{"id":13197,"date":"2026-01-08T20:45:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/?p=13197"},"modified":"2026-01-08T20:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:45:05","slug":"top-cities-best-air-quality-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/top-cities-best-air-quality-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Cities with the Best Air Quality (2024 AQI Rankings)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Air pollution is one of the leading causes of death around the world. Therefore, you may be curious: where is the cleanest air in the world? And what city has the best air quality? Smart Air analyzed 2024 air pollution data from 493 major cities around the world to create the ranking of the “25 Cities with the Best Air Quality” to help you find the cities with the cleanest, safest air in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rankings: 25 Cities with the Best Air Quality<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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1. Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland (0.7 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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2. Perth, Australia (1.4 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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3. Vit\u00f3ria, Brazil (2.2 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"Vitoria,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

4. Hobart, Australia (2.4 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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5. Launceston, Australia (3.6 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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6. Halifax, Canada (3.8 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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7. Vancouver, Canada (3.8 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"vancouver,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

8. Saint-Denis, R\u00e9union (3.8 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"Saint-denis,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

9. Surrey, Canada (4.0 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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10. Tampere, Finland (4.0 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"tampere,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

11. Turku, Finland (4.0 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"turku,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

12. Reykjav\u00edk, Iceland (4.0 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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13. Tallinn, Estonia (4.3 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"Tallinn,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

14. Salamanca, Spain (4.3 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"Salamanca,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

15. Uppsala, Sweden (4.3 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"uppsala,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

16. Honolulu, United States (4.3 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"honolulu,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

17. Providence, United States<\/span> (4.3 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"Providence,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

18. Bergen, Norway (4.5 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"bergen,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

19. Trondheim, Norway (4.5 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"trondheim,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

20. Funchal, Portugal<\/span> (4.5 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"Funchal,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

21. Albuquerque, United States<\/span> (4.5 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"Albuquerque,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

22. Portland, United States<\/span><\/span> (4.5 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"Portland,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

23. Salem, United States<\/span> (4.5 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"Salem,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

24. Wollongong, Australia<\/span> (4.8 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"Wollongong,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

25. Edinburgh, United Kingdom<\/span> (4.8 \u00b5g\/m3)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\"Edinburgh,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Read More: The 25 Most Polluted Cities of 2024?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the Least Polluted City in the World?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Australia topped the list as the least polluted country in the world, with 3 cities in the top 5. Of the 25 least polluted cities in the world with the best air quality, Australia, Canada, and the United States dominated the rankings with some of the cleanest air in the world in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland, once again ranked as the least polluted city in the world. Australia and the United States were the only countries having at least 4 cities ranking in the top 25 least polluted cities in the world, followed closely by Canada with 3 cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WATCH: Top 5 Least Polluted Cities<\/a> in 2022<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Top 5 Least Polluted Cities in the World (2022 Rankings)<\/div><\/div>
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