Bhopal vs Rāj-Nāndgaon
Tree cover and air quality for both, measured the same way: Sentinel-2 imagery at 10 m detail over a 2 km radius from each city centre, and the live US EPA air quality index. Same radius and same index, so the two numbers compare directly.
Rāj-Nāndgaon has more tree cover — 42.6% against 13.5%.
Bhopal has cleaner air right now — AQI 133 against 143.
- Tree cover gap
- 29.1 points
- Rāj-Nāndgaon is ahead.
- Air quality gap
- 10 AQI
- Bhopal is cleaner.
- Trees between them
- 95.1K
- Rāj-Nāndgaon has more standing.
India
India
Tree cover
Share of the 2 km radius under canopy.
13.5%
42.6%
Air quality index
US EPA index, live, with its band. Lower is better.
133 · Unhealthy for sensitive groups
143 · Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Trees standing
Estimated from the measured canopy area.
34.7K
130K
Trees still needed
To reach the same canopy target. Fewer is better.
55.3K
0
CO₂ absorbed each year
By the trees already standing.
764K kg
2.9M kg
Air quality in detail
What each city is breathing
Concentrations in µg/m³, measured at the same moment as the index above. Lower is better in every row. Bhopal is read from nearby ground stations and Rāj-Nāndgaon is modelled — worth knowing, since the two are not quite like for like.
PM2.5
Fine particles, the pollutant that usually sets the index.
48.4 µg/m³
52.7 µg/m³
The last week, day by day
A single reading can catch a city on a bad afternoon. The week says whether it was the weather or the place.
| Day | Bhopal | Rāj-Nāndgaon |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Sept | 75 | 69 |
| 24 Sept | 47 | 39 |
| 25 Sept | 36 | 35 |
| 26 Sept | 51 | 65 |
| 27 Sept | 53 | 119 |
| 28 Sept | 82 | 135 |
| 29 Sept | 95 | 142 |
Reading these numbers
What is actually being measured
Tree cover
The share of ground under canopy inside a 2 km radius of each city centre, read from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery at 10 m detail. It is a measurement of that circle, not of the whole municipality — which is exactly what makes the two comparable, since city boundaries are drawn to wildly different rules around the world. Rāj-Nāndgaon leads here at 42.6%.
Air quality index
The live US EPA index, computed from current pollutant concentrations — ground stations where a city has them nearby, and a model everywhere else. It moves hour to hour, so this is a snapshot rather than a verdict on either place: Bhopal reads 133 (unhealthy for sensitive groups) and Rāj-Nāndgaon reads 143 (unhealthy for sensitive groups) right now.
Frequently asked
Bhopal and Rāj-Nāndgaon, answered
Which has more trees, Bhopal or Rāj-Nāndgaon?
Rāj-Nāndgaon, with roughly 129,817 trees inside its 2 km radius against 34,735. Tree cover tells a slightly different story from raw count: Rāj-Nāndgaon has the denser canopy at 42.6%.
Which has better air quality, Bhopal or Rāj-Nāndgaon?
Bhopal right now, at AQI 133 against 143 — a gap of 10 points. This is a live reading rather than an annual average, so it can reverse within a day.
How many more trees does each city need?
Bhopal needs about 55,319 more to reach its canopy target, and Rāj-Nāndgaon about 0. The target is the same share of ground for both, so the figures are directly comparable.
Are these two measured the same way?
Yes — that is the point of the page. Identical radius, identical satellite source at 10 m detail, and the same US EPA index for air. Nothing here is adjusted for population, city limits or climate, so the numbers describe the same-sized circle of ground in each place.
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