Amman
2 km around Jabal Al Jofah
Air quality now
AQI 57
3.8%
tree cover
82.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Asia · air quality report · 10 cities
Jordan air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 10 cities Airleaf measures in Jordan average AQI 68 (moderate). The worst air is in Khuraybat as Sūq, at AQI 103, and the cleanest in Rukban, at AQI 22.
10% of the 10 measured cities are over AQI 100 today, where the air stops being fine for sensitive groups, and 10% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 68
Moderate
US EPA index, across 10 cities
- cities measured
- 10
- worst air: Khuraybat as Sūq
- 103
- cleanest air: Rukban
- 22
- average tree cover
- 5.3%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Jordan · average AQI 68
Air quality right now in the 8 largest cities in Jordan
Moderate
Irbid
2 km around Al Hashmi
Air quality now
AQI 73
1.0%
tree cover
91.1K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
‘Ajlūn
2 km around Ajloun
Air quality now
AQI 74
31.1%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Aqaba
2 km around Aqaba
Air quality now
AQI 90
1.1%
tree cover
74.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Rukban
2 km around Ar Ruwayshid
Air quality now
AQI 22
0%
tree cover
94.2K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Zarqa
2 km around Ramzi
Air quality now
AQI 58
0.4%
tree cover
93.0K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Khuraybat as Sūq
2 km around Al Taibah & Kherbet Al Souq
Air quality now
AQI 103
2.4%
tree cover
102K more trees would reach 35% tree cover
Wādī as Sīr
2 km around Al Bayader
Air quality now
AQI 89
4.5%
tree cover
80.1K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Jordan today?
10% of the 10 measured cities are over AQI 100 today, where the air stops being fine for sensitive groups, and 10% have Good air. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
10 measured cities
- Good1 (10%)
- Moderate8 (80%)
- Unhealthy for sensitive groups1 (10%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
In aggregate
Jordan in numbers
Every figure below is read the same way over the same 2 km area per city, so they add up and compare like for like. Averaged across the 10 of 10 cities measured so far in Jordan.
- Average air quality
- AQI 68Mean of the latest reading per city
- Average tree cover
- 5.3%9 of 10 below their target
- Trees counted
- 165KAcross every measured area
- More trees needed
- 780KTo bring each area to its target
Worst air quality right now
Cleanest air right now
Greenest cities in Jordan
Least tree cover in Jordan
Excludes barren and desert sites
Against everywhere else
How does Jordan compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Jordan average cleaner air than 28% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 11%.
Cleaner air than…
- Jordan
- Beats 28%
More tree cover than…
- Jordan
- Beats 11%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Jordan lost?
Since 2001, Jordan has lost about 15 hectares of forest (about 20 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (35%), after which forest can grow back. About 2 hectares (16%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 15 haabout 20 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | 2 ha | 2 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 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 | 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 | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2025 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
The worst year was 2025, when about 5 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Jordan?
- Wildfirescan grow back35% · 5 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good16% · 2 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown48% · 7 ha
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
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. How it's measured
Jordan as a whole
0.8% of Jordan was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. Closing that gap nationally would take roughly 2.6B trees across 2.6M hectares. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Jordan: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Jordan today?
Right now the 10 cities Airleaf measures in Jordan average AQI 68 (moderate). The worst air is in Khuraybat as Sūq, at AQI 103, and the cleanest in Rukban, at AQI 22. 10% of the 10 measured cities are over AQI 100 today, where the air stops being fine for sensitive groups, and 10% have Good air.
Which city in Jordan has the worst air right now?
Khuraybat as Sūq, at AQI 103 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) on the US EPA index. Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
Which city in Jordan has the cleanest air right now?
Rukban, at AQI 22 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Jordan has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Jordan safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 1 city is Good, 8 cities are Moderate, 1 city is Unhealthy for sensitive groups. At the national average of AQI 68: Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
How much forest has Jordan lost since 2001?
About 15 ha from 2001 to 2025, 1% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 2 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which city in Jordan has the most trees?
‘Ajlūn, with 31.1% tree cover within 2 km of its center, measured from Sentinel-2 satellite images.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Jordan?
Each city's reading is the US EPA air quality index, from ground monitoring stations where one has reported recently nearby, and from the CAMS atmospheric model elsewhere; each city's report says which. Tree cover is measured over the same 2 km radius in every city, so the cities compare like for like.
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