City report · Dakahlia, Egypt

Dikirnis Air quality today

Air quality in Dikirnis currently reads AQI 69 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

AQI 69

Air quality right now

Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5

PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³): 15.8
tree cover: 21.3%
trees in this area: 66.9K
more trees needed: 27.3K

Measured across a 2 km radius around Dikirnis, Madinet Dikirnis, Dekernes, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 16, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Dikirnis · AQI 69 (Moderate)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 16, 2026

Dikirnis's tree count comes to 66,916 trees across 12.57 km², 9 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 27,332 more trees would close the gap.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Dikirnis today: AQI 69, Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 11:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 105 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 105 km, e.g. 10th of Ramadan City 1 and Obour

Health signal

Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

PM2.5

15.8

PM10

7.6

NO₂

2.7

O₃

85.0

SO₂

2.8

133.0

Outdoor exercise: Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
Windows: Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
Mask: Not needed for most people
Air purifier: Worth running if you are sensitive

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Dikirnis's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 28 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 85 on Nov 5.

Last 7 daysavg 43 · peak 85

Nov 5Nov 11

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

Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Dikirnis: Below target

21.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².

9 points below target

Trees in this area

66,916

Target trees

94,248

More trees needed

27,332

CO₂ if planted / yr

601.3 t

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Dikirnis lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Dikirnis has lost about 19 hectares of forest (about 26 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (23%). About 6 hectares (31%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.

Satellite image of the area around Dikirnis, June 2017

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

Forest lost since 2001: 19 haabout 26 football pitches
Share of its forest: under 1%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good: 6 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

The worst year was 2010, when about 3 hectares of forest were lost.

Hectares of forest lost each year

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Forest lost each year around Dikirnis, 2001–2025
Year	Cleared for good	Can grow back	Total
2001	under 1 ha	under 1 ha	under 1 ha
2002	under 1 ha	under 1 ha	under 1 ha
2003	under 1 ha	under 1 ha	under 1 ha
2004	under 1 ha	2 ha	3 ha
2005	under 1 ha	under 1 ha	under 1 ha
2006	under 1 ha	1 ha	1 ha
2007	under 1 ha	under 1 ha	under 1 ha
2008	under 1 ha	under 1 ha	under 1 ha
2009	under 1 ha	under 1 ha	under 1 ha
2010	under 1 ha	2 ha	3 ha
2011	under 1 ha	under 1 ha	1 ha
2012	under 1 ha	2 ha	2 ha
2013	under 1 ha	2 ha	2 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	2 ha	under 1 ha	2 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

What is causing deforestation around Dikirnis?

Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good23% · 4 ha
Towns and roadscleared for good7.4% · 1 ha
Unknown causescause unknown71% · 13 ha

Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.

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. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured

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Questions about Dikirnis

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

The latest reading for Dikirnis shows an AQI of 69 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 11:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 105 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Dikirnis today?

At AQI 69 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.

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

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Dikirnis's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 28 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 85 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.

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

What is the tree count in Dikirnis?

Dikirnis has an estimated 66,916 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 21.3% tree cover, 9 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Dikirnis need?

Dikirnis needs roughly 27,332 more trees to close a 9-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 601.3 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.

How are Dikirnis'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 Dikirnis; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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