City report · Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco
Marrakesh Air quality today
Air quality in Marrakesh currently reads AQI 62 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 62
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 14.9
- tree cover
- 8.4%
- trees in this area
- 26.4K
- more trees needed
- 67.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Marrakesh, Morocco (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 17, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Marrakesh · AQI 62 (Moderate)
Marrakesh's tree count comes to 26,389 trees across 12.57 km², 22 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 67,858 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Marrakesh today: AQI 62, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 16:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Marrakech-Residence Mima, 4 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
14.9
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, campus
- 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 Marrakesh's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 36 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 64 on Nov 5.
Where Marrakesh stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Marrakesh: Critically low
8.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
26,389
Target trees
94,247
More trees needed
67,858
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,493 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Marrakesh lost?
There was very little forest around Marrakesh in 2000, about 8 hectares, and about 1 hectare 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 August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 Marrakesh?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good90% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown10% · 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
- 189 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 294 ha
- Overall change
- +105 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Marrakesh grew from about 189 hectares to 294 hectares, a net gain of about 105 hectares (+56%). New forest grew on about 107 hectares, while 3 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 Marrakesh right now?
The latest reading for Marrakesh shows an AQI of 62 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 16:00 local time by the Marrakech-Residence Mima ground monitoring station, 4 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Marrakesh today?
At AQI 62 (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 Marrakesh been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Marrakesh's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 36 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 64 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 Marrakesh lost since 2001?
There was very little forest around Marrakesh in 2000, about 8 hectares, and about 1 hectare 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 Marrakesh grew from about 189 hectares to 294 hectares, a net gain of about 105 hectares (+56%). New forest grew on about 107 hectares, while 3 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Marrakesh?
Marrakesh has an estimated 26,389 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 8.4% tree cover, 22 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Marrakesh need?
Marrakesh needs roughly 67,858 more trees to close a 22-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,493 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Marrakesh's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Marrakesh, 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 Marrakesh; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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