City report · Tajikistan
Khujand Air quality today
Air quality in Khujand currently reads AQI 60 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 60
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 14.1
- tree cover
- 7.5%
- trees in this area
- 22.4K
- more trees needed
- 67.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Chorshanbe, Khujand, Tajikistan (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 17, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Khujand · AQI 60 (Moderate)
Khujand's tree count comes to 22,431 trees across 11.97 km² of land, 22 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 67,293 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Khujand today: AQI 60, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 21:03 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · 31 md, Khujand, 2.7 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
14.1
PM10
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NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
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Data: OpenAQ · Clarity
- 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 Khujand's daily AQI at 52 on average, from 10 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 134 on Nov 5.
Where Khujand stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Khujand: Critically low
7.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.97 km² of land.
Trees in this area
22,431
Target trees
89,724
More trees needed
67,293
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,480 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Khujand lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Khujand has lost about 2 hectares of forest (about 3 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (52%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2 haabout 3 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2010, when about 1 hectare of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 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 Khujand?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good52% · 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown43% · under 1 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
- 168 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 303 ha
- Overall change
- +135 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Khujand grew from about 168 hectares to 303 hectares, a net gain of about 135 hectares (+80%). New forest grew on about 138 hectares, while 2 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 Khujand right now?
The latest reading for Khujand shows an AQI of 60 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 21:03 local time by the 31 md, Khujand ground monitoring station, 2.7 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Khujand today?
At AQI 60 (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 Khujand been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Khujand's daily AQI at 52 on average, from 10 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 134 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 Khujand lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Khujand has lost about 2 hectares of forest (about 3 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (52%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Khujand grew from about 168 hectares to 303 hectares, a net gain of about 135 hectares (+80%). New forest grew on about 138 hectares, while 2 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Khujand?
Khujand has an estimated 22,431 trees across the 11.97 km² of land measured — 7.5% tree cover, 22 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Khujand need?
Khujand needs roughly 67,293 more trees to close a 22-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,480 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Khujand's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Chorshanbe, 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 Chorshanbe; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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