City report · Selangor, Malaysia
Bukit Rahman Putra Air quality today
Air quality in Bukit Rahman Putra currently reads AQI 80 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 80
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 24.8
- tree cover
- 38.0%
- trees in this area
- 119K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Bukit Rahman Putra, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Bukit Rahman Putra · AQI 80 (Moderate)
Bukit Rahman Putra's tree count comes to 119,261 trees across 12.56 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Bukit Rahman Putra today: AQI 80, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 12, 02:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Zenia, 8.3 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
24.8
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, Daniel
- 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 Bukit Rahman Putra's daily AQI at 89 on average, from 83 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 165 on Nov 4.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from Malaysia's API (IPU) · The full guide
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Bukit Rahman Putra: Healthy tree cover
38.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.56 km² of land.
Trees in this area
119,261
Target trees
119,261
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Bukit Rahman Putra lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bukit Rahman Putra has lost about 7,500 hectares of forest (about 10,000 football pitches): 45% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 7,500 haabout 10,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 45%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 7,450 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 206 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 416 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 666 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 357 ha | under 1 ha | 357 ha |
| 2002 | 355 ha | under 1 ha | 355 ha |
| 2003 | 178 ha | 1 ha | 179 ha |
| 2004 | 552 ha | 1 ha | 553 ha |
| 2005 | 245 ha | under 1 ha | 245 ha |
| 2006 | 289 ha | under 1 ha | 289 ha |
| 2007 | 279 ha | 2 ha | 281 ha |
| 2008 | 161 ha | 1 ha | 162 ha |
| 2009 | 432 ha | under 1 ha | 432 ha |
| 2010 | 377 ha | 1 ha | 378 ha |
| 2011 | 217 ha | 1 ha | 218 ha |
| 2012 | 437 ha | under 1 ha | 437 ha |
| 2013 | 55 ha | under 1 ha | 56 ha |
| 2014 | 296 ha | 2 ha | 298 ha |
| 2015 | 143 ha | under 1 ha | 143 ha |
| 2016 | 452 ha | 7 ha | 459 ha |
| 2017 | 655 ha | 11 ha | 666 ha |
| 2018 | 285 ha | 4 ha | 289 ha |
| 2019 | 538 ha | 1 ha | 539 ha |
| 2020 | 129 ha | under 1 ha | 129 ha |
| 2021 | 188 ha | 11 ha | 199 ha |
| 2022 | 55 ha | 1 ha | 56 ha |
| 2023 | 177 ha | 1 ha | 178 ha |
| 2024 | 326 ha | under 1 ha | 326 ha |
| 2025 | 272 ha | under 1 ha | 272 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Bukit Rahman Putra?
- Towns and roadscleared for good68% · 5,110 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good19% · 1,420 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good12% · 925 ha
Also: logging, 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
- 19,000 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 15,900 ha
- Overall change
- −3,100 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bukit Rahman Putra shrank from about 19,000 hectares to 15,900 hectares, a net loss of about 3,100 hectares (−16%). New forest grew on about 1,710 hectares, but 4,820 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 Bukit Rahman Putra right now?
The latest reading for Bukit Rahman Putra shows an AQI of 80 (Moderate), measured Nov 12, 02:00 local time by the Zenia ground monitoring station, 8.3 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Bukit Rahman Putra today?
At AQI 80 (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 Bukit Rahman Putra been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Bukit Rahman Putra's daily AQI at 89 on average, from 83 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 165 on Nov 4. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Bukit Rahman Putra's AQI the same as Malaysia's API (IPU)?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. Malaysia's Department of Environment (Jabatan Alam Sekitar) publishes its own Air Pollutant Index, the API or Indeks Pencemar Udara (IPU), every hour for each of its monitoring stations on APIMS (apims.doe.gov.my). Both scales call 0–50 good and 51–100 moderate; above that the IPU runs 101–200 unhealthy, 201–300 very unhealthy and over 300 hazardous. The two use different breakpoints and averaging times, so the numbers for the same hour often differ. For the official IPU reading, check the nearest station on APIMS.
How much forest has the area around Bukit Rahman Putra lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bukit Rahman Putra has lost about 7,500 hectares of forest (about 10,000 football pitches): 45% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Forest loss is slowing down: about 206 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 416 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bukit Rahman Putra shrank from about 19,000 hectares to 15,900 hectares, a net loss of about 3,100 hectares (−16%). New forest grew on about 1,710 hectares, but 4,820 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Bukit Rahman Putra?
Bukit Rahman Putra has an estimated 119,261 trees across the 12.56 km² of land measured — 38.0% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Bukit Rahman Putra need?
Bukit Rahman Putra has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Bukit Rahman Putra's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Bukit Rahman Putra, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Bukit Rahman Putra; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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