City report · Andhra Pradesh, India
Ongole Air quality today
Air quality in Ongole currently reads AQI 83 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 83
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 28.2
- tree cover
- 14.7%
- trees in this area
- 45.9K
- more trees needed
- 47.8K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Gadiyaram Vari Veedhi, Bandla Metla, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh 523001, India (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Jul 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Ongole · AQI 83 (Moderate)
Ongole's tree count comes to 45,904 trees across 12.49 km² of land, 15 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 47,778 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Ongole today: AQI 83, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 20:30 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 4 ground-station cities within 125 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 4 station cities within 125 km, e.g. Guntur and Mangalagiri
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
28.2
PM10
51.8
NO₂
18.9
O₃
68.0
SO₂
11.3
CO
410.0
- 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 Ongole's daily AQI at 90 on average, from 28 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 169 on Nov 9.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from India's AQI (CPCB) · The full guide
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Ongole: Critically low
14.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.49 km² of land.
Trees in this area
45,904
Target trees
93,682
More trees needed
47,778
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,051 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Ongole lost?
There was very little forest around Ongole in 2000, about 14 hectares, and about 3 hectares of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
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 Ongole?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good44% · 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown59% · 2 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
- 1,660 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,910 ha
- Overall change
- +249 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ongole grew from about 1,660 hectares to 1,910 hectares, a net gain of about 249 hectares (+15%). New forest grew on about 380 hectares, while 130 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Ongole
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Chilakalūrupet66.5 km
India
- Tree cover
- 16%
- Air quality
- 70
- Narasaraopet81.3 km
India
- Tree cover
- 22%
- Air quality
- 92
- Guntur98.9 km
India
- Tree cover
- 14%
- Air quality
- 94
- Thenali103.9 km
India
- Tree cover
- 25%
- Air quality
- 83
- Mangalagiri117.3 km
India
- Tree cover
- 38%
- Air quality
- 107
- Nellore117.3 km
India
- Tree cover
- 14%
- Air quality
- 166
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Ongole right now?
The latest reading for Ongole shows an AQI of 83 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 20:30 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 4 ground-station cities within 125 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 Ongole today?
At AQI 83 (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 Ongole been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Ongole's daily AQI at 90 on average, from 28 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 169 on Nov 9. On 3 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Ongole's AQI the same as India's AQI (CPCB)?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. India's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) publishes the National Air Quality Index on its own scale: 0–50 good, 51–100 satisfactory, 101–200 moderate, 201–300 poor, 301–400 very poor and 401–500 severe. The two scales don't line up. At moderate fine-particle levels the US scale reads higher: 55 µg/m³ of PM2.5 is 149 on the US AQI but about 92, "satisfactory", on India's. In heavy smog India's reads higher: 100 µg/m³ is 182 on the US AQI and about 232, "poor", on India's. CPCB also averages particles over 24 hours, so its figure moves more slowly than an hourly reading.
How much forest has the area around Ongole lost since 2001?
There was very little forest around Ongole in 2000, about 14 hectares, and about 3 hectares of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ongole grew from about 1,660 hectares to 1,910 hectares, a net gain of about 249 hectares (+15%). New forest grew on about 380 hectares, while 130 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Ongole?
Ongole has an estimated 45,904 trees across the 12.49 km² of land measured — 14.7% tree cover, 15 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Ongole need?
Ongole needs roughly 47,778 more trees to close a 15-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,051 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Ongole'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 Gadiyaram Vari Veedhi; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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