Dushanbe
2 km around Dushanbe
Air quality now
AQI 33
5.4%
tree cover
77.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Asia · air quality report · 7 cities
Tajikistan air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 7 cities Airleaf measures in Tajikistan average AQI 31 (good). The worst air is in Istaravshan, at AQI 42, and the cleanest in Konibodom, at AQI 19.
None of the 7 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 31
Good
US EPA index, across 7 cities
- cities measured
- 7
- worst air: Istaravshan
- 42
- cleanest air: Konibodom
- 19
- average tree cover
- 9.6%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Tajikistan · average AQI 31
Air quality right now in all 7 cities in Tajikistan
Good
Isfara
2 km around Isfara
Air quality now
AQI 26
18.7%
tree cover
35.5K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Istaravshan
2 km around Istaravshan
Air quality now
AQI 42
5.1%
tree cover
78.2K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Kŭlob
2 km around Kulob
Air quality now
AQI 29
14.5%
tree cover
48.7K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Khujand
2 km around Chorshanbe
Air quality now
AQI 28
7.5%
tree cover
67.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Konibodom
2 km around Konibodom
Air quality now
AQI 19
10.2%
tree cover
62.2K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Bokhtar
2 km around Bokhtar
Air quality now
AQI 37
6.1%
tree cover
75.1K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Tajikistan today?
None of the 7 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
7 measured cities
- Good7 (100%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
Against everywhere else
How does Tajikistan compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Tajikistan average cleaner air than 86% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 18%.
Cleaner air than…
- Tajikistan
- Beats 86%
More tree cover than…
- Tajikistan
- Beats 18%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Tajikistan lost?
Since 2001, Tajikistan has lost about 334 hectares of forest (about 470 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (21%). About 80 hectares (24%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 334 haabout 470 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 80 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 | 15 ha | 48 ha | 64 ha |
| 2002 | 11 ha | 26 ha | 37 ha |
| 2003 | 6 ha | 25 ha | 31 ha |
| 2004 | 5 ha | 16 ha | 21 ha |
| 2005 | 8 ha | 20 ha | 28 ha |
| 2006 | 7 ha | 12 ha | 19 ha |
| 2007 | 4 ha | 10 ha | 13 ha |
| 2008 | 8 ha | 24 ha | 32 ha |
| 2009 | 8 ha | 25 ha | 33 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 9 ha | 11 ha |
| 2011 | 4 ha | 11 ha | 16 ha |
| 2012 | 3 ha | 24 ha | 26 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 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 | under 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
The worst year was 2001, when about 64 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Tajikistan?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good21% · 69 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back21% · 69 ha
- Loggingcan grow back8.4% · 28 ha
Also: towns and roads, wildfires, mining and energy, 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
Tajikistan as a whole
3.1% of Tajikistan was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. Closing that gap nationally would take roughly 3.7B trees across 3.7M hectares. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Tajikistan: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Tajikistan today?
Right now the 7 cities Airleaf measures in Tajikistan average AQI 31 (good). The worst air is in Istaravshan, at AQI 42, and the cleanest in Konibodom, at AQI 19. None of the 7 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air.
Which city in Tajikistan has the worst air right now?
Istaravshan, at AQI 42 (Good) on the US EPA index. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Which city in Tajikistan has the cleanest air right now?
Konibodom, at AQI 19 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Tajikistan has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Tajikistan safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 7 cities are Good. At the national average of AQI 31: Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How much forest has Tajikistan lost since 2001?
About 334 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. 80 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Tajikistan?
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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