City report · Punjab, India
Patiāla Air quality today
Air quality in Patiāla currently reads AQI 154 (Unhealthy): Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Air quality right now
AQI 154
Unhealthy
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 59.5
- tree cover
- 27.3%
- trees in this area
- 85.6K
- more trees needed
- 39.8K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Baradari, Patiala, Punjab 147001, India (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 10, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Patiāla · AQI 154 (Unhealthy)
Patiāla's tree count comes to 85,594 trees across 12.54 km² of land, 13 points below the 40% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 39,818 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Patiāla today: AQI 154, Unhealthy
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 19:45 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Model Town, Patiala - PPCB, 2.9 km away
Health signal
Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
PM2.5
59.5
PM10
161.4
NO₂
15.9
O₃
29.1
SO₂
120.8
CO
3.6
Data: OpenAQ · CPCB, Central Pollution Control Board, Government of India (GODL-India)
- 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 Patiāla's daily AQI at 173 on average, from 156 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 231 on Nov 10.
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 Patiāla: Below target
27.3% tree cover against a 40% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.54 km² of land.
Trees in this area
85,594
Target trees
125,412
More trees needed
39,818
CO₂ if planted / yr
876.0 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Patiāla lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Patiāla has lost about 15 hectares of forest (about 20 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was storms, floods and other natural causes (48%), after which forest can grow back. About 2 hectares (14%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 15 haabout 20 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2006, when about 5 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 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 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 | 1 ha | 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 | 1 ha | 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 | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 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 Patiāla?
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back48% · 7 ha
- Loggingcan grow back11% · 2 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good6.9% · 1 ha
Also: towns and roads, 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
- 405 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 405 ha
- Overall change
- +under 1 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Patiāla stayed about the same size, at about 405 hectares: new forest grew on about 57 hectares, and about 57 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 Patiāla right now?
The latest reading for Patiāla shows an AQI of 154 (Unhealthy), measured Nov 11, 19:45 local time by the Model Town, Patiala - PPCB ground monitoring station, 2.9 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Patiāla today?
At AQI 154 (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 Patiāla been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Patiāla's daily AQI at 173 on average, from 156 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 231 on Nov 10. On 7 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Patiāla'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 Patiāla lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Patiāla has lost about 15 hectares of forest (about 20 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was storms, floods and other natural causes (48%), after which forest can grow back. About 2 hectares (14%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Patiāla stayed about the same size, at about 405 hectares: new forest grew on about 57 hectares, and about 57 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Patiāla?
Patiāla has an estimated 85,594 trees across the 12.54 km² of land measured — 27.3% tree cover, 13 percentage points short of the 40% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Patiāla need?
Patiāla needs roughly 39,818 more trees to close a 13-point shortfall against its 40% tree-cover target — about 876.0 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Patiāla's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Baradari, 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 Baradari; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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