City report · West Java, Indonesia
Cikarang Air quality today
Air quality in Cikarang currently reads AQI 65 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 65
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 16.2
- tree cover
- 15.9%
- trees in this area
- 49.5K
- more trees needed
- 43.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Cikarang, Bekasi Regency, West Java, Indonesia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Cikarang · AQI 65 (Moderate)
Cikarang's tree count comes to 49,452 trees across 12.44 km² of land, 14 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 43,853 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Cikarang today: AQI 65, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 16:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 4 ground-station cities within 45 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 4 station cities within 45 km, e.g. Bekasi and Cileungsi
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
16.2
PM10
35.9
NO₂
7.8
O₃
139.0
SO₂
10.5
CO
460.0
- 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 Cikarang's daily AQI at 168 on average, from 157 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 287 on Nov 4.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from Indonesia's ISPU
Where Cikarang stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Cikarang: Critically low
15.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.44 km² of land.
Trees in this area
49,452
Target trees
93,305
More trees needed
43,853
CO₂ if planted / yr
964.8 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Cikarang lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Cikarang has lost about 8 hectares of forest (about 11 football pitches): 4% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (28%). About 3 hectares (34%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 8 haabout 11 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 2 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 | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Cikarang?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good28% · 2 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good6.3% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown66% · 5 ha
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
- 2,900 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,450 ha
- Overall change
- +546 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Cikarang grew from about 2,900 hectares to 3,450 hectares, a net gain of about 546 hectares (+19%). New forest grew on about 563 hectares, while 17 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 Cikarang
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Bekasi18.3 km
Indonesia
- Tree cover
- 11%
- Air quality
- 96
- Karawang19.1 km
Indonesia
- Tree cover
- 15%
- Air quality
- 67
- Rengasdengklok19.7 km
Indonesia
- Tree cover
- 27%
- Air quality
- 99
- Cileungsir26.0 km
Indonesia
- Tree cover
- 23%
- Air quality
- 184
- Jakarta34.4 km
Indonesia
- Tree cover
- 18%
- Air quality
- 96
- Cikampek37.8 km
Indonesia
- Tree cover
- 24%
- Air quality
- 166
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Cikarang right now?
The latest reading for Cikarang shows an AQI of 65 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 16:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 4 ground-station cities within 45 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 Cikarang today?
At AQI 65 (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 Cikarang been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Cikarang's daily AQI at 168 on average, from 157 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 287 on Nov 4. On 7 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Cikarang'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 Cikarang lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Cikarang has lost about 8 hectares of forest (about 11 football pitches): 4% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (28%). About 3 hectares (34%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Cikarang grew from about 2,900 hectares to 3,450 hectares, a net gain of about 546 hectares (+19%). New forest grew on about 563 hectares, while 17 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Cikarang?
Cikarang has an estimated 49,452 trees across the 12.44 km² of land measured — 15.9% tree cover, 14 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Cikarang need?
Cikarang needs roughly 43,853 more trees to close a 14-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 964.8 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Cikarang'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 Cikarang; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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