City report · Central African Republic
Berbérati Air quality today
Air quality in Berbérati currently reads AQI 74 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 74
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 22.8
- tree cover
- 62.4%
- trees in this area
- 196K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Berbérati, Central African Republic (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 22, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Berbérati · AQI 74 (Moderate)
Berbérati's tree count comes to 196,035 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Berbérati today: AQI 74, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 12:00 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
22.8
PM10
46.4
NO₂
0.1
O₃
65.0
SO₂
0.5
CO
144.0
- 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 Berbérati's daily AQI at 56 on average, from 38 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 84 on Nov 10.
Where Berbérati stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Berbérati: Healthy tree cover
62.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
196,035
Target trees
196,035
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Berbérati lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Berbérati has lost about 5,360 hectares of forest (about 7,500 football pitches): 20% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (68%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 5,360 haabout 7,500 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 20%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3,670 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is speeding up: about 429 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 278 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 841 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8 ha | 2 ha | 10 ha |
| 2002 | 81 ha | 34 ha | 115 ha |
| 2003 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2004 | 9 ha | 6 ha | 15 ha |
| 2005 | 99 ha | 65 ha | 164 ha |
| 2006 | 16 ha | 13 ha | 29 ha |
| 2007 | 135 ha | 94 ha | 229 ha |
| 2008 | 69 ha | 23 ha | 93 ha |
| 2009 | 26 ha | 18 ha | 45 ha |
| 2010 | 243 ha | 45 ha | 288 ha |
| 2011 | 155 ha | 35 ha | 190 ha |
| 2012 | 170 ha | 47 ha | 217 ha |
| 2013 | 101 ha | 56 ha | 157 ha |
| 2014 | 93 ha | 43 ha | 136 ha |
| 2015 | 87 ha | 49 ha | 136 ha |
| 2016 | 198 ha | 92 ha | 290 ha |
| 2017 | 178 ha | 78 ha | 256 ha |
| 2018 | 173 ha | 67 ha | 240 ha |
| 2019 | 170 ha | 63 ha | 233 ha |
| 2020 | 263 ha | 107 ha | 370 ha |
| 2021 | 306 ha | 131 ha | 437 ha |
| 2022 | 144 ha | 81 ha | 225 ha |
| 2023 | 270 ha | 95 ha | 365 ha |
| 2024 | 158 ha | 117 ha | 275 ha |
| 2025 | 508 ha | 333 ha | 841 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Berbérati?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good67% · 3,580 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back31% · 1,660 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1.5% · 81 ha
Also: logging, 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
- 17,200 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 15,100 ha
- Overall change
- −2,120 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Berbérati shrank from about 17,200 hectares to 15,100 hectares, a net loss of about 2,120 hectares (−12%). New forest grew on about 301 hectares, but 2,420 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 Berbérati right now?
The latest reading for Berbérati shows an AQI of 74 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 12:00 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 Berbérati today?
At AQI 74 (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 Berbérati been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Berbérati's daily AQI at 56 on average, from 38 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 84 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Berbérati lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Berbérati has lost about 5,360 hectares of forest (about 7,500 football pitches): 20% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (68%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is speeding up: about 429 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 278 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Berbérati shrank from about 17,200 hectares to 15,100 hectares, a net loss of about 2,120 hectares (−12%). New forest grew on about 301 hectares, but 2,420 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Berbérati?
Berbérati has an estimated 196,035 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 62.4% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Berbérati need?
Berbérati has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Berbérati'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 Berbérati; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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