, Chile | 16 | 96.8K followers |
116 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia | 13 | 1.6M followers |
117 | ![]() | Canberra, Australia | 12 | 274.4K followers |
118 | ![]() | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 11 | 11.7M followers |
119 | ![]() | Auckland, New Zealand | 9 | 71.1K followers |
2023
World Air Quality Report
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