City report · Amhara, Ethiopia
Kombolcha Air quality today
Air quality in Kombolcha currently reads AQI 28 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 28
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 5.2
- tree cover
- 25.0%
- trees in this area
- 78.5K
- more trees needed
- 15.7K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Kombolcha, Ethiopia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 1, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Kombolcha · AQI 28 (Good)
Kombolcha's tree count comes to 78,540 trees across 12.57 km², 5 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 15,708 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Kombolcha today: AQI 28, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 16:00 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
5.2
PM10
7.0
NO₂
0.9
O₃
62.0
SO₂
0.4
CO
209.0
- 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 Kombolcha's daily AQI at 71 on average, from 46 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 105 on Nov 4.
Where Kombolcha stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Kombolcha: Below target
25.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
78,540
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
15,708
CO₂ if planted / yr
345.6 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Kombolcha lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kombolcha has lost about 18 hectares of forest (about 25 football pitches): 2.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 18 haabout 25 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- under 1 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2018, when about 10 hectares 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 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 | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 10 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 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 Kombolcha?
- Loggingcan grow back95% · 17 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1.1% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown2.8% · 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
- 11,200 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 11,400 ha
- Overall change
- +254 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kombolcha grew from about 11,200 hectares to 11,400 hectares, a net gain of about 254 hectares (+2.3%). New forest grew on about 275 hectares, while 21 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 Kombolcha right now?
The latest reading for Kombolcha shows an AQI of 28 (Good), observed Nov 10, 16:00 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 Kombolcha today?
At AQI 28 (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 Kombolcha been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Kombolcha's daily AQI at 71 on average, from 46 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 105 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 Kombolcha lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kombolcha has lost about 18 hectares of forest (about 25 football pitches): 2.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kombolcha grew from about 11,200 hectares to 11,400 hectares, a net gain of about 254 hectares (+2.3%). New forest grew on about 275 hectares, while 21 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Kombolcha?
Kombolcha has an estimated 78,540 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 25.0% tree cover, 5 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Kombolcha need?
Kombolcha needs roughly 15,708 more trees to close a 5-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 345.6 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Kombolcha'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 Kombolcha; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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