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Makumbako Air quality today
Air quality in Makumbako currently reads AQI 77 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 77
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 25.4
- tree cover
- 8.6%
- trees in this area
- 27.0K
- more trees needed
- 67.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Makambako, Tanzania (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Makumbako · AQI 77 (Moderate)
Makumbako's tree count comes to 27,018 trees across 12.57 km², 21 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 67,230 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Makumbako today: AQI 77, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 07:00 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
25.4
PM10
27.4
NO₂
3.5
O₃
67.0
SO₂
1.1
CO
259.0
- 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 Makumbako's daily AQI at 73 on average, from 64 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 133 on Nov 6.
Where Makumbako stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Makumbako: Critically low
8.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
27,018
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
67,230
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,479 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Makumbako lost?
There was very little forest around Makumbako in 2000, about 74 hectares, and about 25 hectares of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
The worst year was 2018, when about 4 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 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2014 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 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 | 1 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2019 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2024 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Makumbako?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good65% · 16 ha
- Loggingcan grow back28% · 7 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.6% · 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
- 1,110 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,340 ha
- Overall change
- +231 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Makumbako grew from about 1,110 hectares to 1,340 hectares, a net gain of about 231 hectares (+21%). New forest grew on about 370 hectares, while 138 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 Makumbako right now?
The latest reading for Makumbako shows an AQI of 77 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 07:00 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 Makumbako today?
At AQI 77 (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 Makumbako been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Makumbako's daily AQI at 73 on average, from 64 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 133 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 Makumbako lost since 2001?
There was very little forest around Makumbako in 2000, about 74 hectares, and about 25 hectares of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Makumbako grew from about 1,110 hectares to 1,340 hectares, a net gain of about 231 hectares (+21%). New forest grew on about 370 hectares, while 138 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Makumbako?
Makumbako has an estimated 27,018 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 8.6% tree cover, 21 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Makumbako need?
Makumbako needs roughly 67,230 more trees to close a 21-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,479 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Makumbako'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 Makambako; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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