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Datia Air quality today

Air quality in Datia currently reads AQI 240 (Very unhealthy): Health alert — everyone should avoid long outdoor exertion.

AQI 240

Air quality right now

Very unhealthy

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
167.3
tree cover
32.7%
trees in this area
100K
more trees needed
37.6K

Measured across a 2 km radius around Datia, Madhya Pradesh 475661, India (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 27, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Datia · AQI 240 (Very unhealthy)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Oct 27, 2026

Datia's tree count comes to 100,059 trees across 12.24 km² of land, 12 points below the 45% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 37,637 more trees would close the gap.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Datia today: AQI 240, Very unhealthy

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 22:30 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 165 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Estimate · model corrected with 3 station cities within 165 km, e.g. Morena and Dholpur

Health signal

Health alert — everyone should avoid long outdoor exertion.

PM2.5

167.3

PM10

88.5

NO₂

19.4

O₃

71.0

SO₂

8.4

CO

360.0

Outdoor exercise
Everyone should avoid long or hard exercise outdoors; sensitive groups, all outdoor exertion
Windows
Keep them closed
Mask
Wear an N95 if you go out
Air purifier
Run one on high

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Datia's daily AQI at 136 on average, from 87 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 174 on Nov 10.

Last 7 daysavg 136 · peak 174
Nov 4: AQI 100 (peak 120)Nov 5: AQI 87 (peak 118)Nov 6: AQI 119 (peak 162)Nov 7: AQI 155 (peak 167)Nov 8: AQI 163 (peak 171)Nov 9: AQI 164 (peak 168)Nov 10: AQI 166 (peak 174)
Nov 4Nov 10

This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from India's AQI (CPCB) · The full guide

Where Datia stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest

Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Datia: Below target

32.7% tree cover against a 45% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.24 km² of land.

12 points below target

Trees in this area

100,059

Target trees

137,696

More trees needed

37,637

CO₂ if planted / yr

828.0 t

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Datia lost?

There was almost no forest around Datia 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.

Satellite image of the area around Datia, April 2017

2017: satellite photo from April 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.

Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020

Forest in 2000
154 ha
Forest in 2020
202 ha
Overall change
+48 hamore forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Datia grew from about 154 hectares to 202 hectares, a net gain of about 48 hectares (+31%). New forest grew on about 49 hectares, while under 1 hectare was lost.

These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.

These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.

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. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured

In the same region

Measured cities near Datia

Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.

  • Jhānsi

    India

    26.7 km
    Tree cover
    27%
    Air quality
    281
  • Gwalior

    India

    68.2 km
    Tree cover
    26%
    Air quality
    278
  • 84.6 km
    Tree cover
    22%
    Air quality
    213
  • Morena

    India

    102.8 km
    Tree cover
    9%
    Air quality
    386
  • Bhind

    India

    104.6 km
    Tree cover
    18%
    Air quality
    319
  • Orai

    India

    105.6 km
    Tree cover
    16%
    Air quality
    306

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What is the air quality (AQI) in Datia right now?

The latest reading for Datia shows an AQI of 240 (Very unhealthy), observed Nov 10, 22:30 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 165 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Health alert — everyone should avoid long outdoor exertion.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Datia today?

At AQI 240 (Very unhealthy): everyone should avoid long or hard exercise outdoors; sensitive groups, all outdoor exertion. Windows: keep them closed. Masks: wear an N95 if you go out. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.

What has the air quality in Datia been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Datia's daily AQI at 136 on average, from 87 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 174 on Nov 10. On 5 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.

Is Datia's AQI the same as India's AQI (CPCB)?

No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. India's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) publishes the National Air Quality Index on its own scale: 0–50 good, 51–100 satisfactory, 101–200 moderate, 201–300 poor, 301–400 very poor and 401–500 severe. The two scales don't line up. At moderate fine-particle levels the US scale reads higher: 55 µg/m³ of PM2.5 is 149 on the US AQI but about 92, "satisfactory", on India's. In heavy smog India's reads higher: 100 µg/m³ is 182 on the US AQI and about 232, "poor", on India's. CPCB also averages particles over 24 hours, so its figure moves more slowly than an hourly reading.

How much forest has the area around Datia lost since 2001?

There was almost no forest around Datia 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. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Datia grew from about 154 hectares to 202 hectares, a net gain of about 48 hectares (+31%). New forest grew on about 49 hectares, while under 1 hectare was lost.

What is the tree count in Datia?

Datia has an estimated 100,059 trees across the 12.24 km² of land measured — 32.7% tree cover, 12 percentage points short of the 45% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Datia need?

Datia needs roughly 37,637 more trees to close a 12-point shortfall against its 45% tree-cover target — about 828.0 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.

How are Datia's air quality and tree cover measured?

Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Datia; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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