City report · Oriental, Morocco
Nador Air quality today
Air quality in Nador currently reads AQI 66 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 66
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 17.2
- tree cover
- 1.3%
- trees in this area
- 3.9K
- more trees needed
- 86.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Oulad Mimoun, Nador, Morocco (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Nador · AQI 66 (Moderate)
Nador's tree count comes to 3,904 trees across 12.02 km² of land, 29 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 86,197 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Nador today: AQI 66, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Melilla, 12.8 km away · median of 3 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
17.2
PM10
—
NO₂
33.5
O₃
23.5
SO₂
11.7
CO
110.0
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, EEA, Naish
- 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 Nador's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 40 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 9.
Where Nador stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Nador: Critically low
1.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.02 km² of land.
Trees in this area
3,904
Target trees
90,101
More trees needed
86,197
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,896 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Nador lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Nador has lost about 454 hectares of forest (about 640 football pitches): 40% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 3 hectares (under 1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 454 haabout 640 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 40%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is speeding up: about 64 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 13 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 320 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 | under 1 ha | 20 ha | 20 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | 6 ha | 8 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 | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 13 ha | 14 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 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 | 62 ha | 62 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 | 1 ha | 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 | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 320 ha | 320 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Nador?
- Wildfirescan grow back64% · 289 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown36% · 162 ha
Also: towns and roads, farms, pasture and plantations.
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
- 2,490 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 2,570 ha
- Overall change
- +79 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Nador grew from about 2,490 hectares to 2,570 hectares, a net gain of about 79 hectares (+3.2%). New forest grew on about 153 hectares, while 74 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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Frequently asked
Questions about Nador
What is the air quality (AQI) in Nador right now?
The latest reading for Nador shows an AQI of 66 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by 3 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Melilla, 12.8 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Nador today?
At AQI 66 (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 Nador been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Nador's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 40 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Nador lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Nador has lost about 454 hectares of forest (about 640 football pitches): 40% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 3 hectares (under 1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss is speeding up: about 64 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 13 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Nador grew from about 2,490 hectares to 2,570 hectares, a net gain of about 79 hectares (+3.2%). New forest grew on about 153 hectares, while 74 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Nador?
Nador has an estimated 3,904 trees across the 12.02 km² of land measured — 1.3% tree cover, 29 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Nador need?
Nador needs roughly 86,197 more trees to close a 29-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,896 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Nador's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Oulad Mimoun, 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 Oulad Mimoun; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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