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Namp’o Air quality today
Air quality in Namp’o currently reads AQI 64 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 64
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 16.8
- tree cover
- 6.8%
- trees in this area
- 18.0K
- more trees needed
- 61.4K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Nampo, Nampho, North Korea (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 18, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Namp’o · AQI 64 (Moderate)
Namp’o's tree count comes to 18,009 trees across 10.6 km² of land, 23 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 61,442 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Namp’o today: AQI 64, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 19:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 6 ground-station cities within 185 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 6 station cities within 185 km, e.g. Kaesŏng and Gimpo-si
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
16.8
PM10
26.4
NO₂
15.5
O₃
41.0
SO₂
13.2
CO
351.0
- 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 Namp’o's daily AQI at 63 on average, from 39 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 158 on Nov 11.
Where Namp’o stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Namp’o: Critically low
6.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 10.6 km² of land.
Trees in this area
18,009
Target trees
79,451
More trees needed
61,442
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,352 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Namp’o lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Namp’o has lost about 10 hectares of forest (about 15 football pitches): 3% 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 July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 10 haabout 15 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- under 1 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2016, when about 8 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | 8 ha | 8 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Namp’o?
- Loggingcan grow back92% · 10 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown4.8% · under 1 ha
Also: wildfires.
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
- 1,180 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,410 ha
- Overall change
- +225 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Namp’o grew from about 1,180 hectares to 1,410 hectares, a net gain of about 225 hectares (+19%). New forest grew on about 233 hectares, while 8 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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- Air quality
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Frequently asked
Questions about Namp’o
What is the air quality (AQI) in Namp’o right now?
The latest reading for Namp’o shows an AQI of 64 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 19:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 6 ground-station cities within 185 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Namp’o today?
At AQI 64 (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 Namp’o been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Namp’o's daily AQI at 63 on average, from 39 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 158 on Nov 11. On 1 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Namp’o lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Namp’o has lost about 10 hectares of forest (about 15 football pitches): 3% 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 Namp’o grew from about 1,180 hectares to 1,410 hectares, a net gain of about 225 hectares (+19%). New forest grew on about 233 hectares, while 8 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Namp’o?
Namp’o has an estimated 18,009 trees across the 10.6 km² of land measured — 6.8% tree cover, 23 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Namp’o need?
Namp’o needs roughly 61,442 more trees to close a 23-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,352 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Namp’o'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 Nampo; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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