City report · Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco
Kenitra Air quality today
Air quality in Kenitra currently reads AQI 61 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 61
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 15.6
- tree cover
- 8.0%
- trees in this area
- 24.2K
- more trees needed
- 66.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Quartier Maamora, Kenitra, Morocco (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Kenitra · AQI 61 (Moderate)
Kenitra's tree count comes to 24,203 trees across 12.1 km² of land, 22 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 66,558 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Kenitra today: AQI 61, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 15:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 245 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 245 km, e.g. Algeciras and Gibraltar
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
15.6
PM10
9.8
NO₂
2.0
O₃
75.0
SO₂
4.9
CO
119.0
- 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 Kenitra's daily AQI at 45 on average, from 30 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 67 on Nov 4.
Where Kenitra stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Kenitra: Critically low
8.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.1 km² of land.
Trees in this area
24,203
Target trees
90,761
More trees needed
66,558
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,464 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Kenitra lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kenitra has lost about 499 hectares of forest (about 700 football pitches): 43% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 228 hectares (46%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 499 haabout 700 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 43%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 228 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2004, 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 | 17 ha | 7 ha | 23 ha |
| 2002 | 19 ha | 34 ha | 53 ha |
| 2003 | 5 ha | 26 ha | 31 ha |
| 2004 | 11 ha | 51 ha | 62 ha |
| 2005 | 21 ha | 13 ha | 34 ha |
| 2006 | 32 ha | 10 ha | 42 ha |
| 2007 | 9 ha | 10 ha | 18 ha |
| 2008 | 8 ha | 8 ha | 16 ha |
| 2009 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2011 | 8 ha | 4 ha | 12 ha |
| 2012 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2013 | 8 ha | 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2014 | 16 ha | 4 ha | 20 ha |
| 2015 | 19 ha | 4 ha | 23 ha |
| 2016 | 4 ha | 9 ha | 13 ha |
| 2017 | 4 ha | 19 ha | 23 ha |
| 2018 | 3 ha | 13 ha | 16 ha |
| 2019 | 5 ha | 9 ha | 15 ha |
| 2020 | 10 ha | 8 ha | 18 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2022 | 6 ha | 5 ha | 10 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 7 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | 14 ha | 16 ha |
| 2025 | 11 ha | 12 ha | 23 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Kenitra?
- Loggingcan grow back54% · 270 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good39% · 197 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good6.2% · 31 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
- 4,040 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,490 ha
- Overall change
- −553 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kenitra shrank from about 4,040 hectares to 3,490 hectares, a net loss of about 553 hectares (−14%). New forest grew on about 716 hectares, but 1,270 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
- 28
- Sidi Slimane60.1 km
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- Tree cover
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- Air quality
- 72
- Khemisset67.8 km
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- Tree cover
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- Air quality
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- Mohammedia97.8 km
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- Tree cover
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- Air quality
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Kenitra right now?
The latest reading for Kenitra shows an AQI of 61 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 15:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 245 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 Kenitra today?
At AQI 61 (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 Kenitra been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Kenitra's daily AQI at 45 on average, from 30 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 67 on Nov 4. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Kenitra lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kenitra has lost about 499 hectares of forest (about 700 football pitches): 43% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 228 hectares (46%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kenitra shrank from about 4,040 hectares to 3,490 hectares, a net loss of about 553 hectares (−14%). New forest grew on about 716 hectares, but 1,270 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Kenitra?
Kenitra has an estimated 24,203 trees across the 12.1 km² of land measured — 8.0% tree cover, 22 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Kenitra need?
Kenitra needs roughly 66,558 more trees to close a 22-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,464 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Kenitra'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 Quartier Maamora; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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