City report · South Kalimantan, Indonesia
Banjarmasin Air quality today
Air quality in Banjarmasin currently reads AQI 88 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 88
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 29.4
- tree cover
- 15.2%
- trees in this area
- 47.6K
- more trees needed
- 46.4K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Banjarmasin, Banjarmasin City, South Kalimantan, Indonesia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 18, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Banjarmasin · AQI 88 (Moderate)
Banjarmasin's tree count comes to 47,609 trees across 12.53 km² of land, 15 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 46,356 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Banjarmasin today: AQI 88, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 145 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 145 km, e.g. Banjarbaru and Palangkaraya
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
29.4
PM10
26.0
NO₂
1.7
O₃
123.0
SO₂
5.6
CO
329.0
- 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 Banjarmasin's daily AQI at 98 on average, from 60 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 185 on Nov 6.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from Indonesia's ISPU
Where Banjarmasin stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Banjarmasin: Critically low
15.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.53 km² of land.
Trees in this area
47,609
Target trees
93,965
More trees needed
46,356
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,020 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Banjarmasin lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Banjarmasin has lost about 1,250 hectares of forest (about 1,800 football pitches): 8.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (93%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from October 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km northeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,250 haabout 1,800 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,170 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 12 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 64 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 197 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21 ha | under 1 ha | 22 ha |
| 2002 | 30 ha | 1 ha | 31 ha |
| 2003 | 18 ha | under 1 ha | 19 ha |
| 2004 | 58 ha | under 1 ha | 59 ha |
| 2005 | 41 ha | 1 ha | 42 ha |
| 2006 | 80 ha | 4 ha | 84 ha |
| 2007 | 57 ha | under 1 ha | 57 ha |
| 2008 | 47 ha | 1 ha | 49 ha |
| 2009 | 84 ha | under 1 ha | 85 ha |
| 2010 | 46 ha | 1 ha | 48 ha |
| 2011 | 76 ha | under 1 ha | 77 ha |
| 2012 | 107 ha | 2 ha | 109 ha |
| 2013 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2014 | 93 ha | 3 ha | 96 ha |
| 2015 | 83 ha | 6 ha | 88 ha |
| 2016 | 151 ha | 46 ha | 197 ha |
| 2017 | 52 ha | 6 ha | 58 ha |
| 2018 | 48 ha | 2 ha | 50 ha |
| 2019 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2020 | 6 ha | 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2021 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2022 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2023 | 21 ha | 2 ha | 22 ha |
| 2024 | 12 ha | 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2025 | 4 ha | 3 ha | 6 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Banjarmasin?
- Towns and roadscleared for good83% · 1,040 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good10% · 130 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back5.5% · 69 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
- 5,100 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 4,890 ha
- Overall change
- −209 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Banjarmasin shrank from about 5,100 hectares to 4,890 hectares, a net loss of about 209 hectares (−4.1%). New forest grew on about 410 hectares, but 620 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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Measured cities near Banjarmasin
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Banjarbaru30.4 km
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- Tree cover
- 28%
- Air quality
- 129
- Palangkaraya144.5 km
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- Tree cover
- 10%
- Air quality
- 60
- Sampit202.2 km
Indonesia
- Tree cover
- 23%
- Air quality
- 77
- Pangkalanbuun336.7 km
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- Tree cover
- 29%
- Air quality
- 87
- Balikpapan337.5 km
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- Tree cover
- 30%
- Air quality
- 54
- Nusantara351.4 km
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- Tree cover
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- Air quality
- 36
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Banjarmasin right now?
The latest reading for Banjarmasin shows an AQI of 88 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 145 km, 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 Banjarmasin today?
At AQI 88 (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 Banjarmasin been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Banjarmasin's daily AQI at 98 on average, from 60 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 185 on Nov 6. On 3 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Banjarmasin's AQI the same as Indonesia's ISPU?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. Indonesia's official index is the ISPU (Indeks Standar Pencemar Udara), published by the environment ministry from its own monitoring stations. Its bands are 0–50 Baik (good), 51–100 Sedang (moderate), 101–200 Tidak Sehat (unhealthy), 201–300 Sangat Tidak Sehat (very unhealthy) and over 300 Berbahaya (hazardous). The two indexes use different breakpoints and averaging times, so the same air can score differently on each.
How much forest has the area around Banjarmasin lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Banjarmasin has lost about 1,250 hectares of forest (about 1,800 football pitches): 8.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (93%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Forest loss is slowing down: about 12 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 64 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Banjarmasin shrank from about 5,100 hectares to 4,890 hectares, a net loss of about 209 hectares (−4.1%). New forest grew on about 410 hectares, but 620 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Banjarmasin?
Banjarmasin has an estimated 47,609 trees across the 12.53 km² of land measured — 15.2% tree cover, 15 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Banjarmasin need?
Banjarmasin needs roughly 46,356 more trees to close a 15-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,020 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Banjarmasin'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 Banjarmasin; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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