East Jerusalem
2 km around Jerusalem
Air quality now
AQI 53
6.9%
tree cover
72.6K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
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Palestinian Territory air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 5 cities Airleaf measures in Palestinian Territory average AQI 57 (moderate). The worst air is in Gaza, at AQI 55, and the cleanest in Hebron, at AQI 36.
At ground stations alone, which measure rather than estimate, the average is AQI 48 across 3 cities. None of the 5 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 20% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 57
Moderate
US EPA index, across 5 cities
- cities measured
- 5
- worst air: Gaza
- 55
- cleanest air: Hebron
- 36
- average tree cover
- 2.4%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Palestinian Territory · average AQI 57
Air quality right now in all 5 cities in Palestinian Territory
Moderate
Gaza
2 km around Gaza
Air quality now
AQI 55
0.6%
tree cover
92.4K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Hebron
2 km around Hebron
Air quality now
AQI 36
1.2%
tree cover
90.5K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Nablus
2 km around Nablus
Air quality now
AQI 52
3.1%
tree cover
84.5K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Rafaḩ
2 km around Rafah
Air quality now
AQI 89
0.2%
tree cover
93.6K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Palestinian Territory today?
None of the 5 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 20% have Good air. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
5 measured cities
- Good1 (20%)
- Moderate4 (80%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
Against everywhere else
How does Palestinian Territory compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Palestinian Territory average cleaner air than 41% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 4%.
Cleaner air than…
- Palestinian Territory
- Beats 41%
More tree cover than…
- Palestinian Territory
- Beats 4%
See the most polluted and cleanest air rankings for every country.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Palestinian Territory lost?
Since 2001, Palestinian Territory has lost about 31 hectares of forest (about 44 football pitches): 5.6% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (25%). About 13 hectares (43%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 31 haabout 44 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 13 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 | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 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 | 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 | 1 ha | 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 | 4 ha | 4 ha |
The worst year was 2025, when about 4 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Palestinian Territory?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good25% · 8 ha
- Loggingcan grow back20% · 6 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good18% · 6 ha
Also: wildfires, unknown causes.
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
Palestinian Territory as a whole
1.8% of Palestinian Territory was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. Closing that gap nationally would take roughly 169.7M trees across 170K hectares. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Palestinian Territory: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Palestinian Territory today?
Right now the 5 cities Airleaf measures in Palestinian Territory average AQI 57 (moderate). The worst air is in Gaza, at AQI 55, and the cleanest in Hebron, at AQI 36. At ground stations alone, which measure rather than estimate, the average is AQI 48 across 3 cities. None of the 5 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 20% have Good air.
Which city in Palestinian Territory has the worst air right now?
Gaza, at AQI 55 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Palestinian Territory has the cleanest air right now?
Hebron, at AQI 36 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Palestinian Territory has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Palestinian Territory safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 1 city is Good, 4 cities are Moderate. At the national average of AQI 57: Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
How much forest has Palestinian Territory lost since 2001?
About 31 ha from 2001 to 2025, 6% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 13 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Palestinian Territory?
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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