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Armenia Air quality today
Air quality in Armenia currently reads AQI 54 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 54
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.5
- tree cover
- 45.3%
- trees in this area
- 142K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Armenia, Quindio, Colombia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 10, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Armenia · AQI 54 (Moderate)
Armenia's tree count comes to 142,314 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Armenia today: AQI 54, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 04:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 10 ground-station cities within 205 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 10 station cities within 205 km, e.g. Cali and Madrid
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
10.5
PM10
10.0
NO₂
21.6
O₃
10.0
SO₂
1.5
CO
200.0
- 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 Armenia's daily AQI at 27 on average, from 15 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 57 on Nov 10.
Where Armenia stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Armenia: Healthy tree cover
45.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
142,314
Target trees
142,314
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Armenia lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Armenia has lost about 3,830 hectares of forest (about 5,400 football pitches): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 5 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3,830 haabout 5,400 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 16%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3,470 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 58 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 207 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 451 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 259 ha | 5 ha | 264 ha |
| 2002 | 303 ha | 17 ha | 320 ha |
| 2003 | 68 ha | 3 ha | 72 ha |
| 2004 | 123 ha | 2 ha | 125 ha |
| 2005 | 220 ha | 6 ha | 226 ha |
| 2006 | 305 ha | 40 ha | 345 ha |
| 2007 | 106 ha | 6 ha | 112 ha |
| 2008 | 75 ha | 3 ha | 77 ha |
| 2009 | 98 ha | under 1 ha | 98 ha |
| 2010 | 179 ha | 1 ha | 180 ha |
| 2011 | 227 ha | 19 ha | 246 ha |
| 2012 | 277 ha | 9 ha | 286 ha |
| 2013 | 36 ha | under 1 ha | 36 ha |
| 2014 | 57 ha | under 1 ha | 57 ha |
| 2015 | 33 ha | 30 ha | 63 ha |
| 2016 | 161 ha | 47 ha | 208 ha |
| 2017 | 416 ha | 35 ha | 451 ha |
| 2018 | 105 ha | 3 ha | 108 ha |
| 2019 | 183 ha | 20 ha | 203 ha |
| 2020 | 42 ha | 23 ha | 66 ha |
| 2021 | 23 ha | 8 ha | 31 ha |
| 2022 | 17 ha | under 1 ha | 18 ha |
| 2023 | 57 ha | 46 ha | 103 ha |
| 2024 | 54 ha | 18 ha | 72 ha |
| 2025 | 51 ha | 14 ha | 64 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Armenia?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good88% · 3,370 ha
- Loggingcan grow back9.3% · 356 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good2.7% · 103 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, unknown causes.
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
- 24,600 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 22,700 ha
- Overall change
- −1,860 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Armenia shrank from about 24,600 hectares to 22,700 hectares, a net loss of about 1,860 hectares (−7.6%). New forest grew on about 315 hectares, but 2,180 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 Armenia
What is the air quality (AQI) in Armenia right now?
The latest reading for Armenia shows an AQI of 54 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 04:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 10 ground-station cities within 205 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 Armenia today?
At AQI 54 (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 Armenia been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Armenia's daily AQI at 27 on average, from 15 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 57 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Armenia lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Armenia has lost about 3,830 hectares of forest (about 5,400 football pitches): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is slowing down: about 58 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 207 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Armenia shrank from about 24,600 hectares to 22,700 hectares, a net loss of about 1,860 hectares (−7.6%). New forest grew on about 315 hectares, but 2,180 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Armenia?
Armenia has an estimated 142,314 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 45.3% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Armenia need?
Armenia has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Armenia'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 Armenia; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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