City report · Central African Republic
Bambari Air quality today
Air quality in Bambari currently reads AQI 73 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 73
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 21.2
- tree cover
- 46.2%
- trees in this area
- 144K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Bambari, Central African Republic (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 12, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Bambari · AQI 73 (Moderate)
Bambari's tree count comes to 143,835 trees across 12.46 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Bambari today: AQI 73, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 10:00 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
21.2
PM10
32.1
NO₂
0.4
O₃
63.0
SO₂
0.3
CO
172.0
- 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 Bambari's daily AQI at 71 on average, from 65 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 84 on Nov 9.
Where Bambari stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Bambari: Healthy tree cover
46.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.46 km² of land.
Trees in this area
143,835
Target trees
143,835
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Bambari lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bambari has lost about 1,150 hectares of forest (about 1,600 football pitches): 6.3% 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 February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,150 haabout 1,600 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,050 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2012, when about 231 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 46 ha | 3 ha | 49 ha |
| 2002 | 25 ha | 3 ha | 28 ha |
| 2003 | 14 ha | 2 ha | 15 ha |
| 2004 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2005 | 16 ha | 3 ha | 19 ha |
| 2006 | 22 ha | 3 ha | 25 ha |
| 2007 | 10 ha | 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2009 | 106 ha | 11 ha | 117 ha |
| 2010 | 34 ha | under 1 ha | 35 ha |
| 2011 | 129 ha | 11 ha | 140 ha |
| 2012 | 205 ha | 26 ha | 231 ha |
| 2013 | 44 ha | 5 ha | 48 ha |
| 2014 | 75 ha | 14 ha | 90 ha |
| 2015 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2016 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2017 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2018 | 34 ha | 1 ha | 35 ha |
| 2019 | 17 ha | 2 ha | 18 ha |
| 2020 | 15 ha | 3 ha | 18 ha |
| 2021 | 9 ha | 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2022 | 45 ha | under 1 ha | 46 ha |
| 2023 | 79 ha | 6 ha | 84 ha |
| 2024 | 63 ha | 1 ha | 64 ha |
| 2025 | 31 ha | 2 ha | 33 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Bambari?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good84% · 963 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back8.2% · 95 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good7.5% · 86 ha
Also: 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
- 23,700 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 22,600 ha
- Overall change
- −1,040 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bambari shrank from about 23,700 hectares to 22,600 hectares, a net loss of about 1,040 hectares (−4.4%). New forest grew on about 201 hectares, but 1,240 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 Bambari right now?
The latest reading for Bambari shows an AQI of 73 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 10:00 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 Bambari today?
At AQI 73 (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 Bambari been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Bambari's daily AQI at 71 on average, from 65 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 84 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 Bambari lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bambari has lost about 1,150 hectares of forest (about 1,600 football pitches): 6.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bambari shrank from about 23,700 hectares to 22,600 hectares, a net loss of about 1,040 hectares (−4.4%). New forest grew on about 201 hectares, but 1,240 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Bambari?
Bambari has an estimated 143,835 trees across the 12.46 km² of land measured — 46.2% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Bambari need?
Bambari has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Bambari'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 Bambari; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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