City report · West Sumatra, Indonesia
Bukittinggi Air quality today
Air quality in Bukittinggi currently reads AQI 17 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 17
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 3.1
- tree cover
- 38.7%
- trees in this area
- 122K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Bukittinggi, Bukittinggi City, West Sumatra, Indonesia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 27, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Bukittinggi · AQI 17 (Good)
Bukittinggi's tree count comes to 121,580 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 Bukittinggi today: AQI 17, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 21:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Kototabang, Indonesia, 6.6 km away
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
3.1
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, BMKG | Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika
- 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 Bukittinggi's daily AQI at 71 on average, from 61 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 152 on Nov 5.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from Indonesia's ISPU
Where Bukittinggi stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Bukittinggi: Healthy tree cover
38.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
121,580
Target trees
121,580
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Bukittinggi lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bukittinggi has lost about 475 hectares of forest (about 660 football pitches): 2.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (82%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 475 haabout 660 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 389 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2025, when about 48 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2002 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2003 | 6 ha | 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2004 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2005 | 9 ha | 4 ha | 13 ha |
| 2006 | 17 ha | 3 ha | 21 ha |
| 2007 | 35 ha | 6 ha | 40 ha |
| 2008 | 30 ha | 3 ha | 32 ha |
| 2009 | 30 ha | 4 ha | 35 ha |
| 2010 | 22 ha | 3 ha | 25 ha |
| 2011 | 17 ha | 1 ha | 18 ha |
| 2012 | 13 ha | 3 ha | 16 ha |
| 2013 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2014 | 9 ha | 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2015 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2016 | 20 ha | 3 ha | 23 ha |
| 2017 | 26 ha | 11 ha | 36 ha |
| 2018 | 10 ha | 5 ha | 16 ha |
| 2019 | 13 ha | 2 ha | 15 ha |
| 2020 | 13 ha | 5 ha | 18 ha |
| 2021 | 14 ha | 4 ha | 18 ha |
| 2022 | 13 ha | 8 ha | 21 ha |
| 2023 | 13 ha | 4 ha | 17 ha |
| 2024 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2025 | 37 ha | 11 ha | 48 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Bukittinggi?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good72% · 343 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good9.8% · 46 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back9% · 43 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
- 20,200 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 19,700 ha
- Overall change
- −512 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bukittinggi shrank from about 20,200 hectares to 19,700 hectares, a net loss of about 512 hectares (−2.5%). New forest grew on about 63 hectares, but 574 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 Bukittinggi right now?
The latest reading for Bukittinggi shows an AQI of 17 (Good), measured Nov 11, 21:00 local time by the Kototabang, Indonesia ground monitoring station, 6.6 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Bukittinggi today?
At AQI 17 (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 Bukittinggi been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Bukittinggi's daily AQI at 71 on average, from 61 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 152 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Bukittinggi'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 Bukittinggi lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bukittinggi has lost about 475 hectares of forest (about 660 football pitches): 2.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (82%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bukittinggi shrank from about 20,200 hectares to 19,700 hectares, a net loss of about 512 hectares (−2.5%). New forest grew on about 63 hectares, but 574 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Bukittinggi?
Bukittinggi has an estimated 121,580 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 38.7% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Bukittinggi need?
Bukittinggi has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Bukittinggi's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Bukittinggi, 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 Bukittinggi; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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