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Kurashiki Air quality today
Air quality in Kurashiki currently reads AQI 56 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 56
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 12.0
- tree cover
- 11.8%
- trees in this area
- 37.1K
- more trees needed
- 57.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Nishinaka Shinden, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-0833, Japan (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 5, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Kurashiki · AQI 56 (Moderate)
Kurashiki's tree count comes to 37,071 trees across 12.57 km², 18 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 57,177 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Kurashiki today: AQI 56, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 12, 01:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · 倉敷市堀南６２１, 1.1 km away · median of 21 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
12.0
PM10
—
NO₂
24.5
O₃
—
SO₂
3.9
CO
458.2
Data: OpenAQ · Ministry of the Environment Air Pollutant Wide Area Monitoring System
- 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 Kurashiki's daily AQI at 45 on average, from 33 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 69 on Nov 6.
Where Kurashiki stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Kurashiki: Critically low
11.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
37,071
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
57,177
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,258 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Kurashiki lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kurashiki has lost about 167 hectares of forest (about 230 football pitches): 2.2% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (46%). About 80 hectares (48%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 167 haabout 230 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 80 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2009, when about 29 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2002 | 10 ha | 7 ha | 17 ha |
| 2003 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2004 | 4 ha | 8 ha | 12 ha |
| 2005 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | 5 ha | 2 ha | 7 ha |
| 2007 | 8 ha | 8 ha | 16 ha |
| 2008 | 3 ha | 12 ha | 15 ha |
| 2009 | 7 ha | 23 ha | 29 ha |
| 2010 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2012 | 6 ha | 9 ha | 14 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2014 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2016 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2017 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2019 | 7 ha | 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2022 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Kurashiki?
- Towns and roadscleared for good46% · 77 ha
- Loggingcan grow back44% · 73 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.5% · 3 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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
- 8,710 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 8,770 ha
- Overall change
- +66 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kurashiki stayed about the same size, at about 8,770 hectares: new forest grew on about 176 hectares, and about 110 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 Kurashiki right now?
The latest reading for Kurashiki shows an AQI of 56 (Moderate), measured Nov 12, 01:00 local time by 21 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is 倉敷市堀南６２１, 1.1 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Kurashiki today?
At AQI 56 (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 Kurashiki been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Kurashiki's daily AQI at 45 on average, from 33 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 69 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Kurashiki lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kurashiki has lost about 167 hectares of forest (about 230 football pitches): 2.2% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (46%). About 80 hectares (48%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kurashiki stayed about the same size, at about 8,770 hectares: new forest grew on about 176 hectares, and about 110 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Kurashiki?
Kurashiki has an estimated 37,071 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 11.8% tree cover, 18 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Kurashiki need?
Kurashiki needs roughly 57,177 more trees to close a 18-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,258 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Kurashiki's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Nishinaka Shinden, 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 Nishinaka Shinden; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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