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Al Maḩallah al Kubrá Air quality today
Air quality in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá currently reads AQI 62 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 62
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 14.3
- tree cover
- 2.0%
- trees in this area
- 6.3K
- more trees needed
- 88.0K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Al Mahala Al Kobra First, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 17, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Al Maḩallah al Kubrá · AQI 62 (Moderate)
Al Maḩallah al Kubrá's tree count comes to 6,283 trees across 12.57 km², 28 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 87,965 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá today: AQI 62, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 13:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 105 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 105 km, e.g. Obour and 10th of Ramadan City 1
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
14.3
PM10
6.8
NO₂
1.6
O₃
87.0
SO₂
2.3
CO
130.0
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Al Maḩallah al Kubrá's daily AQI at 49 on average, from 37 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 87 on Nov 4.
Where Al Maḩallah al Kubrá stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá: Critically low
2.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
6,283
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
87,965
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,935 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Al Maḩallah al Kubrá lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Al Maḩallah al Kubrá has lost about 15 hectares of forest (about 21 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (38%). About 7 hectares (46%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 15 haabout 21 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 7 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2012, when about 4 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Al Maḩallah al Kubrá?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good38% · 6 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good7.2% · 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown54% · 8 ha
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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Questions about Al Maḩallah al Kubrá
What is the air quality (AQI) in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá right now?
The latest reading for Al Maḩallah al Kubrá shows an AQI of 62 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 13:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 105 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá today?
At AQI 62 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Al Maḩallah al Kubrá's daily AQI at 49 on average, from 37 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 87 on Nov 4. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Al Maḩallah al Kubrá lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Al Maḩallah al Kubrá has lost about 15 hectares of forest (about 21 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (38%). About 7 hectares (46%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
What is the tree count in Al Maḩallah al Kubrá?
Al Maḩallah al Kubrá has an estimated 6,283 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 2.0% tree cover, 28 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Al Maḩallah al Kubrá need?
Al Maḩallah al Kubrá needs roughly 87,965 more trees to close a 28-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,935 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Al Maḩallah al Kubrá's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Al Mahala Al Kobra First; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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