City report · Algeria
Médéa Air quality today
Air quality in Médéa currently reads AQI 44 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 44
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 9.1
- tree cover
- 9.9%
- trees in this area
- 31.1K
- more trees needed
- 63.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Quartier Rekia Mustapha, Médéa, Algeria (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Médéa · AQI 44 (Good)
Médéa's tree count comes to 31,102 trees across 12.57 km², 20 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 63,146 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Médéa today: AQI 44, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 18:00 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
9.1
PM10
23.1
NO₂
10.4
O₃
40.0
SO₂
2.4
CO
139.0
- 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 Médéa's daily AQI at 36 on average, from 30 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 52 on Nov 7.
Where Médéa stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Médéa: Critically low
9.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
31,102
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
63,146
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,389 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Médéa lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Médéa has lost about 374 hectares of forest (about 520 football pitches): 8.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 53 hectares (14%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 374 haabout 520 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 53 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2012, when about 74 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 ha | 23 ha | 27 ha |
| 2002 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2004 | 4 ha | 10 ha | 14 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 27 ha | 28 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 12 ha | 12 ha |
| 2012 | 5 ha | 70 ha | 74 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2014 | 8 ha | 42 ha | 49 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | 3 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2018 | 4 ha | 27 ha | 31 ha |
| 2019 | 7 ha | 10 ha | 17 ha |
| 2020 | 6 ha | 12 ha | 18 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | 1 ha | 37 ha | 38 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | 17 ha | 18 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Médéa?
- Wildfirescan grow back83% · 310 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good7.3% · 27 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good5% · 19 ha
Also: towns and roads, 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
- 7,450 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 8,190 ha
- Overall change
- +745 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Médéa grew from about 7,450 hectares to 8,190 hectares, a net gain of about 745 hectares (+10%). New forest grew on about 846 hectares, while 102 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 Médéa right now?
The latest reading for Médéa shows an AQI of 44 (Good), observed Nov 10, 18:00 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 Médéa today?
At AQI 44 (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 Médéa been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Médéa's daily AQI at 36 on average, from 30 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 52 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Médéa lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Médéa has lost about 374 hectares of forest (about 520 football pitches): 8.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 53 hectares (14%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Médéa grew from about 7,450 hectares to 8,190 hectares, a net gain of about 745 hectares (+10%). New forest grew on about 846 hectares, while 102 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Médéa?
Médéa has an estimated 31,102 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 9.9% tree cover, 20 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Médéa need?
Médéa needs roughly 63,146 more trees to close a 20-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,389 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Médéa'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 Quartier Rekia Mustapha; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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