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Muzaffarābād Air quality today

Air quality in Muzaffarābād currently reads AQI 86 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

Air quality right now

AQI 86

Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
28.0
tree cover
33.2%
trees in this area
104K
more trees needed
0

Measured across a 2 km radius around Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 11, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Muzaffarābād · AQI 86 (Moderate)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 11, 2026

Muzaffarābād's tree count comes to 103,779 trees across 12.51 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Muzaffarābād today: AQI 86, 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 · Muzaffarabad Eid Gah Rd Makri A, 1.6 km away

Health signal

Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

PM2.5

28.0

PM10

—

NO₂

—

O₃

—

SO₂

—

CO

—

Data: OpenAQ · Hawanama

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 Muzaffarābād's daily AQI at 68 on average, from 61 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 105 on Nov 4.

Last 7 days · model estimateavg 68 · peak 105
Nov 4: AQI 78 (peak 105)Nov 5: AQI 72 (peak 92)Nov 6: AQI 65 (peak 88)Nov 7: AQI 66 (peak 97)Nov 8: AQI 61 (peak 85)Nov 9: AQI 66 (peak 89)Nov 10: AQI 65 (peak 86)
Nov 4Nov 10

Where Muzaffarābād stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest

Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Muzaffarābād: Healthy tree cover

33.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.51 km² of land.

Target reached

Trees in this area

103,779

Target trees

103,779

More trees needed

0

CO₂ if planted / yr

0 kg

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Muzaffarābād lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Muzaffarābād has lost about 5 hectares of forest (about 7 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (29%). About 1 hectare (27%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.

Satellite image of the area around Muzaffarābād, July 2017

2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.

Forest lost since 2001
5 haabout 7 football pitches
Share of its forest
under 1%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
1 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

The worst year was 2006, when about 1 hectare of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Muzaffarābād, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Muzaffarābād, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.1.1

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Forest lost each year around Muzaffarābād, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
2001under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2002under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2003under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2004under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2005under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2006under 1 ha1 ha1 ha
2007under 1 haunder 1 ha1 ha
2008under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2009under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2010under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2011under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2012under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2013under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2014under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2015under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2016under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2017under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2018under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2019under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2020under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2021under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2022under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2023under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2024under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2025under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha

What is causing deforestation around Muzaffarābād?

  • Towns and roadscleared for good29% · 2 ha
  • Unknown causescause unknown75% · 4 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
17,000 ha
Forest in 2020
17,300 ha
Overall change
+353 hamore forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Muzaffarābād grew from about 17,000 hectares to 17,300 hectares, a net gain of about 353 hectares (+2.1%). New forest grew on about 401 hectares, while 48 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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Questions about Muzaffarābād

What is the air quality (AQI) in Muzaffarābād right now?

The latest reading for Muzaffarābād shows an AQI of 86 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 19:00 local time by the Muzaffarabad Eid Gah Rd Makri A ground monitoring station, 1.6 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 Muzaffarābād today?

At AQI 86 (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 Muzaffarābād been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Muzaffarābād's daily AQI at 68 on average, from 61 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 105 on Nov 4. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.

How much forest has the area around Muzaffarābād lost since 2001?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Muzaffarābād has lost about 5 hectares of forest (about 7 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (29%). About 1 hectare (27%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Muzaffarābād grew from about 17,000 hectares to 17,300 hectares, a net gain of about 353 hectares (+2.1%). New forest grew on about 401 hectares, while 48 hectares were lost.

What is the tree count in Muzaffarābād?

Muzaffarābād has an estimated 103,779 trees across the 12.51 km² of land measured — 33.2% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Muzaffarābād need?

Muzaffarābād has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.

How are Muzaffarābād's air quality and tree cover measured?

Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Muzaffarabad, 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 Muzaffarabad; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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