City report · Algiers, Algeria
Bab Ezzouar Air quality today
Air quality in Bab Ezzouar currently reads AQI 59 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 59
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 14.1
- tree cover
- 6.9%
- trees in this area
- 21.7K
- more trees needed
- 72.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Bab Ezzouar, Algeria (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Bab Ezzouar · AQI 59 (Moderate)
Bab Ezzouar's tree count comes to 21,677 trees across 12.57 km², 23 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 72,571 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Bab Ezzouar today: AQI 59, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 18:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
14.1
PM10
27.0
NO₂
38.3
O₃
17.0
SO₂
13.6
CO
234.0
- 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 Bab Ezzouar's daily AQI at 52 on average, from 47 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 66 on Nov 9.
Where Bab Ezzouar stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Bab Ezzouar: Critically low
6.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
21,677
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
72,571
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,597 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Bab Ezzouar lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bab Ezzouar has lost about 24 hectares of forest (about 34 football pitches): 10% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (92%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 24 haabout 34 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 10%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 22 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 5 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 | 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 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 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 | 1 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 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 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Bab Ezzouar?
- Towns and roadscleared for good49% · 12 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good44% · 11 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown7.5% · 2 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
- 322 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 350 ha
- Overall change
- +28 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bab Ezzouar grew from about 322 hectares to 350 hectares, a net gain of about 28 hectares (+8.7%). New forest grew on about 59 hectares, while 31 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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What is the air quality (AQI) in Bab Ezzouar right now?
The latest reading for Bab Ezzouar shows an AQI of 59 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 18:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, 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 Bab Ezzouar today?
At AQI 59 (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 Bab Ezzouar been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Bab Ezzouar's daily AQI at 52 on average, from 47 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 66 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Bab Ezzouar lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bab Ezzouar has lost about 24 hectares of forest (about 34 football pitches): 10% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (92%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bab Ezzouar grew from about 322 hectares to 350 hectares, a net gain of about 28 hectares (+8.7%). New forest grew on about 59 hectares, while 31 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Bab Ezzouar?
Bab Ezzouar has an estimated 21,677 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 6.9% tree cover, 23 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Bab Ezzouar need?
Bab Ezzouar needs roughly 72,571 more trees to close a 23-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,597 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Bab Ezzouar'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 Bab Ezzouar; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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