City report · Oromiya, Ethiopia
Burayu Air quality today
Air quality in Burayu currently reads AQI 89 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 89
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 30.4
- tree cover
- 10.1%
- trees in this area
- 31.7K
- more trees needed
- 62.5K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Walmara, Oromia, Ethiopia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Burayu · AQI 89 (Moderate)
Burayu's tree count comes to 31,730 trees across 12.57 km², 20 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 62,518 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Burayu today: AQI 89, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 02:00 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
30.4
PM10
31.9
NO₂
14.5
O₃
17.0
SO₂
3.2
CO
1600.0
- 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 Burayu's daily AQI at 62 on average, from 46 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 89 on Nov 5.
Where Burayu stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Burayu: Critically low
10.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
31,730
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
62,518
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,375 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Burayu lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Burayu has lost about 390 hectares of forest (about 550 football pitches): 30% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 66 hectares (17%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 390 haabout 550 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 30%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 66 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2024, when about 73 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | 11 ha | 8 ha | 19 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2005 | 9 ha | 7 ha | 16 ha |
| 2006 | 3 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2008 | 1 ha | 7 ha | 9 ha |
| 2009 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | 3 ha | 7 ha | 10 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 14 ha | 14 ha |
| 2012 | 3 ha | 29 ha | 32 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha |
| 2014 | 4 ha | 17 ha | 22 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2016 | 8 ha | 31 ha | 39 ha |
| 2017 | 5 ha | 11 ha | 16 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 10 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 11 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 11 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2023 | 4 ha | 12 ha | 15 ha |
| 2024 | 4 ha | 69 ha | 73 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 53 ha | 53 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Burayu?
- Loggingcan grow back83% · 323 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good17% · 66 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, 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
- 6,500 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 6,080 ha
- Overall change
- −415 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Burayu shrank from about 6,500 hectares to 6,080 hectares, a net loss of about 415 hectares (−6.4%). New forest grew on about 359 hectares, but 773 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 Burayu right now?
The latest reading for Burayu shows an AQI of 89 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 02:00 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 Burayu today?
At AQI 89 (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 Burayu been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Burayu's daily AQI at 62 on average, from 46 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 89 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 Burayu lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Burayu has lost about 390 hectares of forest (about 550 football pitches): 30% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 66 hectares (17%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Burayu shrank from about 6,500 hectares to 6,080 hectares, a net loss of about 415 hectares (−6.4%). New forest grew on about 359 hectares, but 773 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Burayu?
Burayu has an estimated 31,730 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 10.1% tree cover, 20 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Burayu need?
Burayu needs roughly 62,518 more trees to close a 20-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,375 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Burayu'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 Walmara; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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