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Dodoma Air quality today
Air quality in Dodoma currently reads AQI 42 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 42
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 6.8
- tree cover
- 6.4%
- trees in this area
- 20.1K
- more trees needed
- 74.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Dodoma, Tanzania (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 19, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Dodoma · AQI 42 (Good)
Dodoma's tree count comes to 20,106 trees across 12.57 km², 24 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 74,142 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Dodoma today: AQI 42, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 19:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
6.8
PM10
8.8
NO₂
1.0
O₃
76.0
SO₂
0.6
CO
136.0
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Dodoma's daily AQI at 27 on average, from 14 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 8.
Where Dodoma stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Dodoma: Critically low
6.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
20,106
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
74,142
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,631 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Dodoma lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Dodoma has lost about 54 hectares of forest (about 75 football pitches): 47% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (100%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 54 haabout 75 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 47%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 54 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2015, when about 15 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2014 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2015 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2016 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 11 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 |
What is causing deforestation around Dodoma?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good99% · 53 ha
Also: towns and roads.
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
- 190 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 95 ha
- Overall change
- −95 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Dodoma shrank from about 190 hectares to 95 hectares, a net loss of about 95 hectares (−50%). New forest grew on about 18 hectares, but 112 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 Dodoma right now?
The latest reading for Dodoma shows an AQI of 42 (Good), observed Nov 10, 19:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Dodoma today?
At AQI 42 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Dodoma been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Dodoma's daily AQI at 27 on average, from 14 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Dodoma lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Dodoma has lost about 54 hectares of forest (about 75 football pitches): 47% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (100%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Dodoma shrank from about 190 hectares to 95 hectares, a net loss of about 95 hectares (−50%). New forest grew on about 18 hectares, but 112 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Dodoma?
Dodoma has an estimated 20,106 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 6.4% tree cover, 24 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Dodoma need?
Dodoma needs roughly 74,142 more trees to close a 24-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,631 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Dodoma'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 Dodoma; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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