City report · Zambia
Mufulira
Measured across a 2 km radius around Kantanshi, Mufulira, Zambia (12.57 km²)
- Tree cover
- 14.5%
- Air quality
- 145Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- Trees in this area
- 45.5K
- More trees needed
- 64.3K
- Area analyzed
- 12.56 km²land, in a 12.57 km² circle
- Satellite image
- Sep 23, 2026
Mufulira's tree count comes to 45,508 trees across 12.56 km² of land — 21 points below the 35% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, meaning roughly 64,338 more trees would close the gap. Air quality currently reads AQI 145 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups): Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
Tree cover detail
Critically low
14.5% tree cover against a 35% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.56 km² of land.
Trees in this area
45,508
Target trees
109,846
More trees needed
64,338
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,415 t
Air quality detail
AQI 145Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Observed Sep 28, 06:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
PM2.5
53.4
PM10
57.0
NO₂
11.6
O₃
60.0
SO₂
8.4
CO
317.0
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What is the tree count in Mufulira?
Mufulira has an estimated 45,508 trees across the 12.56 km² of land measured — 14.5% tree cover, 21 percentage points short of the 35% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Mufulira need?
Mufulira needs roughly 64,338 more trees to close a 21-point shortfall against its 35% tree-cover target — about 1,415 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
What is the air quality (AQI) in Mufulira right now?
The latest reading for Mufulira shows an AQI of 145 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups), observed Sep 28, 06:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
How is Mufulira's tree cover and air quality measured?
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 Kantanshi; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover. 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.
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