Air quality comparison · Indonesia, 105 km apart
Banyuwangi vs Denpasar Air quality index (AQI) today
Denpasar has cleaner air than Banyuwangi right now: AQI 139 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) against 184 (Unhealthy).
That puts them in different EPA bands, so the health advice differs today. Over the past 7 days, on modeled daily averages, Denpasar averaged AQI 64 against 85, and it was the cleaner of the two on 7 of those days. Banyuwangi has lost more forest since 2001. Banyuwangi has more tree cover.
Indonesia
AQI 184
Unhealthy
Cleaner right now
- PM2.5
- 120.3 µg/m³8.0× WHO guideline
- Main pollutant
- PM2.5
- Source
- Model estimate
- Reading
- Nov 10, 21:00 local
Indonesia
AQI 139
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Cleaner right now
- PM2.5
- 50.9 µg/m³3.4× WHO guideline
- Main pollutant
- PM2.5
- Source
- Ground station
- Reading
- Nov 12, 01:00 local
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Banyuwangi184Denpasar139
Head to head
Banyuwangi vs Denpasar at a glance
Denpasar is ahead on 4 of 6 measures, and Banyuwangi on 2. The better figure in each row is marked.
| Banyuwangi | Denpasar | |
|---|---|---|
| Air quality nowUS AQI. Lower is better. | 184 | 139 (better) |
| PM2.5Fine particles, µg/m³. | 120.3 | 50.9 (better) |
| Past week's averageUS AQI, 7 days. | 85 | 64 (better) |
| Forest lost since 2001Within 10 km of the center. | 612 ha | 205 ha (better) |
| Tree coverWithin 2 km of the center. | 30.0% (better) | 12.5% |
| Trees still neededTo reach a healthy canopy. | 31.4K (better) | 70.7K |
Air quality today
What is the air like in Banyuwangi and Denpasar right now?
Denpasar has cleaner air than Banyuwangi right now: AQI 139 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) against 184 (Unhealthy). PM2.5 is setting the index in both.
Banyuwangi's PM2.5 is about 8.0× the WHO's 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³. Denpasar's PM2.5 is about 3.4× the WHO's 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³.
Denpasar is read from a nearby ground station and Banyuwangi is a model estimate, so the two are not quite like for like.
BanyuwangiDenpasar
Concentrations at the same moment as the index above, for the pollutants both places report. Lower is better. The dark marks on the PM2.5 and PM10 rows show the WHO's 24-hour guidelines (15 and 45 µg/m³).
Banyuwangi: Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 205 km, e.g. Sukawati and Semarapura. Data: Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 205 km, US EPA index.
Denpasar: Ground station · Shiva Industries, 2.1 km away · median of 14 stations. Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, Shiva, Segara Air Gradient, BLES, Snehan Kekre, Villa Aliana, JB, Namaskar, Fuego Pererenan.
The past week
Which had cleaner air over the past 7 days?
Over the past 7 days, on modeled daily averages, Denpasar averaged AQI 64 against 85, and it was the cleaner of the two on 7 of those days. A single reading can catch a city on a bad afternoon; the week says whether it was the weather or the place.
- Cleaner days
- Banyuwangi0Denpasar7
- Average AQI
- Banyuwangi85Denpasar64
- Worst day, AQI
- Banyuwangi104Denpasar71
The daily numbers (7 days)
| Day | Banyuwangi | Denpasar |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | 64 | 57 |
| Nov 5 | 77 | 65 |
| Nov 6 | 104 | 71 |
| Nov 7 | 101 | 64 |
| Nov 8 | 89 | 66 |
| Nov 9 | 70 | 59 |
| Nov 10 | 93 | 63 |
Daily averages from the CAMS atmospheric model for both places, so the week compares like with like. They can differ from today's reading at the top of the page wherever that comes from a ground station.
What it means today
Is it safe to go outside in Banyuwangi and Denpasar today?
Banyuwangi (AQI 184, Unhealthy): Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Denpasar (AQI 139, Unhealthy for sensitive groups): Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
Exercise outdoors
- Banyuwangi
- Everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it.
- Denpasar
- Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart disease should cut down long or hard exercise.
Windows
- Banyuwangi
- Keep them closed.
- Denpasar
- Close them to keep the outside air out.
Masks
- Banyuwangi
- Wear an N95 outdoors.
- Denpasar
- Sensitive groups: an N95 outdoors.
Air purifier
- Banyuwangi
- Run one.
- Denpasar
- Run one, especially in bedrooms.
Against everywhere else
How do Banyuwangi and Denpasar compare with the rest of the world?
Right now Banyuwangi's air is cleaner than 4% of the 5,420 places Airleaf tracks, and Denpasar's is cleaner than 12%. Within Indonesia, that is 1% and 14% of its 156 measured places.
Cleaner air than…
- Banyuwangi
- Beats 4%
- Denpasar
- Beats 12%
More tree cover than…
- Banyuwangi
- Beats 68%
- Denpasar
- Beats 28%
Includes model estimates as well as station readings, so it can differ from our most polluted and cleanest air rankings, which use station readings only.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
Which has lost more forest, Banyuwangi or Denpasar?
Banyuwangi has lost more: about 612 ha of forest within 10 km of its center from 2001 to 2025, against 205 ha around Denpasar. 607 ha of that was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Measured within 10 km of each center, from the yearly satellite maps of forest loss: a wider circle than the one for tree cover, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
Worst year: 2012, with 166 ha lost.
Worst year: 2012, with 28 ha lost.
| Banyuwangi | Denpasar | |
|---|---|---|
| Forest lost since 2001Cleared, burned or logged. | 612 ha | 205 ha (better) |
| Share of its forestOf what it had in 2000. | 7.3% | 5.3% (better) |
| Cleared for goodTurned into farms, mines or towns. | 607 ha | 193 ha (better) |
| Recent trend2021–2025 against the five years before. | Too little to call | Too little to call |
| Main known cause | Farms, pasture and plantations (89%) | Farms, pasture and plantations (54%) |
Satellite timelapses
Watch both change, year by year
A clear satellite photo a year of the land around each city. Press play, turn on the forest cleared since the first year, or drag the before and after.
Banyuwangi
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 5 km southwest of the city center.
Denpasar
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
Trees
Which has more trees, Banyuwangi or Denpasar?
Banyuwangi has more tree cover: 30.0% of the land within 2 km of its center against 12.5% around Denpasar, or about 94,248 trees against 39,270.
The dark mark is each place's canopy target: 30% of the land, raised where air quality is poor.
| Banyuwangi | Denpasar | |
|---|---|---|
| Trees standingEstimated from the canopy area. | 94.2K (better) | 39.3K |
| Trees still neededTo reach the target. Fewer is better. | 31.4K (better) | 70.7K |
| CO₂ absorbed each yearBy the trees already standing. | 2.1M kg (better) | 864K kg |
Tree cover on the satellite image
The same 2 km radius around each center, with the tree cover the satellite found marked on it.
Reading these numbers
How this comparison is made
Air quality index
The US EPA index, computed from current pollutant concentrations: ground stations where a place has them nearby, and the CAMS atmospheric model everywhere else. It moves hour to hour, so it is a snapshot rather than a verdict on either place. The guideline marks are from the WHO's 2021 air quality guidelines.
Trees and forest
Tree cover is the share of ground under canopy within 2 km of each center, read from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery at 10 m detail. It measures that circle, not the whole municipality, which is what makes the two comparable. Forest loss comes from the University of Maryland's Global Forest Change maps.
More on the method on the About Airleaf page.
Frequently asked
Banyuwangi vs Denpasar: your questions answered
Is Denpasar cleaner than Banyuwangi?
On air quality, yes, right now: Denpasar reads AQI 139 against 184, a gap of 45 points on the US EPA index. This is a live reading rather than an annual average, so it can reverse within a day. Over the past 7 days, on modeled daily averages, Denpasar averaged AQI 64 against 85, and it was the cleaner of the two on 7 of those days.
Is it safe to exercise outdoors in Banyuwangi and Denpasar today?
In Banyuwangi, at AQI 184: Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so. In Denpasar, at AQI 139: Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
Which has lost more forest, Banyuwangi or Denpasar?
Banyuwangi has lost more: about 612 ha of forest within 10 km of its center from 2001 to 2025, against 205 ha around Denpasar. 607 ha of that was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which has more trees, Banyuwangi or Denpasar?
Banyuwangi has more tree cover: 30.0% of the land within 2 km of its center against 12.5% around Denpasar, or about 94,248 trees against 39,270. Both figures describe the same-sized circle of ground around each center, not the whole municipality.
How many more trees do Banyuwangi and Denpasar need?
Banyuwangi needs about 31,416 more to reach its canopy target of 40%, and Denpasar about 70,686 to reach 35%. The target starts at 30% of the land and rises where air quality is poor.
Are Banyuwangi and Denpasar measured the same way?
The method is the same: the US EPA index for air, and Sentinel-2 satellite imagery at 10 m detail over an identical radius for trees. Denpasar is read from a nearby ground station and Banyuwangi is a model estimate, so the two are not quite like for like. Nothing is adjusted for population, city limits or climate.
How often does the Banyuwangi vs Denpasar comparison update?
The air readings refresh about once an hour, and each reading's local time is shown at the top of the page. Tree cover comes from the latest clear satellite image of each area (Sep 26, 2026 and Sep 25, 2026), and the forest figures are published yearly.
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