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Eldoret Air quality today
Air quality in Eldoret currently reads AQI 49 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 49
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 9.9
- tree cover
- 19.2%
- trees in this area
- 60.3K
- more trees needed
- 33.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Eldoret, Kenya (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 7, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Eldoret · AQI 49 (Good)
Eldoret's tree count comes to 60,319 trees across 12.57 km², 11 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 33,929 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Eldoret today: AQI 49, 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
9.9
PM10
10.0
NO₂
5.9
O₃
57.0
SO₂
1.6
CO
272.0
- 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 Eldoret's daily AQI at 50 on average, from 43 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 82 on Nov 6.
Where Eldoret stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Eldoret: Below target
19.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
60,319
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
33,929
CO₂ if planted / yr
746.4 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Eldoret lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Eldoret has lost about 518 hectares of forest (about 730 football pitches): 45% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (81%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 518 haabout 730 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 45%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 418 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2002, when about 185 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 27 ha | 12 ha | 39 ha |
| 2002 | 141 ha | 44 ha | 185 ha |
| 2003 | 47 ha | 10 ha | 57 ha |
| 2004 | 13 ha | 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2005 | 24 ha | 2 ha | 26 ha |
| 2006 | 24 ha | 2 ha | 26 ha |
| 2007 | 26 ha | 1 ha | 28 ha |
| 2008 | 5 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2009 | 25 ha | 2 ha | 28 ha |
| 2010 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2011 | 20 ha | 2 ha | 22 ha |
| 2012 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2013 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2014 | 6 ha | 2 ha | 7 ha |
| 2015 | 9 ha | 7 ha | 17 ha |
| 2016 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2017 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2018 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2019 | 6 ha | 2 ha | 8 ha |
| 2020 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2021 | 5 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2022 | 6 ha | 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2025 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Eldoret?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good50% · 261 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good30% · 157 ha
- Loggingcan grow back19% · 96 ha
Also: unknown causes.
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
- 2,100 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,680 ha
- Overall change
- −417 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Eldoret shrank from about 2,100 hectares to 1,680 hectares, a net loss of about 417 hectares (−20%). New forest grew on about 390 hectares, but 807 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 Eldoret right now?
The latest reading for Eldoret shows an AQI of 49 (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 Eldoret today?
At AQI 49 (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 Eldoret been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Eldoret's daily AQI at 50 on average, from 43 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 82 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Eldoret lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Eldoret has lost about 518 hectares of forest (about 730 football pitches): 45% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (81%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Eldoret shrank from about 2,100 hectares to 1,680 hectares, a net loss of about 417 hectares (−20%). New forest grew on about 390 hectares, but 807 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Eldoret?
Eldoret has an estimated 60,319 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 19.2% tree cover, 11 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Eldoret need?
Eldoret needs roughly 33,929 more trees to close a 11-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 746.4 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Eldoret'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 Eldoret; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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