City report · Uttar Pradesh, India
Gorakhpur Air quality today
Air quality in Gorakhpur currently reads AQI 170 (Unhealthy): Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Air quality right now
AQI 170
Unhealthy
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 93.5
- tree cover
- 18.6%
- trees in this area
- 58.4K
- more trees needed
- 67.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Jatepur North, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh 273015, India (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Gorakhpur · AQI 170 (Unhealthy)
Gorakhpur's tree count comes to 58,434 trees across 12.57 km², 21 points below the 40% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 67,230 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Gorakhpur today: AQI 170, Unhealthy
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 06:30 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 10 ground-station cities within 185 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 10 station cities within 185 km, e.g. Butwal and Buxar
Health signal
Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
PM2.5
93.5
PM10
106.2
NO₂
37.6
O₃
35.0
SO₂
19.1
CO
1049.0
- Outdoor exercise
- Everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it
- Windows
- Keep them closed
- Mask
- Wear an N95 outdoors
- Air purifier
- Run one
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Gorakhpur's daily AQI at 178 on average, from 139 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 248 on Nov 7.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from India's AQI (CPCB) · The full guide
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Gorakhpur: Critically low
18.6% tree cover against a 40% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
58,434
Target trees
125,664
More trees needed
67,230
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,479 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Gorakhpur lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Gorakhpur has lost about 4 hectares of forest (about 5 football pitches): 1.5% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was storms, floods and other natural causes (39%), after which forest can grow back. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 4 haabout 5 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- under 1 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2011, when about 1 hectare 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 | 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 | 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 Gorakhpur?
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back39% · 2 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good16% · under 1 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good7.9% · 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
- 1,250 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,330 ha
- Overall change
- +77 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Gorakhpur grew from about 1,250 hectares to 1,330 hectares, a net gain of about 77 hectares (+6.2%). New forest grew on about 105 hectares, while 28 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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Frequently asked
Questions about Gorakhpur
What is the air quality (AQI) in Gorakhpur right now?
The latest reading for Gorakhpur shows an AQI of 170 (Unhealthy), observed Nov 11, 06:30 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 10 ground-station cities within 185 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Gorakhpur today?
At AQI 170 (Unhealthy): everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it. Windows: keep them closed. Masks: wear an N95 outdoors. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Gorakhpur been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Gorakhpur's daily AQI at 178 on average, from 139 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 248 on Nov 7. On 7 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Gorakhpur's AQI the same as India's AQI (CPCB)?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. India's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) publishes the National Air Quality Index on its own scale: 0–50 good, 51–100 satisfactory, 101–200 moderate, 201–300 poor, 301–400 very poor and 401–500 severe. The two scales don't line up. At moderate fine-particle levels the US scale reads higher: 55 µg/m³ of PM2.5 is 149 on the US AQI but about 92, "satisfactory", on India's. In heavy smog India's reads higher: 100 µg/m³ is 182 on the US AQI and about 232, "poor", on India's. CPCB also averages particles over 24 hours, so its figure moves more slowly than an hourly reading.
How much forest has the area around Gorakhpur lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Gorakhpur has lost about 4 hectares of forest (about 5 football pitches): 1.5% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was storms, floods and other natural causes (39%), after which forest can grow back. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Gorakhpur grew from about 1,250 hectares to 1,330 hectares, a net gain of about 77 hectares (+6.2%). New forest grew on about 105 hectares, while 28 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Gorakhpur?
Gorakhpur has an estimated 58,434 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 18.6% tree cover, 21 percentage points short of the 40% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Gorakhpur need?
Gorakhpur needs roughly 67,230 more trees to close a 21-point shortfall against its 40% tree-cover target — about 1,479 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Gorakhpur'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 Jatepur North; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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