City report · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mbuji-Mayi Air quality today
Air quality in Mbuji-Mayi currently reads AQI 32 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 32
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 5.3
- tree cover
- 26.8%
- trees in this area
- 84.2K
- more trees needed
- 10.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around KANSHI, Democratic Republic of the Congo (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 9, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Mbuji-Mayi · AQI 32 (Good)
Mbuji-Mayi's tree count comes to 84,195 trees across 12.57 km², 3 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 10,053 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Mbuji-Mayi today: AQI 32, Good
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
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
5.3
PM10
5.6
NO₂
1.4
O₃
40.0
SO₂
0.3
CO
317.0
- 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 Mbuji-Mayi's daily AQI at 52 on average, from 32 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 89 on Nov 5.
Where Mbuji-Mayi stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Mbuji-Mayi: Below target
26.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
84,195
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
10,053
CO₂ if planted / yr
221.2 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Mbuji-Mayi lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Mbuji-Mayi has lost about 25 hectares of forest (about 36 football pitches): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (98%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 25 haabout 36 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 15%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 25 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2004, when about 6 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2010 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 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 Mbuji-Mayi?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good74% · 19 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good18% · 5 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.9% · 2 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
- 695 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 774 ha
- Overall change
- +79 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Mbuji-Mayi grew from about 695 hectares to 774 hectares, a net gain of about 79 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 86 hectares, while 7 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 Mbuji-Mayi right now?
The latest reading for Mbuji-Mayi shows an AQI of 32 (Good), observed Nov 11, 07:00 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 Mbuji-Mayi today?
At AQI 32 (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 Mbuji-Mayi been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Mbuji-Mayi's daily AQI at 52 on average, from 32 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 89 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 Mbuji-Mayi lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Mbuji-Mayi has lost about 25 hectares of forest (about 36 football pitches): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (98%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Mbuji-Mayi grew from about 695 hectares to 774 hectares, a net gain of about 79 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 86 hectares, while 7 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Mbuji-Mayi?
Mbuji-Mayi has an estimated 84,195 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 26.8% tree cover, 3 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Mbuji-Mayi need?
Mbuji-Mayi needs roughly 10,053 more trees to close a 3-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 221.2 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Mbuji-Mayi'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 KANSHI; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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