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Butwāl

Measured across a 2 km radius around Butwal, Lumbini Province, Nepal (12.57 km²)

Tree cover
51.7%
Air quality
89Moderate
Trees in this area
162K
More trees needed
0
Area analyzed
12.56 km²land, in a 12.57 km² circle
Satellite image
Sep 21, 2026
Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 21, 2026

Butwāl's tree count comes to 162,258 trees across 12.56 km² of land — already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area. Air quality currently reads AQI 89 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

Tree cover detail

Healthy tree cover

51.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.56 km² of land.

Target reached

Trees in this area

162,258

Target trees

162,258

More trees needed

0

CO₂ if planted / yr

0 kg

Air quality detail

AQI 89Moderate

Observed Sep 28, 07:45 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Ground station · FHI-OU-09: Lumbini Provincial Hospital, BSMC, 1.3 km away · median of 5 stations

Health signal

Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

PM2.5

30.1

PM10

—

NO₂

—

O₃

—

SO₂

—

CO

—

Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient

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Questions about Butwāl

What is the tree count in Butwāl?

Butwāl has an estimated 162,258 trees across the 12.56 km² of land measured — 51.7% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Butwāl need?

Butwāl has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.

What is the air quality (AQI) in Butwāl right now?

The latest reading for Butwāl shows an AQI of 89 (Moderate), measured Sep 28, 07:45 local time by 5 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is FHI-OU-09: Lumbini Provincial Hospital, BSMC, 1.3 km away). Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

How is Butwāl's tree cover and air quality measured?

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 Butwal; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover. Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Butwal, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate.

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Methodology. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search imagery at 10 m detail for the stated radius; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover. Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Butwal, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate.