City report · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Mingora Air quality today
Air quality in Mingora currently reads AQI 63 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 63
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 15.4
- tree cover
- 7.4%
- trees in this area
- 22.9K
- more trees needed
- 70.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Swat Mohalla Qazi Baba, Mingora, Pakistan (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 14, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Mingora · AQI 63 (Moderate)
Mingora's tree count comes to 22,946 trees across 12.41 km² of land, 23 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 70,077 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Mingora today: AQI 63, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 19:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Malam Jabba Chairlift, 19 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
15.4
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · Hawanama, Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI پاکی)
- 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 Mingora's daily AQI at 72 on average, from 66 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 107 on Nov 5.
Where Mingora stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Mingora: Critically low
7.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.41 km² of land.
Trees in this area
22,946
Target trees
93,023
More trees needed
70,077
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,542 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Mingora lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Mingora has lost about 8 hectares of forest (about 11 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 8 haabout 11 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- under 1 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2008, when about 3 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 | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 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 | 1 ha | 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Mingora?
- Loggingcan grow back64% · 5 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good7.7% · under 1 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1.3% · under 1 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
- 6,780 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 7,360 ha
- Overall change
- +577 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Mingora grew from about 6,780 hectares to 7,360 hectares, a net gain of about 577 hectares (+8.5%). New forest grew on about 696 hectares, while 119 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 Mingora right now?
The latest reading for Mingora shows an AQI of 63 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 19:00 local time by the Malam Jabba Chairlift ground monitoring station, 19 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 Mingora today?
At AQI 63 (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 Mingora been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Mingora's daily AQI at 72 on average, from 66 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 107 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 Mingora lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Mingora has lost about 8 hectares of forest (about 11 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Mingora grew from about 6,780 hectares to 7,360 hectares, a net gain of about 577 hectares (+8.5%). New forest grew on about 696 hectares, while 119 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Mingora?
Mingora has an estimated 22,946 trees across the 12.41 km² of land measured — 7.4% tree cover, 23 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Mingora need?
Mingora needs roughly 70,077 more trees to close a 23-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,542 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Mingora's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Swat Mohalla Qazi Baba, 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 Swat Mohalla Qazi Baba; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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