City report · Mozambique
Nampula Air quality today
Air quality in Nampula currently reads AQI 26 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 26
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 4.5
- tree cover
- 7.3%
- trees in this area
- 22.9K
- more trees needed
- 71.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Nampula, Mozambique (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 18, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Nampula · AQI 26 (Good)
Nampula's tree count comes to 22,934 trees across 12.57 km², 23 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 71,314 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Nampula today: AQI 26, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 10:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
4.5
PM10
6.1
NO₂
0.2
O₃
74.0
SO₂
0.5
CO
96.0
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Nampula's daily AQI at 38 on average, from 25 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 61 on Nov 5.
Where Nampula stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Nampula: Critically low
7.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
22,934
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
71,314
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,569 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Nampula lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Nampula has lost about 113 hectares of forest (about 160 football pitches): 53% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (100%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from November 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 113 haabout 160 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 53%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 113 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2010, when about 20 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2003 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2004 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2005 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2006 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2007 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2008 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2009 | 16 ha | under 1 ha | 16 ha |
| 2010 | 20 ha | under 1 ha | 20 ha |
| 2011 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2012 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2014 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2015 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2016 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2017 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2018 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2019 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 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 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Nampula?
- Towns and roadscleared for good69% · 78 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good31% · 35 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
- 575 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 266 ha
- Overall change
- −309 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Nampula shrank from about 575 hectares to 266 hectares, a net loss of about 309 hectares (−54%). New forest grew on about 34 hectares, but 344 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 Nampula right now?
The latest reading for Nampula shows an AQI of 26 (Good), observed Nov 11, 10:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Nampula today?
At AQI 26 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Nampula been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Nampula's daily AQI at 38 on average, from 25 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 61 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 Nampula lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Nampula has lost about 113 hectares of forest (about 160 football pitches): 53% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (100%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Nampula shrank from about 575 hectares to 266 hectares, a net loss of about 309 hectares (−54%). New forest grew on about 34 hectares, but 344 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Nampula?
Nampula has an estimated 22,934 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 7.3% tree cover, 23 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Nampula need?
Nampula needs roughly 71,314 more trees to close a 23-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,569 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Nampula'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 Nampula; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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