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. 2021 Feb 15;286:112166. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112166

Table 3.

Values of AQI classes in USA, Brazil and Mexico within the lockdown 2020 and during the same time in 2019.

Year Country/City Class I
Class II
Class III
Class IV
Class V
Class VI
Per. (%) Rg. Per. (%) Rg. Per. (%) Rg. Per. (%) Rg. Per. (%) Rg. Per. (%) Rg.
2020 USA Washington 1.4 38 43.1 52–97 50 104–149 5.5 151–157
Los Angeles 20.8 0–50 45.8 59–99 22.2 104–147 11.2 152–160
Mexico Ciudad de Mexico 2.6 96 11.5 109–149 84.6 151–193 1.3 211
Guadalajara 85.9 0–50 11.5 51–87 2.6 115–125
Brazil Sao Paulo 15.8 18–48 15.8 65–95 38.2 102–149 30.2 151–174
2019 USA Washington 12.5 36–50 59.7 55–100 23.6 102–142 4.2 151–156
Los Angeles 40.3 52–99 43.1 102–144 16.6 151–159
Mexico Ciudad de Mexico 1.3 126 91.0 151–200 7.7 201–211
Guadalajara 74.3 0–50 17.9 51–94 3.9 108–129 1.3 159 2.6 210–251
Brazil Sao Paulo 6.6 32–35 9.2 72–100 35.5 105–147 48.7 151–174

Note: Per = Percentage, Rg. = Ranges.