City report · Punjab, Pakistan
Narowal Air quality today
Air quality in Narowal currently reads AQI 626 (Hazardous): Emergency conditions — avoid outdoor activity.
Air quality right now
AQI 626
Hazardous
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 329.2
- tree cover
- 14.8%
- trees in this area
- 46.5K
- more trees needed
- 94.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Narowal, Pakistan (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 8, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Narowal · AQI 626 (Hazardous)
Narowal's tree count comes to 46,496 trees across 12.57 km², 30 points below the 45% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 94,876 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Narowal today: AQI 626, Hazardous
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 05:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 11 ground-station cities within 85 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 11 station cities within 85 km, e.g. Pasrūr and Amritsar Cantt.
Health signal
Emergency conditions — avoid outdoor activity.
PM2.5
329.2
PM10
151.3
NO₂
22.0
O₃
51.0
SO₂
14.4
CO
651.0
- Outdoor exercise
- Everyone should avoid all outdoor exertion
- Windows
- Keep them closed and seal gaps
- Mask
- Wear an N95 if you must go out
- Air purifier
- Run one on high
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Narowal's daily AQI at 172 on average, from 115 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 271 on Nov 11.
Where Narowal stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Narowal: Critically low
14.8% tree cover against a 45% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
46,496
Target trees
141,372
More trees needed
94,876
CO₂ if planted / yr
2,087 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Narowal lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Narowal has lost about 3 hectares of forest (about 4 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was storms, floods and other natural causes (33%), after which forest can grow back. About 1 hectare (48%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3 haabout 4 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
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 | under 1 ha | under 1 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 Narowal?
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back33% · under 1 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good26% · under 1 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good19% · under 1 ha
Also: unknown causes.
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
- 352 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 446 ha
- Overall change
- +94 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Narowal grew from about 352 hectares to 446 hectares, a net gain of about 94 hectares (+27%). New forest grew on about 97 hectares, while 3 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 Narowal right now?
The latest reading for Narowal shows an AQI of 626 (Hazardous), observed Nov 11, 05:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 11 ground-station cities within 85 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Emergency conditions — avoid outdoor activity.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Narowal today?
At AQI 626 (Hazardous): everyone should avoid all outdoor exertion. Windows: keep them closed and seal gaps. Masks: wear an N95 if you must go out. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Narowal been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Narowal's daily AQI at 172 on average, from 115 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 271 on Nov 11. On 7 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Narowal lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Narowal has lost about 3 hectares of forest (about 4 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was storms, floods and other natural causes (33%), after which forest can grow back. About 1 hectare (48%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Narowal grew from about 352 hectares to 446 hectares, a net gain of about 94 hectares (+27%). New forest grew on about 97 hectares, while 3 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Narowal?
Narowal has an estimated 46,496 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 14.8% tree cover, 30 percentage points short of the 45% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Narowal need?
Narowal needs roughly 94,876 more trees to close a 30-point shortfall against its 45% tree-cover target — about 2,087 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Narowal'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 Narowal; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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