City report · Kwilu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bandundu Province Air quality today
Air quality in Bandundu Province currently reads AQI 46 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 46
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 8.1
- tree cover
- 27.8%
- trees in this area
- 85.9K
- more trees needed
- 6.8K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Bandundu Province · AQI 46 (Good)
Bandundu Province's tree count comes to 85,852 trees across 12.36 km² of land, 2 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 6,794 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Bandundu Province today: AQI 46, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 08:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
8.1
PM10
8.3
NO₂
0.6
O₃
36.0
SO₂
0.3
CO
176.0
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Bandundu Province's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 40 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 72 on Nov 6.
Where Bandundu Province stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Bandundu Province: Below target
27.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.36 km² of land.
Trees in this area
85,852
Target trees
92,646
More trees needed
6,794
CO₂ if planted / yr
149.5 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Bandundu Province lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bandundu Province has lost about 638 hectares of forest (about 890 football pitches): 7.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to shifting farming, so much of it can grow back. About 45 hectares (7%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 638 haabout 890 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 7.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 45 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2014, when about 66 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 | 8 ha | 8 ha |
| 2002 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2005 | 1 ha | 12 ha | 13 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2008 | 3 ha | 16 ha | 19 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2010 | 8 ha | 36 ha | 43 ha |
| 2011 | 2 ha | 7 ha | 9 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | 8 ha | 9 ha |
| 2014 | 8 ha | 58 ha | 66 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | 15 ha | 16 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | 39 ha | 41 ha |
| 2017 | 3 ha | 52 ha | 54 ha |
| 2018 | 4 ha | 56 ha | 60 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 17 ha | 18 ha |
| 2020 | 1 ha | 39 ha | 40 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | 34 ha | 35 ha |
| 2022 | 1 ha | 23 ha | 24 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 36 ha | 36 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | 60 ha | 62 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 61 ha | 62 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Bandundu Province?
- Shifting farmingcan grow back76% · 486 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back13% · 86 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good4% · 26 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, 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
- 4,260 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,800 ha
- Overall change
- −464 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bandundu Province shrank from about 4,260 hectares to 3,800 hectares, a net loss of about 464 hectares (−11%). New forest grew on about 77 hectares, but 540 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 Bandundu Province right now?
The latest reading for Bandundu Province shows an AQI of 46 (Good), observed Nov 11, 08:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Bandundu Province today?
At AQI 46 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Bandundu Province been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Bandundu Province's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 40 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 72 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Bandundu Province lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bandundu Province has lost about 638 hectares of forest (about 890 football pitches): 7.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to shifting farming, so much of it can grow back. About 45 hectares (7%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bandundu Province shrank from about 4,260 hectares to 3,800 hectares, a net loss of about 464 hectares (−11%). New forest grew on about 77 hectares, but 540 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Bandundu Province?
Bandundu Province has an estimated 85,852 trees across the 12.36 km² of land measured — 27.8% tree cover, 2 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Bandundu Province need?
Bandundu Province needs roughly 6,794 more trees to close a 2-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 149.5 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Bandundu Province'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 Bandundu; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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