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2022

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 USFollowers
1 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
273
212.8K followers
2 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
202
1.9M followers
3 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
198
1.4M followers
4 Delhi, India Delhi, India
189
2.7M followers
5 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
181
356.4K followers
6 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
176
61.1K followers
7 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
172
10K followers
8 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
172
274K followers
9 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
171
2.1M followers
10 Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan
170
16.1K followers
11 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
170
144.1K followers
12 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
169
1.5M followers
13 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
166
127.1K followers
14 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
164
2.1M followers
15 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
159
1.6M followers
16 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
156
1.6M followers
17 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
154
90.2K followers
18 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
153
3.7K followers
19 Shenyang, China Shenyang, China
153
146K followers
20 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
146
1.5M followers
21 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
144
247.6K followers
22 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
137
103.4K followers
23 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
124
14.1K followers
24 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
124
323.4K followers
25 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
117
8.4K followers
26 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
117
314.2K followers
27 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
106
45.7K followers
28 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
102
124.5K followers
29 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
102
12.1K followers
30 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
96
604.7K followers
31 Krakow, Poland Krakow, Poland
95
290.2K followers
32 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
91
39K followers
33 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
90
59.7K followers
34 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw, Poland
88
246.8K followers
35 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
87
654.9K followers
36 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
84
31.6K followers
37 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
82
170.2K followers
38 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
82
27.7K followers
39 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
81
920K followers
40 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
78
15.5K followers
41 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
75
302.5K followers
42 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
74
76.5K followers
43 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
74
98.6K followers
44 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
73
22.2K followers
45 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
72
201.5K followers
46 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
71
74.8K followers
47 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
70
53K followers
48 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
70
25.6K followers
49 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
70
5M followers
50 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
69
59.4K followers
51 Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
65
27.3K followers
52 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
63
346.9K followers
53 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
63
11.4M followers
54 New York City, USA New York City, USA
63
1.8M followers
55 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
61
15.8K followers
56 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
61
9.7K followers
57 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
61
915.9K followers
58 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
60
69.8K followers
59 Nagoya, Japan Nagoya, Japan
57
6.3K followers
60 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
56
307.5K followers
61 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
55
129.6K followers
62 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
53
35.6K followers
63 Poznan, Poland Poznan, Poland
52
6.5K followers
64 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
52
38.8K followers
65 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
51
20.6K followers
66 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
49
72.9K followers
67 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
47
57.1K followers
68 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
47
32.6K followers
69 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
45
15.6K followers
70 Astana, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
41
17.7K followers
71 Paris, France Paris, France
37
4.4M followers
72 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
37
89.4K followers
73 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
37
11.1K followers
74 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
37
247.7K followers
75 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
37
5.2M followers
76 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
37
160.1K followers
77 Houston, USA Houston, USA
35
19.7K followers
78 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
33
705.9K followers
79 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
31
47.5K followers
80 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
31
36.1K followers
81 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
31
45.7K followers
82 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
29
790.9K followers
83 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
29
97K followers
84 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
27
318.2K followers
85 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
27
219.4K followers
86 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
27
74.4K followers
87 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
27
309.1K followers
88 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
26
534.6K followers
89 Nice, France Nice, France
25
442K followers
90 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
25
67K followers
91 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
25
9.3K followers
92 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
25
163.3K followers
93 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
24
4.9M followers
94 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
23
78.3K followers
95 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
23
116.2K followers
96 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
22
68K followers
97 Beijing, China Beijing, China
22
5.6M followers
98 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
20
324.7K followers
99 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
17
131.1K followers
100 Denver, USA Denver, USA
17
1.5M followers
101 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
16
89.4K followers
102 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
16
262.6K followers
103 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
15
254.5K followers
104 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
15
37.5K followers
105 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
14
1.6M followers
106 Portland, USA Portland, USA
11
102.7K followers
107 Vancouver BC, Canada Vancouver BC, Canada
10
86.4K followers
108 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
9
267.5K followers
109 Lyon, France Lyon, France
8
473.7K followers
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