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Kamina Air quality today
Air quality in Kamina currently reads AQI 44 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 44
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 7.3
- tree cover
- 26.2%
- trees in this area
- 82.3K
- more trees needed
- 11.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Kamina · AQI 44 (Good)
Kamina's tree count comes to 82,310 trees across 12.57 km², 4 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 11,938 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Kamina today: AQI 44, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 07:00 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
7.3
PM10
7.9
NO₂
3.7
O₃
34.0
SO₂
0.3
CO
168.0
- 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 Kamina's daily AQI at 46 on average, from 31 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 64 on Nov 5.
Where Kamina stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Kamina: Below target
26.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
82,310
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
11,938
CO₂ if planted / yr
262.6 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Kamina lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kamina has lost about 608 hectares of forest (about 850 football pitches): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (85%) 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 southeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 608 haabout 850 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 13%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 515 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2002, when about 95 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 45 ha | 9 ha | 54 ha |
| 2002 | 77 ha | 18 ha | 95 ha |
| 2003 | 19 ha | 1 ha | 20 ha |
| 2004 | 21 ha | 2 ha | 23 ha |
| 2005 | 45 ha | 6 ha | 52 ha |
| 2006 | 19 ha | 2 ha | 21 ha |
| 2007 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2008 | 66 ha | 7 ha | 73 ha |
| 2009 | 32 ha | 3 ha | 34 ha |
| 2010 | 79 ha | 11 ha | 89 ha |
| 2011 | 8 ha | 2 ha | 10 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2014 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | 5 ha | 3 ha | 8 ha |
| 2017 | 10 ha | 3 ha | 13 ha |
| 2018 | 6 ha | 3 ha | 9 ha |
| 2019 | 4 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2020 | 15 ha | 6 ha | 21 ha |
| 2021 | 14 ha | 5 ha | 19 ha |
| 2022 | 5 ha | 3 ha | 8 ha |
| 2023 | 6 ha | 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2024 | 10 ha | 3 ha | 12 ha |
| 2025 | 13 ha | 4 ha | 17 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Kamina?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good77% · 466 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back15% · 90 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good8% · 49 ha
Also: 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
- 1,580 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,470 ha
- Overall change
- −112 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kamina shrank from about 1,580 hectares to 1,470 hectares, a net loss of about 112 hectares (−7.1%). New forest grew on about 248 hectares, but 359 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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- Air quality
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Kamina right now?
The latest reading for Kamina shows an AQI of 44 (Good), observed Nov 11, 07:00 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 Kamina today?
At AQI 44 (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 Kamina been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Kamina's daily AQI at 46 on average, from 31 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 64 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Kamina lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kamina has lost about 608 hectares of forest (about 850 football pitches): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (85%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kamina shrank from about 1,580 hectares to 1,470 hectares, a net loss of about 112 hectares (−7.1%). New forest grew on about 248 hectares, but 359 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Kamina?
Kamina has an estimated 82,310 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 26.2% tree cover, 4 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Kamina need?
Kamina needs roughly 11,938 more trees to close a 4-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 262.6 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Kamina'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 Kamina; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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