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Gunjur Air quality today
Air quality in Gunjur currently reads AQI 71 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 71
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 20.0
- tree cover
- 40.5%
- trees in this area
- 127K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Sandally, The Gambia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 31, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Gunjur · AQI 71 (Moderate)
Gunjur's tree count comes to 127,235 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 Gunjur today: AQI 71, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 15:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · TAF City, The Gambia, 3.8 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
20.0
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · IQAir, Permian Health The Lung Institute
- 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 Gunjur's daily AQI at 76 on average, from 63 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 110 on Nov 8.
Where Gunjur stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Gunjur: Healthy tree cover
40.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
127,235
Target trees
127,235
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Gunjur lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Gunjur has lost about 176 hectares of forest (about 250 football pitches): 50% 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 March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 176 haabout 250 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 50%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 176 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2008, when about 39 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 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2003 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2007 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2008 | 39 ha | under 1 ha | 39 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2010 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2011 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2012 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2013 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2014 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2017 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2018 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2019 | 14 ha | under 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2020 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2021 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2022 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2023 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2024 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2025 | 14 ha | under 1 ha | 14 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Gunjur?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good82% · 144 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good18% · 31 ha
Also: mining and energy.
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
- 12,600 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 10,300 ha
- Overall change
- −2,350 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Gunjur shrank from about 12,600 hectares to 10,300 hectares, a net loss of about 2,350 hectares (−19%). New forest grew on about 534 hectares, but 2,880 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 Gunjur right now?
The latest reading for Gunjur shows an AQI of 71 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 15:00 local time by the TAF City, The Gambia ground monitoring station, 3.8 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Gunjur today?
At AQI 71 (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 Gunjur been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Gunjur's daily AQI at 76 on average, from 63 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 110 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 Gunjur lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Gunjur has lost about 176 hectares of forest (about 250 football pitches): 50% 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 Gunjur shrank from about 12,600 hectares to 10,300 hectares, a net loss of about 2,350 hectares (−19%). New forest grew on about 534 hectares, but 2,880 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Gunjur?
Gunjur has an estimated 127,235 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 40.5% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Gunjur need?
Gunjur has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Gunjur's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Sandally, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Sandally; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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