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Trees & air quality in Nepal
How much tree cover Nepal's major cities have, what their air quality is right now, and how many more trees each one needs. Every report covers the same 2 km area, so the cities compare like for like.
- Cities tracked
- 5
- National forest cover
- 41.6%vs 30% target
- Worst air right now
- Janpath ToleAQI 159
5 cities in Nepal
Kathmandu
2 km radius
Pokhara
2 km radius
Bharatpur
2 km around Bharatpur
Tree cover
52%
None
trees needed
Healthy tree cover
Birgañj
2 km radius
Biratnagar
2 km around Janpath Tole
Tree cover
58%
None
trees needed
Healthy tree cover
Nepal as a whole
41.6% of Nepal was forested as of 2023, against a 30% benchmark. That already clears the benchmark — the city reports above show where cover is still thin locally. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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