City report · Fes-Meknes, Morocco
Fes Air quality today
Air quality in Fes currently reads AQI 64 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 64
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 14.7
- tree cover
- 8.9%
- trees in this area
- 28.0K
- more trees needed
- 66.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Ville Nouvelle, Fès, Morocco (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 19, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Fes · AQI 64 (Moderate)
Fes's tree count comes to 27,960 trees across 12.57 km², 21 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 66,288 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Fes today: AQI 64, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 05:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 245 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 3 station cities within 245 km, e.g. Nador and Gibraltar
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
14.7
PM10
11.6
NO₂
6.7
O₃
24.0
SO₂
6.2
CO
141.0
- 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 Fes's daily AQI at 47 on average, from 39 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 63 on Nov 7.
Where Fes stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Fes: Critically low
8.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
27,960
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
66,288
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,458 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Fes lost?
There was very little forest around Fes in 2000, about 47 hectares, and about 2 hectares of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | 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 Fes?
- Towns and roadscleared for good29% · under 1 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back24% · under 1 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good4.8% · under 1 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
- 201 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 246 ha
- Overall change
- +45 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fes grew from about 201 hectares to 246 hectares, a net gain of about 45 hectares (+22%). New forest grew on about 46 hectares, while 2 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Fes
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Sidi Slimane89.0 km
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- Tree cover
- 8%
- Air quality
- 56
- Taza93.3 km
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- Tree cover
- 10%
- Air quality
- 60
- Khemisset101.1 km
Morocco
- Tree cover
- 6%
- Air quality
- 27
- Ksar El Kebir135.7 km
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- Tree cover
- 8%
- Air quality
- 46
- Khenifra136.7 km
Morocco
- Tree cover
- 2%
- Air quality
- 28
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Fes right now?
The latest reading for Fes shows an AQI of 64 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 05:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 245 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 Fes today?
At AQI 64 (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 Fes been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Fes's daily AQI at 47 on average, from 39 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 63 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Fes lost since 2001?
There was very little forest around Fes in 2000, about 47 hectares, and about 2 hectares of it has been lost 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 Fes grew from about 201 hectares to 246 hectares, a net gain of about 45 hectares (+22%). New forest grew on about 46 hectares, while 2 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Fes?
Fes has an estimated 27,960 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 8.9% tree cover, 21 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Fes need?
Fes needs roughly 66,288 more trees to close a 21-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,458 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Fes'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 Ville Nouvelle; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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