City report · Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Inkisi Air quality today
Air quality in Inkisi currently reads AQI 56 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 56
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 9.6
- tree cover
- 15.6%
- trees in this area
- 48.8K
- more trees needed
- 45.0K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Kintanu, Inkisi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 23, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Inkisi · AQI 56 (Moderate)
Inkisi's tree count comes to 48,764 trees across 12.51 km² of land, 14 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 45,013 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Inkisi today: AQI 56, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 11:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 105 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 3 station cities within 105 km, e.g. Kinshasa and Kinshasa
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
9.6
PM10
2.6
NO₂
0.4
O₃
63.0
SO₂
0.4
CO
142.0
- 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 Inkisi's daily AQI at 36 on average, from 27 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 63 on Nov 8.
Where Inkisi stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Inkisi: Critically low
15.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.51 km² of land.
Trees in this area
48,764
Target trees
93,777
More trees needed
45,013
CO₂ if planted / yr
990.3 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Inkisi lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Inkisi has lost about 3,500 hectares of forest (about 4,900 football pitches): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (59%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3,500 haabout 4,900 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 16%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,080 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is speeding up: about 138 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 79 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2003, when about 376 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 74 ha | 16 ha | 90 ha |
| 2002 | 49 ha | 18 ha | 68 ha |
| 2003 | 329 ha | 47 ha | 376 ha |
| 2004 | 259 ha | 95 ha | 354 ha |
| 2005 | 156 ha | 18 ha | 174 ha |
| 2006 | 62 ha | 11 ha | 73 ha |
| 2007 | 95 ha | 43 ha | 138 ha |
| 2008 | 219 ha | 39 ha | 258 ha |
| 2009 | 99 ha | 8 ha | 107 ha |
| 2010 | 212 ha | 89 ha | 301 ha |
| 2011 | 66 ha | 22 ha | 89 ha |
| 2012 | 53 ha | 11 ha | 64 ha |
| 2013 | 54 ha | 41 ha | 95 ha |
| 2014 | 25 ha | 62 ha | 87 ha |
| 2015 | 39 ha | 104 ha | 143 ha |
| 2016 | 23 ha | 79 ha | 102 ha |
| 2017 | 22 ha | 87 ha | 108 ha |
| 2018 | 13 ha | 56 ha | 69 ha |
| 2019 | 10 ha | 74 ha | 84 ha |
| 2020 | 5 ha | 27 ha | 32 ha |
| 2021 | 69 ha | 195 ha | 264 ha |
| 2022 | 26 ha | 46 ha | 72 ha |
| 2023 | 68 ha | 93 ha | 161 ha |
| 2024 | 15 ha | 43 ha | 58 ha |
| 2025 | 33 ha | 102 ha | 135 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Inkisi?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good57% · 2,010 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back41% · 1,430 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good2% · 71 ha
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
- 2,410 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,550 ha
- Overall change
- −860 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Inkisi shrank from about 2,410 hectares to 1,550 hectares, a net loss of about 860 hectares (−36%). New forest grew on about 151 hectares, but 1,010 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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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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- Kinshasa93.9 km
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- 1%
- Air quality
- 121
- Brazzaville99.5 km
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- 1%
- Air quality
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- Mbanza Kongo155.2 km
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- Tree cover
- 19%
- Air quality
- 106
- Matadi192.9 km
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- Air quality
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Questions about Inkisi
What is the air quality (AQI) in Inkisi right now?
The latest reading for Inkisi shows an AQI of 56 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 11:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 105 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 Inkisi today?
At AQI 56 (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 Inkisi been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Inkisi's daily AQI at 36 on average, from 27 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 63 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 Inkisi lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Inkisi has lost about 3,500 hectares of forest (about 4,900 football pitches): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (59%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is speeding up: about 138 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 79 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Inkisi shrank from about 2,410 hectares to 1,550 hectares, a net loss of about 860 hectares (−36%). New forest grew on about 151 hectares, but 1,010 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Inkisi?
Inkisi has an estimated 48,764 trees across the 12.51 km² of land measured — 15.6% tree cover, 14 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Inkisi need?
Inkisi needs roughly 45,013 more trees to close a 14-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 990.3 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Inkisi'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 Kintanu; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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