City report · South Sumatra, Indonesia
Lubuklinggau Air quality today
Air quality in Lubuklinggau currently reads AQI 59 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 59
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 13.5
- tree cover
- 20.8%
- trees in this area
- 65.3K
- more trees needed
- 28.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Lubuklinggau, Lubuklinggau City, South Sumatra, Indonesia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 16, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Lubuklinggau · AQI 59 (Moderate)
Lubuklinggau's tree count comes to 65,345 trees across 12.57 km², 9 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 28,903 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Lubuklinggau today: AQI 59, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 16:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
13.5
PM10
13.8
NO₂
1.2
O₃
94.0
SO₂
2.0
CO
290.0
- 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 Lubuklinggau's daily AQI at 73 on average, from 61 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 116 on Nov 7.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from Indonesia's ISPU
Where Lubuklinggau stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Lubuklinggau: Below target
20.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
65,345
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
28,903
CO₂ if planted / yr
635.9 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Lubuklinggau lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Lubuklinggau has lost about 8,420 hectares of forest (about 12,000 football pitches): 29% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (89%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from October 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 8,420 haabout 12,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 29%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 7,460 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 504 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 486 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 723 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 211 ha | 40 ha | 251 ha |
| 2002 | 96 ha | 21 ha | 117 ha |
| 2003 | 11 ha | 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2004 | 253 ha | 32 ha | 285 ha |
| 2005 | 79 ha | 15 ha | 95 ha |
| 2006 | 276 ha | 37 ha | 313 ha |
| 2007 | 64 ha | 4 ha | 68 ha |
| 2008 | 400 ha | 55 ha | 455 ha |
| 2009 | 135 ha | 31 ha | 166 ha |
| 2010 | 262 ha | 31 ha | 293 ha |
| 2011 | 133 ha | 13 ha | 146 ha |
| 2012 | 488 ha | 49 ha | 537 ha |
| 2013 | 95 ha | 14 ha | 109 ha |
| 2014 | 328 ha | 36 ha | 364 ha |
| 2015 | 230 ha | 34 ha | 264 ha |
| 2016 | 486 ha | 64 ha | 550 ha |
| 2017 | 400 ha | 59 ha | 459 ha |
| 2018 | 440 ha | 62 ha | 502 ha |
| 2019 | 377 ha | 41 ha | 418 ha |
| 2020 | 428 ha | 72 ha | 500 ha |
| 2021 | 212 ha | 19 ha | 231 ha |
| 2022 | 366 ha | 39 ha | 405 ha |
| 2023 | 544 ha | 65 ha | 609 ha |
| 2024 | 501 ha | 49 ha | 550 ha |
| 2025 | 643 ha | 80 ha | 723 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Lubuklinggau?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good84% · 7,070 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back11% · 964 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good4.7% · 393 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
- 28,900 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 27,800 ha
- Overall change
- −1,130 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Lubuklinggau shrank from about 28,900 hectares to 27,800 hectares, a net loss of about 1,130 hectares (−3.9%). New forest grew on about 409 hectares, but 1,540 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 Lubuklinggau right now?
The latest reading for Lubuklinggau shows an AQI of 59 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 16:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, 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 Lubuklinggau today?
At AQI 59 (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 Lubuklinggau been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Lubuklinggau's daily AQI at 73 on average, from 61 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 116 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Lubuklinggau's AQI the same as Indonesia's ISPU?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. Indonesia's official index is the ISPU (Indeks Standar Pencemar Udara), published by the environment ministry from its own monitoring stations. Its bands are 0–50 Baik (good), 51–100 Sedang (moderate), 101–200 Tidak Sehat (unhealthy), 201–300 Sangat Tidak Sehat (very unhealthy) and over 300 Berbahaya (hazardous). The two indexes use different breakpoints and averaging times, so the same air can score differently on each.
How much forest has the area around Lubuklinggau lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Lubuklinggau has lost about 8,420 hectares of forest (about 12,000 football pitches): 29% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (89%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 504 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 486 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Lubuklinggau shrank from about 28,900 hectares to 27,800 hectares, a net loss of about 1,130 hectares (−3.9%). New forest grew on about 409 hectares, but 1,540 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Lubuklinggau?
Lubuklinggau has an estimated 65,345 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 20.8% tree cover, 9 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Lubuklinggau need?
Lubuklinggau needs roughly 28,903 more trees to close a 9-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 635.9 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Lubuklinggau'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 Lubuklinggau; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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