Khartoum
2 km around Nuzha
Air quality now
AQI 124
1.1%
tree cover
107K more trees would reach 35% tree cover
Africa · air quality report · 21 cities
Sudan air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 21 cities Airleaf measures in Sudan average AQI 90 (moderate). The worst air is in Atbara, at AQI 163, and the cleanest in Gereida, at AQI 45.
29% of the 21 measured cities are over AQI 100 today, where the air stops being fine for sensitive groups, and 5% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 90
Moderate
US EPA index, across 21 cities
- cities measured
- 21
- worst air: Atbara
- 163
- cleanest air: Gereida
- 45
- average tree cover
- 6.4%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Sudan · average AQI 90
Air quality right now in the 8 largest cities in Sudan
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Nyala
2 km around Nyala
Air quality now
AQI 80
7.4%
tree cover
71.0K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Port Sudan
2 km around Port Sudan
Air quality now
AQI 53
0.6%
tree cover
83.9K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Kassala
2 km around Kassala
Air quality now
AQI 59
13.8%
tree cover
50.9K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
El Obeid
2 km around El Obeid
Air quality now
AQI 106
3.9%
tree cover
97.7K more trees would reach 35% tree cover
Omdurman
2 km around Al Arda
Air quality now
AQI 124
0.6%
tree cover
108K more trees would reach 35% tree cover
Al Qadarif
2 km around Al Qadarif
Air quality now
AQI 70
3.9%
tree cover
82.0K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Kosti
2 km around Kosti
Air quality now
AQI 80
6.8%
tree cover
66.4K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Sudan today?
29% of the 21 measured cities are over AQI 100 today, where the air stops being fine for sensitive groups, and 5% have Good air. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
21 measured cities
- Good1 (5%)
- Moderate14 (67%)
- Unhealthy for sensitive groups4 (19%)
- Unhealthy2 (10%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
In aggregate
Sudan 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 21 of 21 cities measured so far in Sudan.
- Average air quality
- AQI 90Mean of the latest reading per city
- Average tree cover
- 6.4%21 of 21 below their target
- Trees counted
- 415KAcross every measured area
- More trees needed
- 1.7MTo bring each area to its target
Worst air quality right now
Cleanest air right now
Greenest cities in Sudan
Least tree cover in Sudan
Excludes barren and desert sites
Against everywhere else
How does Sudan compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Sudan average cleaner air than 8% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 14%.
Cleaner air than…
- Sudan
- Beats 8%
More tree cover than…
- Sudan
- Beats 14%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Sudan lost?
Since 2001, Sudan has lost about 1,260 hectares of forest (about 1,800 football pitches): 1.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (88%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,260 haabout 1,800 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,110 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25 ha | 7 ha | 32 ha |
| 2002 | 54 ha | 20 ha | 74 ha |
| 2003 | 15 ha | 3 ha | 18 ha |
| 2004 | 9 ha | 5 ha | 14 ha |
| 2005 | 94 ha | 11 ha | 105 ha |
| 2006 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2007 | 167 ha | 26 ha | 193 ha |
| 2008 | 50 ha | 9 ha | 59 ha |
| 2009 | 71 ha | 11 ha | 82 ha |
| 2010 | 43 ha | 6 ha | 48 ha |
| 2011 | 188 ha | 19 ha | 207 ha |
| 2012 | 8 ha | 5 ha | 13 ha |
| 2013 | 4 ha | 5 ha | 9 ha |
| 2014 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2015 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2016 | 27 ha | under 1 ha | 27 ha |
| 2017 | 76 ha | under 1 ha | 77 ha |
| 2018 | 16 ha | under 1 ha | 16 ha |
| 2019 | 54 ha | 3 ha | 57 ha |
| 2020 | 64 ha | 3 ha | 67 ha |
| 2021 | 39 ha | 2 ha | 42 ha |
| 2022 | 38 ha | 1 ha | 40 ha |
| 2023 | 21 ha | 1 ha | 22 ha |
| 2024 | 27 ha | 1 ha | 28 ha |
| 2025 | 9 ha | 6 ha | 16 ha |
The worst year was 2011, when about 207 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Sudan?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good88% · 1,110 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back2.9% · 36 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown8.7% · 109 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, wildfires, towns and roads.
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
Sudan as a whole
11.9% of Sudan was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. Closing that gap nationally would take roughly 33.9B trees across 33.9M hectares. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Air quality in Sudan: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Sudan today?
Right now the 21 cities Airleaf measures in Sudan average AQI 90 (moderate). The worst air is in Atbara, at AQI 163, and the cleanest in Gereida, at AQI 45. 29% of the 21 measured cities are over AQI 100 today, where the air stops being fine for sensitive groups, and 5% have Good air.
Which city in Sudan has the worst air right now?
Atbara, at AQI 163 (Unhealthy) on the US EPA index. Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Which city in Sudan has the cleanest air right now?
Gereida, at AQI 45 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Sudan has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Sudan safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 1 city is Good, 14 cities are Moderate, 4 cities are Unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 cities are Unhealthy. At the national average of AQI 90: Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
How much forest has Sudan lost since 2001?
About 1,260 ha from 2001 to 2025, 2% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 1,110 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which city in Sudan has the most trees?
Ad-Damazin, with 18.8% tree cover within 2 km of its center, measured from Sentinel-2 satellite images.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Sudan?
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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