City report · Lomami, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kabinda Air quality today
Air quality in Kabinda currently reads AQI 42 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 42
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 6.2
- tree cover
- 51.1%
- trees in this area
- 161K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Kabinda, Democratic Republic of the Congo (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 19, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Kabinda · AQI 42 (Good)
Kabinda's tree count comes to 160,535 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 Kabinda today: AQI 42, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 19:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
6.2
PM10
6.3
NO₂
1.3
O₃
37.0
SO₂
0.2
CO
239.0
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Kabinda's daily AQI at 41 on average, from 25 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 62 on Nov 9.
Where Kabinda stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Kabinda: Healthy tree cover
51.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
160,535
Target trees
160,535
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Kabinda lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kabinda has lost about 714 hectares of forest (about 1,000 football pitches): 6.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to shifting farming, so much of it can grow back. About 77 hectares (11%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from May 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 714 haabout 1,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 77 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2024, when about 62 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 ha | 22 ha | 26 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 11 ha |
| 2003 | 3 ha | 10 ha | 12 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | 13 ha | 15 ha |
| 2005 | 7 ha | 19 ha | 26 ha |
| 2006 | 2 ha | 22 ha | 23 ha |
| 2007 | 3 ha | 12 ha | 15 ha |
| 2008 | 4 ha | 11 ha | 15 ha |
| 2009 | 3 ha | 19 ha | 23 ha |
| 2010 | 6 ha | 16 ha | 22 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2012 | 2 ha | 7 ha | 10 ha |
| 2013 | 5 ha | 25 ha | 30 ha |
| 2014 | 6 ha | 37 ha | 43 ha |
| 2015 | 3 ha | 33 ha | 36 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | 33 ha | 35 ha |
| 2017 | 1 ha | 11 ha | 13 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 36 ha | 36 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 22 ha | 22 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | 47 ha | 49 ha |
| 2021 | 2 ha | 48 ha | 50 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 22 ha | 23 ha |
| 2023 | 3 ha | 56 ha | 59 ha |
| 2024 | 11 ha | 51 ha | 62 ha |
| 2025 | 6 ha | 48 ha | 54 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Kabinda?
- Shifting farmingcan grow back89% · 637 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good9.8% · 70 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
- 4,890 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 4,810 ha
- Overall change
- −76 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kabinda stayed about the same size, at about 4,810 hectares: new forest grew on about 227 hectares, and about 303 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 Kabinda right now?
The latest reading for Kabinda shows an AQI of 42 (Good), observed Nov 10, 19:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Kabinda today?
At AQI 42 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Kabinda been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Kabinda's daily AQI at 41 on average, from 25 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 62 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Kabinda lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kabinda has lost about 714 hectares of forest (about 1,000 football pitches): 6.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to shifting farming, so much of it can grow back. About 77 hectares (11%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kabinda stayed about the same size, at about 4,810 hectares: new forest grew on about 227 hectares, and about 303 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Kabinda?
Kabinda has an estimated 160,535 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 51.1% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Kabinda need?
Kabinda has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Kabinda'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 Kabinda; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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