City report · Māzandarān, Iran
Bābol Air quality today
Air quality in Bābol currently reads AQI 69 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 69
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 19.8
- tree cover
- 7.5%
- trees in this area
- 23.6K
- more trees needed
- 70.7K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Pol Pish, Darzikola Akhondi, Babol, Mazandaran Province, Iran (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 23, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Bābol · AQI 69 (Moderate)
Bābol's tree count comes to 23,562 trees across 12.57 km², 22 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 70,686 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Bābol today: AQI 69, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 07:30 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
19.8
PM10
23.5
NO₂
18.6
O₃
31.0
SO₂
12.8
CO
257.0
- 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 Bābol's daily AQI at 46 on average, from 6 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 86 on Nov 5.
Where Bābol stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Bābol: Critically low
7.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
23,562
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
70,686
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,555 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Bābol lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bābol has lost about 1 hectare of forest: 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (8.3%). Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1 ha
- Share of its forest
- 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 Bābol?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good8.3% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown92% · 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
- 136 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 219 ha
- Overall change
- +83 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bābol grew from about 136 hectares to 219 hectares, a net gain of about 83 hectares (+61%). New forest grew on about 90 hectares, while 8 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 Bābol right now?
The latest reading for Bābol shows an AQI of 69 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 07:30 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 Bābol today?
At AQI 69 (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 Bābol been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Bābol's daily AQI at 46 on average, from 6 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 86 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 Bābol lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bābol has lost about 1 hectare of forest: 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (8.3%). Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bābol grew from about 136 hectares to 219 hectares, a net gain of about 83 hectares (+61%). New forest grew on about 90 hectares, while 8 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Bābol?
Bābol has an estimated 23,562 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 7.5% tree cover, 22 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Bābol need?
Bābol needs roughly 70,686 more trees to close a 22-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,555 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Bābol'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 Pol Pish; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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