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Ashdod Air quality today
Air quality in Ashdod currently reads AQI 56 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 56
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 11.7
- tree cover
- 11.4%
- trees in this area
- 35.6K
- more trees needed
- 58.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Ashdod, Israel (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 16, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Ashdod · AQI 56 (Moderate)
Ashdod's tree count comes to 35,635 trees across 12.51 km² of land, 19 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 58,141 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Ashdod today: AQI 56, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · The Jubilee, Southern Coastal Plain, Israel (ישראל,היובל, מישור החוף הדרומי), 500 m away · median of 4 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
11.7
PM10
24.8
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection
- 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 Ashdod's daily AQI at 42 on average, from 25 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 63 on Nov 5.
Where Ashdod stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Ashdod: Critically low
11.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.51 km² of land.
Trees in this area
35,635
Target trees
93,776
More trees needed
58,141
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,279 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Ashdod lost?
There was very little forest around Ashdod in 2000, about 58 hectares, and about 8 hectares of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.
2018: satellite photo from July 2018 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
The worst year was 2009, when about 2 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 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 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2010 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 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 Ashdod?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good78% · 6 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good9.9% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown12% · 1 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
- 106 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 134 ha
- Overall change
- +28 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ashdod grew from about 106 hectares to 134 hectares, a net gain of about 28 hectares (+26%). New forest grew on about 53 hectares, while 25 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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Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Rishon LeTsiyyon23.9 km
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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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- Tel Aviv34.4 km
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- Tree cover
- 13%
- Air quality
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- Gaza36.7 km
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- Tree cover
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- Air quality
- 54
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Frequently asked
Questions about Ashdod
What is the air quality (AQI) in Ashdod right now?
The latest reading for Ashdod shows an AQI of 56 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by 4 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is The Jubilee, Southern Coastal Plain, Israel (ישראל,היובל, מישור החוף הדרומי), 500 m away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Ashdod today?
At AQI 56 (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 Ashdod been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Ashdod's daily AQI at 42 on average, from 25 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 63 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Ashdod lost since 2001?
There was very little forest around Ashdod in 2000, about 58 hectares, and about 8 hectares of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ashdod grew from about 106 hectares to 134 hectares, a net gain of about 28 hectares (+26%). New forest grew on about 53 hectares, while 25 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Ashdod?
Ashdod has an estimated 35,635 trees across the 12.51 km² of land measured — 11.4% tree cover, 19 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Ashdod need?
Ashdod needs roughly 58,141 more trees to close a 19-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,279 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Ashdod's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Ashdod, 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 Ashdod; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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