Muscat
2 km around Al Ghubrah South
Air quality now
AQI 89
2.9%
tree cover
85.1K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Asia · air quality report · 8 cities
Oman air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 8 cities Airleaf measures in Oman average AQI 76 (moderate). The worst air is in As Suwayq, at AQI 97, and the cleanest in Şaḩam, at AQI 61.
None of the 8 measured cities is over AQI 100 today.
Average right now
AQI 76
Moderate
US EPA index, across 8 cities
- cities measured
- 8
- worst air: As Suwayq
- 97
- cleanest air: Şaḩam
- 61
- average tree cover
- 10.9%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Oman · average AQI 76
Air quality right now in all 8 cities in Oman
Moderate
‘Ibrī
2 km around Ibri
Air quality now
AQI 75
6.5%
tree cover
73.8K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Şalālah
2 km around Salalah Al Wusta
Air quality now
AQI 63
13.6%
tree cover
51.5K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Şaḩam
2 km around Saham
Air quality now
AQI 61
12.0%
tree cover
31.9K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Rustaq
2 km around Rustaq
Air quality now
AQI 70
16.4%
tree cover
42.7K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Seeb
2 km around Seeb
Air quality now
AQI 87
12.0%
tree cover
49.1K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Sohar
2 km around Sohar
Air quality now
AQI 69
17.6%
tree cover
39.0K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
As Suwayq
2 km around Al Suwayq
Air quality now
AQI 97
6.2%
tree cover
42.8K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Oman today?
None of the 8 measured cities is over AQI 100 today. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
8 measured cities
- Moderate8 (100%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
In aggregate
Oman 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 8 of 8 cities measured so far in Oman.
- Average air quality
- AQI 76Mean of the latest reading per city
- Average tree cover
- 10.9%8 of 8 below their target
- Trees counted
- 244KAcross every measured area
- More trees needed
- 416KTo bring each area to its target
Worst air quality right now
Cleanest air right now
Greenest cities in Oman
Least tree cover in Oman
Excludes barren and desert sites
Against everywhere else
How does Oman compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Oman average cleaner air than 21% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 20%.
Cleaner air than…
- Oman
- Beats 21%
More tree cover than…
- Oman
- Beats 20%
See the most polluted and cleanest air rankings for every country.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Oman lost?
There was almost no forest in Oman in 2000, so there has been almost nothing to lose since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.
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
Oman as a whole
0.005% of Oman was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. Closing that gap nationally would take roughly 9.3B trees across 9.3M hectares. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Oman: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Oman today?
Right now the 8 cities Airleaf measures in Oman average AQI 76 (moderate). The worst air is in As Suwayq, at AQI 97, and the cleanest in Şaḩam, at AQI 61. None of the 8 measured cities is over AQI 100 today.
Which city in Oman has the worst air right now?
As Suwayq, at AQI 97 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Oman has the cleanest air right now?
Şaḩam, at AQI 61 (Moderate). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Oman has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Oman safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 8 cities are Moderate. At the national average of AQI 76: Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Oman has the most trees?
Sohar, with 17.6% tree cover within 2 km of its center, measured from Sentinel-2 satellite images.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Oman?
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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