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Bengkulu Air quality today
Air quality in Bengkulu currently reads AQI 61 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 61
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 13.8
- tree cover
- 19.6%
- trees in this area
- 46.9K
- more trees needed
- 24.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Bengkulu, Bengkulu City, Bengkulu, Indonesia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Bengkulu · AQI 61 (Moderate)
Bengkulu's tree count comes to 46,859 trees across 9.57 km² of land, 10 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 24,864 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Bengkulu today: AQI 61, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 09:00 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
13.8
PM10
17.4
NO₂
1.3
O₃
49.0
SO₂
1.0
CO
304.0
- 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 Bengkulu's daily AQI at 58 on average, from 54 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 71 on Nov 10.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from Indonesia's ISPU
Where Bengkulu stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Bengkulu: Below target
19.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 9.57 km² of land.
Trees in this area
46,859
Target trees
71,723
More trees needed
24,864
CO₂ if planted / yr
547.0 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Bengkulu lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bengkulu has lost about 1,410 hectares of forest (about 2,000 football pitches): 19% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (98%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km east of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,410 haabout 2,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 19%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,380 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 69 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 69 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2019, when about 126 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20 ha | under 1 ha | 20 ha |
| 2002 | 25 ha | under 1 ha | 25 ha |
| 2003 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2004 | 37 ha | under 1 ha | 37 ha |
| 2005 | 43 ha | under 1 ha | 43 ha |
| 2006 | 109 ha | under 1 ha | 109 ha |
| 2007 | 20 ha | under 1 ha | 20 ha |
| 2008 | 81 ha | under 1 ha | 82 ha |
| 2009 | 40 ha | under 1 ha | 40 ha |
| 2010 | 56 ha | under 1 ha | 56 ha |
| 2011 | 60 ha | 2 ha | 61 ha |
| 2012 | 97 ha | 20 ha | 117 ha |
| 2013 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2014 | 28 ha | under 1 ha | 28 ha |
| 2015 | 59 ha | under 1 ha | 59 ha |
| 2016 | 88 ha | under 1 ha | 88 ha |
| 2017 | 70 ha | under 1 ha | 70 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | 126 ha | under 1 ha | 126 ha |
| 2020 | 61 ha | under 1 ha | 61 ha |
| 2021 | 53 ha | under 1 ha | 53 ha |
| 2022 | 41 ha | 1 ha | 42 ha |
| 2023 | 108 ha | 1 ha | 109 ha |
| 2024 | 65 ha | under 1 ha | 65 ha |
| 2025 | 73 ha | under 1 ha | 73 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Bengkulu?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good66% · 929 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good32% · 450 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back1.7% · 24 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
- 6,460 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 6,850 ha
- Overall change
- +387 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bengkulu grew from about 6,460 hectares to 6,850 hectares, a net gain of about 387 hectares (+6%). New forest grew on about 1,060 hectares, while 674 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 Bengkulu right now?
The latest reading for Bengkulu shows an AQI of 61 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 09:00 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 Bengkulu today?
At AQI 61 (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 Bengkulu been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Bengkulu's daily AQI at 58 on average, from 54 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 71 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Bengkulu'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 Bengkulu lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bengkulu has lost about 1,410 hectares of forest (about 2,000 football pitches): 19% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (98%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 69 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 69 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bengkulu grew from about 6,460 hectares to 6,850 hectares, a net gain of about 387 hectares (+6%). New forest grew on about 1,060 hectares, while 674 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Bengkulu?
Bengkulu has an estimated 46,859 trees across the 9.57 km² of land measured — 19.6% tree cover, 10 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Bengkulu need?
Bengkulu needs roughly 24,864 more trees to close a 10-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 547.0 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Bengkulu'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 Bengkulu; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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