City report · South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia
Dīla Air quality today
Air quality in Dīla currently reads AQI 78 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 78
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 14.7
- tree cover
- 62.3%
- trees in this area
- 196K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Dila, Ethiopia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 21, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Dīla · AQI 78 (Moderate)
Dīla's tree count comes to 195,721 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Dīla today: AQI 78, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 02:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
14.7
PM10
14.8
NO₂
7.9
O₃
11.0
SO₂
1.4
CO
581.0
- 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 Dīla's daily AQI at 81 on average, from 70 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 154 on Nov 9.
Where Dīla stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Dīla: Healthy tree cover
62.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
195,721
Target trees
195,721
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Dīla lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Dīla has lost about 224 hectares of forest (about 310 football pitches): 1.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (90%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 224 haabout 310 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 202 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2020, when about 28 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2004 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2007 | 22 ha | 2 ha | 24 ha |
| 2008 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2009 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2012 | 6 ha | 2 ha | 8 ha |
| 2013 | 5 ha | 3 ha | 8 ha |
| 2014 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2015 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2016 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2017 | 18 ha | 1 ha | 20 ha |
| 2018 | 18 ha | under 1 ha | 19 ha |
| 2019 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2020 | 27 ha | 2 ha | 28 ha |
| 2021 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2023 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2024 | 18 ha | under 1 ha | 19 ha |
| 2025 | 13 ha | 3 ha | 15 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Dīla?
- Towns and roadscleared for good60% · 135 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good30% · 66 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown9.9% · 22 ha
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 22,600 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 22,400 ha
- Overall change
- −190 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Dīla stayed about the same size, at about 22,400 hectares: new forest grew on about 74 hectares, and about 264 hectares were 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
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Dīla right now?
The latest reading for Dīla shows an AQI of 78 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 02:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, 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 Dīla today?
At AQI 78 (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 Dīla been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Dīla's daily AQI at 81 on average, from 70 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 154 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Dīla lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Dīla has lost about 224 hectares of forest (about 310 football pitches): 1.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (90%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Dīla stayed about the same size, at about 22,400 hectares: new forest grew on about 74 hectares, and about 264 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Dīla?
Dīla has an estimated 195,721 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 62.3% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Dīla need?
Dīla has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Dīla'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 Dila; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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