City report · Karnataka, India
Chikmagalūr Air quality today
Air quality in Chikmagalūr currently reads AQI 72 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 72
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 20.1
- tree cover
- 26.8%
- trees in this area
- 82.7K
- more trees needed
- 9.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Joythinagar, Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka 577101, India (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 29, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Chikmagalūr · AQI 72 (Moderate)
Chikmagalūr's tree count comes to 82,679 trees across 12.34 km² of land, 3 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 9,872 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Chikmagalūr today: AQI 72, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 06:30 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 5 ground-station cities within 205 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 5 station cities within 205 km, e.g. Bhadravathi and Shivamogga
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
20.1
PM10
27.1
NO₂
9.4
O₃
58.0
SO₂
6.2
CO
269.0
- 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 Chikmagalūr's daily AQI at 68 on average, from 43 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 106 on Nov 10.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from India's AQI (CPCB) · The full guide
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Chikmagalūr: Below target
26.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.34 km² of land.
Trees in this area
82,679
Target trees
92,551
More trees needed
9,872
CO₂ if planted / yr
217.2 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Chikmagalūr lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Chikmagalūr has lost about 578 hectares of forest (about 810 football pitches): 6.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (86%) 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 5 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 578 haabout 810 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 500 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 77 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24 ha | 2 ha | 26 ha |
| 2002 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2003 | 16 ha | 3 ha | 19 ha |
| 2004 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2005 | 25 ha | under 1 ha | 25 ha |
| 2006 | 1 ha | 9 ha | 11 ha |
| 2007 | 35 ha | 3 ha | 38 ha |
| 2008 | 6 ha | 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2009 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2010 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2011 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2012 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2013 | 7 ha | 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2014 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2015 | 21 ha | 1 ha | 22 ha |
| 2016 | 34 ha | 10 ha | 43 ha |
| 2017 | 30 ha | 4 ha | 34 ha |
| 2018 | 26 ha | 2 ha | 28 ha |
| 2019 | 14 ha | 2 ha | 16 ha |
| 2020 | 20 ha | 3 ha | 23 ha |
| 2021 | 17 ha | 2 ha | 19 ha |
| 2022 | 25 ha | 7 ha | 32 ha |
| 2023 | 64 ha | 13 ha | 77 ha |
| 2024 | 59 ha | 3 ha | 61 ha |
| 2025 | 32 ha | 9 ha | 41 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Chikmagalūr?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good82% · 474 ha
- Loggingcan grow back10% · 58 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good4.4% · 26 ha
Also: shifting farming, 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
- 15,700 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 17,100 ha
- Overall change
- +1,440 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Chikmagalūr grew from about 15,700 hectares to 17,100 hectares, a net gain of about 1,440 hectares (+9.2%). New forest grew on about 1,560 hectares, while 121 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 Chikmagalūr right now?
The latest reading for Chikmagalūr shows an AQI of 72 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 06:30 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 5 ground-station cities within 205 km, 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 Chikmagalūr today?
At AQI 72 (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 Chikmagalūr been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Chikmagalūr's daily AQI at 68 on average, from 43 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 106 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Chikmagalūr's AQI the same as India's AQI (CPCB)?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. India's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) publishes the National Air Quality Index on its own scale: 0–50 good, 51–100 satisfactory, 101–200 moderate, 201–300 poor, 301–400 very poor and 401–500 severe. The two scales don't line up. At moderate fine-particle levels the US scale reads higher: 55 µg/m³ of PM2.5 is 149 on the US AQI but about 92, "satisfactory", on India's. In heavy smog India's reads higher: 100 µg/m³ is 182 on the US AQI and about 232, "poor", on India's. CPCB also averages particles over 24 hours, so its figure moves more slowly than an hourly reading.
How much forest has the area around Chikmagalūr lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Chikmagalūr has lost about 578 hectares of forest (about 810 football pitches): 6.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (86%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Chikmagalūr grew from about 15,700 hectares to 17,100 hectares, a net gain of about 1,440 hectares (+9.2%). New forest grew on about 1,560 hectares, while 121 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Chikmagalūr?
Chikmagalūr has an estimated 82,679 trees across the 12.34 km² of land measured — 26.8% tree cover, 3 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Chikmagalūr need?
Chikmagalūr needs roughly 9,872 more trees to close a 3-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 217.2 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Chikmagalūr'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 Joythinagar; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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