City report · Algeria
Batna Air quality today
Air quality in Batna currently reads AQI 41 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 41
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 8.2
- tree cover
- 3.4%
- trees in this area
- 10.7K
- more trees needed
- 83.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Batna, Algeria (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 7, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Batna · AQI 41 (Good)
Batna's tree count comes to 10,681 trees across 12.57 km², 27 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 83,566 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Batna today: AQI 41, Good
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
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
8.2
PM10
25.4
NO₂
3.4
O₃
52.0
SO₂
1.2
CO
116.0
- 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 Batna's daily AQI at 31 on average, from 26 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 52 on Nov 5.
Where Batna stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Batna: Critically low
3.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
10,681
Target trees
94,247
More trees needed
83,566
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,838 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Batna lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Batna has lost about 234 hectares of forest (about 330 football pitches): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 2 hectares (under 1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 234 haabout 330 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 13%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2003, when about 94 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 93 ha | 94 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 15 ha | 15 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 71 ha | 72 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 15 ha | 16 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 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 | 6 ha | 6 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 Batna?
- Wildfirescan grow back97% · 227 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown2% · 5 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations.
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
- 3,700 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,680 ha
- Overall change
- −20 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Batna stayed about the same size, at about 3,680 hectares: new forest grew on about 148 hectares, and about 168 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 Batna right now?
The latest reading for Batna shows an AQI of 41 (Good), observed Nov 10, 18:00 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 Batna today?
At AQI 41 (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 Batna been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Batna's daily AQI at 31 on average, from 26 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 52 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 Batna lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Batna has lost about 234 hectares of forest (about 330 football pitches): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 2 hectares (under 1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Batna stayed about the same size, at about 3,680 hectares: new forest grew on about 148 hectares, and about 168 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Batna?
Batna has an estimated 10,681 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 3.4% tree cover, 27 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Batna need?
Batna needs roughly 83,566 more trees to close a 27-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,838 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Batna'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 Batna; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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