City report · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kisangani Air quality today
Air quality in Kisangani currently reads AQI 40 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 40
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 7.5
- tree cover
- 18.2%
- trees in this area
- 50.0K
- more trees needed
- 32.4K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 6, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Kisangani · AQI 40 (Good)
Kisangani's tree count comes to 49,973 trees across 10.99 km² of land, 12 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 32,400 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Kisangani today: AQI 40, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 13:00 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
7.5
PM10
8.9
NO₂
0.2
O₃
40.0
SO₂
0.2
CO
172.0
- 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 Kisangani's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 24 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 67 on Nov 5.
Where Kisangani stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Kisangani: Below target
18.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 10.99 km² of land.
Trees in this area
49,973
Target trees
82,373
More trees needed
32,400
CO₂ if planted / yr
712.8 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Kisangani lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kisangani has lost about 15,900 hectares of forest (about 22,000 football pitches): 64% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to shifting farming, so much of it can grow back. About 5,320 hectares (34%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 15,900 haabout 22,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 64%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,320 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 634 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 859 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2014, when about 1,370 hectares of forest were lost.
Kisangani's full deforestation reportHectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 119 ha | 298 ha | 417 ha |
| 2002 | 91 ha | 200 ha | 290 ha |
| 2003 | 31 ha | 57 ha | 88 ha |
| 2004 | 59 ha | 99 ha | 158 ha |
| 2005 | 334 ha | 598 ha | 932 ha |
| 2006 | 93 ha | 128 ha | 220 ha |
| 2007 | 94 ha | 81 ha | 175 ha |
| 2008 | 316 ha | 455 ha | 771 ha |
| 2009 | 405 ha | 656 ha | 1,060 ha |
| 2010 | 203 ha | 316 ha | 519 ha |
| 2011 | 37 ha | 67 ha | 104 ha |
| 2012 | 448 ha | 264 ha | 712 ha |
| 2013 | 345 ha | 536 ha | 881 ha |
| 2014 | 506 ha | 859 ha | 1,370 ha |
| 2015 | 202 ha | 501 ha | 703 ha |
| 2016 | 345 ha | 802 ha | 1,150 ha |
| 2017 | 303 ha | 723 ha | 1,030 ha |
| 2018 | 189 ha | 586 ha | 775 ha |
| 2019 | 151 ha | 657 ha | 808 ha |
| 2020 | 119 ha | 421 ha | 540 ha |
| 2021 | 178 ha | 554 ha | 732 ha |
| 2022 | 108 ha | 364 ha | 472 ha |
| 2023 | 228 ha | 557 ha | 785 ha |
| 2024 | 370 ha | 541 ha | 911 ha |
| 2025 | 44 ha | 228 ha | 272 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Kisangani?
- Shifting farmingcan grow back66% · 10,500 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good17% · 2,720 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good16% · 2,600 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
- 14,600 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 9,150 ha
- Overall change
- −5,470 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kisangani shrank from about 14,600 hectares to 9,150 hectares, a net loss of about 5,470 hectares (−37%). New forest grew on about 416 hectares, but 5,890 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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Questions about Kisangani
What is the air quality (AQI) in Kisangani right now?
The latest reading for Kisangani shows an AQI of 40 (Good), observed Nov 11, 13:00 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 Kisangani today?
At AQI 40 (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 Kisangani been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Kisangani's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 24 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 67 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 Kisangani lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kisangani has lost about 15,900 hectares of forest (about 22,000 football pitches): 64% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to shifting farming, so much of it can grow back. About 5,320 hectares (34%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss is slowing down: about 634 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 859 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kisangani shrank from about 14,600 hectares to 9,150 hectares, a net loss of about 5,470 hectares (−37%). New forest grew on about 416 hectares, but 5,890 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Kisangani?
Kisangani has an estimated 49,973 trees across the 10.99 km² of land measured — 18.2% tree cover, 12 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Kisangani need?
Kisangani needs roughly 32,400 more trees to close a 12-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 712.8 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Kisangani'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 Kisangani; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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