City report · Andhra Pradesh, India
Amaravati Air quality today
Air quality in Amaravati currently reads AQI 99 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 99
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 35.0
- tree cover
- 19.0%
- trees in this area
- 59.7K
- more trees needed
- 34.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Velgapudi, Andhra Pradesh, India (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Amaravati · AQI 99 (Moderate)
Amaravati's tree count comes to 59,690 trees across 12.57 km², 11 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 34,558 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Amaravati today: AQI 99, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 21:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Secretariat, Amaravati - APPCB, 300 m away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
35.0
PM10
95.2
NO₂
67.9
O₃
27.2
SO₂
34.3
CO
1.1
Data: OpenAQ · CPCB, Central Pollution Control Board, Government of India (GODL-India)
- 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 Amaravati's daily AQI at 121 on average, from 55 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 187 on Nov 9.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from India's AQI (CPCB) · The full guide
Where Amaravati stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Amaravati: Below target
19.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
59,690
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
34,558
CO₂ if planted / yr
760.3 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Amaravati lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Amaravati has lost about 3 hectares of forest (about 4 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (9.7%). Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3 haabout 4 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- under 1 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 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 Amaravati?
- Towns and roadscleared for good9.7% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown94% · 3 ha
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 1,130 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,300 ha
- Overall change
- +177 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Amaravati grew from about 1,130 hectares to 1,300 hectares, a net gain of about 177 hectares (+16%). New forest grew on about 238 hectares, while 61 hectares were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
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. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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Questions about Amaravati
What is the air quality (AQI) in Amaravati right now?
The latest reading for Amaravati shows an AQI of 99 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 21:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Secretariat, Amaravati - APPCB, 300 m away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Amaravati today?
At AQI 99 (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 Amaravati been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Amaravati's daily AQI at 121 on average, from 55 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 187 on Nov 9. On 5 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Amaravati's AQI the same as India's AQI (CPCB)?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. India's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) publishes the National Air Quality Index on its own scale: 0–50 good, 51–100 satisfactory, 101–200 moderate, 201–300 poor, 301–400 very poor and 401–500 severe. The two scales don't line up. At moderate fine-particle levels the US scale reads higher: 55 µg/m³ of PM2.5 is 149 on the US AQI but about 92, "satisfactory", on India's. In heavy smog India's reads higher: 100 µg/m³ is 182 on the US AQI and about 232, "poor", on India's. CPCB also averages particles over 24 hours, so its figure moves more slowly than an hourly reading.
How much forest has the area around Amaravati lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Amaravati has lost about 3 hectares of forest (about 4 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (9.7%). Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Amaravati grew from about 1,130 hectares to 1,300 hectares, a net gain of about 177 hectares (+16%). New forest grew on about 238 hectares, while 61 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Amaravati?
Amaravati has an estimated 59,690 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 19.0% tree cover, 11 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Amaravati need?
Amaravati needs roughly 34,558 more trees to close a 11-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 760.3 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Amaravati's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Velgapudi, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Velgapudi; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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