City report · Central African Republic
Carnot Air quality today
Air quality in Carnot currently reads AQI 84 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 84
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 27.6
- tree cover
- 65.2%
- trees in this area
- 205K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Carnot, Central African Republic (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Jul 20, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Carnot · AQI 84 (Moderate)
Carnot's tree count comes to 204,832 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 Carnot today: AQI 84, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 18:00 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
27.6
PM10
53.7
NO₂
2.0
O₃
48.0
SO₂
0.4
CO
153.0
- 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 Carnot's daily AQI at 57 on average, from 47 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 84 on Nov 10.
Where Carnot stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Carnot: Healthy tree cover
65.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
204,832
Target trees
204,832
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Carnot lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Carnot has lost about 4,930 hectares of forest (about 6,900 football pitches): 20% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 4,930 haabout 6,900 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 20%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 4,470 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is speeding up: about 253 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 137 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2007, when about 658 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 59 ha | 8 ha | 67 ha |
| 2002 | 523 ha | 28 ha | 551 ha |
| 2003 | 47 ha | 3 ha | 50 ha |
| 2004 | 4 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2005 | 360 ha | 21 ha | 381 ha |
| 2006 | 56 ha | 1 ha | 57 ha |
| 2007 | 613 ha | 45 ha | 658 ha |
| 2008 | 26 ha | 2 ha | 28 ha |
| 2009 | 96 ha | 7 ha | 103 ha |
| 2010 | 149 ha | 23 ha | 172 ha |
| 2011 | 94 ha | 22 ha | 115 ha |
| 2012 | 281 ha | 13 ha | 294 ha |
| 2013 | 93 ha | 8 ha | 101 ha |
| 2014 | 347 ha | 17 ha | 364 ha |
| 2015 | 33 ha | 5 ha | 38 ha |
| 2016 | 99 ha | 7 ha | 106 ha |
| 2017 | 111 ha | 8 ha | 119 ha |
| 2018 | 80 ha | 6 ha | 86 ha |
| 2019 | 74 ha | 7 ha | 81 ha |
| 2020 | 270 ha | 22 ha | 292 ha |
| 2021 | 337 ha | 54 ha | 391 ha |
| 2022 | 160 ha | 22 ha | 182 ha |
| 2023 | 151 ha | 51 ha | 202 ha |
| 2024 | 161 ha | 19 ha | 180 ha |
| 2025 | 249 ha | 59 ha | 308 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Carnot?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good89% · 4,410 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back9.3% · 457 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1.3% · 66 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
- 20,000 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 16,700 ha
- Overall change
- −3,290 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Carnot shrank from about 20,000 hectares to 16,700 hectares, a net loss of about 3,290 hectares (−16%). New forest grew on about 456 hectares, but 3,740 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Carnot
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Bertoua246.3 km
Cameroon
- Tree cover
- 21%
- Air quality
- 67
- Bimbo291.5 km
Central African Republic
- Tree cover
- 61%
- Air quality
- 84
- Bégoua299.5 km
Central African Republic
- Tree cover
- 42%
- Air quality
- 55
Also compared:Carnot vs Bambari
Build your own
Compare Carnot with anywhere
This place
Carnot
Use this data
Put Carnot's numbers on your site
Free to embed. Updates itself as the measurement refreshes.
Frequently asked
Questions about Carnot
What is the air quality (AQI) in Carnot right now?
The latest reading for Carnot shows an AQI of 84 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 18:00 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 Carnot today?
At AQI 84 (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 Carnot been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Carnot's daily AQI at 57 on average, from 47 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 Carnot lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Carnot has lost about 4,930 hectares of forest (about 6,900 football pitches): 20% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is speeding up: about 253 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 137 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Carnot shrank from about 20,000 hectares to 16,700 hectares, a net loss of about 3,290 hectares (−16%). New forest grew on about 456 hectares, but 3,740 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Carnot?
Carnot has an estimated 204,832 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 65.2% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Carnot need?
Carnot has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Carnot'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 Carnot; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
See your own area
What does your neighborhood look like?
Pick any point and radius to get the same air-quality and tree-cover breakdown.
Check my address