City report · Madhya Pradesh, India
Jabalpur Air quality today
Air quality in Jabalpur currently reads AQI 194 (Unhealthy): Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
AQI 194
Air quality right now
Unhealthy
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 117.0
- tree cover
- 38.4%
- trees in this area
- 121K
- more trees needed
- 5.0K
Measured across a 2 km radius around South Civil Lines, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 19, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Jabalpur · AQI 194 (Unhealthy)
Jabalpur's tree count comes to 120,637 trees across 12.57 km², 2 points below the 40% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 5,027 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Jabalpur today: AQI 194, Unhealthy
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 21:45 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Marhatal, Jabalpur - MPPCB, 1.8 km away · median of 4 stations
Health signal
Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
PM2.5
117.0
PM10
233.5
NO₂
52.2
O₃
21.9
SO₂
22.8
CO
2.7
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 Jabalpur's daily AQI at 129 on average, from 116 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 175 on Nov 8.
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 Jabalpur: Below target
38.4% tree cover against a 40% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
120,637
Target trees
125,664
More trees needed
5,027
CO₂ if planted / yr
110.6 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Jabalpur lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Jabalpur has lost about 24 hectares of forest (about 34 football pitches): 9.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (54%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 24 haabout 34 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 9.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 13 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2002, 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 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2002 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2004 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2005 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 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 Jabalpur?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good48% · 12 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.4% · 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown46% · 11 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
- 3,180 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,430 ha
- Overall change
- +249 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Jabalpur grew from about 3,180 hectares to 3,430 hectares, a net gain of about 249 hectares (+7.8%). New forest grew on about 303 hectares, while 53 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 Jabalpur right now?
The latest reading for Jabalpur shows an AQI of 194 (Unhealthy), measured Nov 11, 21:45 local time by 4 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Marhatal, Jabalpur - MPPCB, 1.8 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Jabalpur today?
At AQI 194 (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 Jabalpur been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Jabalpur's daily AQI at 129 on average, from 116 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 175 on Nov 8. On 7 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Jabalpur'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 Jabalpur lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Jabalpur has lost about 24 hectares of forest (about 34 football pitches): 9.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (54%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Jabalpur grew from about 3,180 hectares to 3,430 hectares, a net gain of about 249 hectares (+7.8%). New forest grew on about 303 hectares, while 53 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Jabalpur?
Jabalpur has an estimated 120,637 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 38.4% tree cover, 2 percentage points short of the 40% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Jabalpur need?
Jabalpur needs roughly 5,027 more trees to close a 2-point shortfall against its 40% tree-cover target — about 110.6 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Jabalpur's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near South Civil Lines, 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 South Civil Lines; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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