- Tree cover
- 9.9%
- Air quality
- 73Moderate
- Trees in this area
- 31.0K
- More trees needed
- 63.0K
- Area analyzed
- 12.54 km²land, in a 12.57 km² circle
- Satellite image
- Sep 25, 2026
Kafue's tree count comes to 31,040 trees across 12.54 km² of land — 20 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, meaning roughly 63,020 more trees would close the gap. Air quality currently reads AQI 73 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Tree cover detail
Critically low
9.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.54 km² of land.
Trees in this area
31,040
Target trees
94,060
More trees needed
63,020
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,386 t
Air quality detail
AQI 73Moderate
Observed Sep 28, 04:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
22.7
PM10
25.1
NO₂
3.4
O₃
82.0
SO₂
1.9
CO
266.0
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What is the tree count in Kafue?
Kafue has an estimated 31,040 trees across the 12.54 km² of land measured — 9.9% tree cover, 20 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Kafue need?
Kafue needs roughly 63,020 more trees to close a 20-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,386 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
What is the air quality (AQI) in Kafue right now?
The latest reading for Kafue shows an AQI of 73 (Moderate), observed Sep 28, 04:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
How is Kafue's tree cover and air quality measured?
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 Kafue; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover. 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.
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