City report · Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Palangkaraya Air quality today
Air quality in Palangkaraya currently reads AQI 60 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 60
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 14.0
- tree cover
- 10.4%
- trees in this area
- 31.5K
- more trees needed
- 59.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Palangkaraya, Jekan Raya, Palangka Raya City, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 11, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Palangkaraya · AQI 60 (Moderate)
Palangkaraya's tree count comes to 31,464 trees across 12.1 km² of land, 20 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 59,297 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Palangkaraya today: AQI 60, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 21:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Palangka Raya, Indonesia, 3.7 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
14.0
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, BMKG | Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika
- 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 Palangkaraya's daily AQI at 151 on average, from 93 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 342 on Nov 6.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from Indonesia's ISPU
Where Palangkaraya stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Palangkaraya: Critically low
10.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.1 km² of land.
Trees in this area
31,464
Target trees
90,761
More trees needed
59,297
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,305 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Palangkaraya lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Palangkaraya has lost about 10,200 hectares of forest (about 14,000 football pitches): 42% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 3,920 hectares (38%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km west of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 10,200 haabout 14,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 42%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3,920 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 142 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 403 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2009, when about 1,400 hectares of forest were lost.
Palangkaraya's full deforestation reportHectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 42 ha | 14 ha | 56 ha |
| 2002 | 80 ha | 44 ha | 124 ha |
| 2003 | 328 ha | 501 ha | 829 ha |
| 2004 | 122 ha | 156 ha | 278 ha |
| 2005 | 142 ha | 92 ha | 234 ha |
| 2006 | 216 ha | 144 ha | 360 ha |
| 2007 | 215 ha | 339 ha | 554 ha |
| 2008 | 156 ha | 112 ha | 268 ha |
| 2009 | 630 ha | 774 ha | 1,400 ha |
| 2010 | 155 ha | 223 ha | 378 ha |
| 2011 | 268 ha | 524 ha | 792 ha |
| 2012 | 332 ha | 451 ha | 783 ha |
| 2013 | 143 ha | 196 ha | 339 ha |
| 2014 | 244 ha | 559 ha | 803 ha |
| 2015 | 156 ha | 156 ha | 312 ha |
| 2016 | 139 ha | 580 ha | 719 ha |
| 2017 | 78 ha | 51 ha | 129 ha |
| 2018 | 80 ha | 327 ha | 407 ha |
| 2019 | 139 ha | 505 ha | 644 ha |
| 2020 | 32 ha | 83 ha | 115 ha |
| 2021 | 29 ha | 36 ha | 65 ha |
| 2022 | 21 ha | 33 ha | 53 ha |
| 2023 | 85 ha | 211 ha | 296 ha |
| 2024 | 50 ha | 130 ha | 180 ha |
| 2025 | 40 ha | 76 ha | 116 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Palangkaraya?
- Wildfirescan grow back52% · 5,310 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good22% · 2,210 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good17% · 1,710 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, mining and energy, 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
- 15,900 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 10,700 ha
- Overall change
- −5,240 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Palangkaraya shrank from about 15,900 hectares to 10,700 hectares, a net loss of about 5,240 hectares (−33%). New forest grew on about 646 hectares, but 5,890 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
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Palangkaraya right now?
The latest reading for Palangkaraya shows an AQI of 60 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 21:00 local time by the Palangka Raya, Indonesia ground monitoring station, 3.7 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Palangkaraya today?
At AQI 60 (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 Palangkaraya been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Palangkaraya's daily AQI at 151 on average, from 93 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 342 on Nov 6. On 5 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Palangkaraya's AQI the same as Indonesia's ISPU?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. Indonesia's official index is the ISPU (Indeks Standar Pencemar Udara), published by the environment ministry from its own monitoring stations. Its bands are 0–50 Baik (good), 51–100 Sedang (moderate), 101–200 Tidak Sehat (unhealthy), 201–300 Sangat Tidak Sehat (very unhealthy) and over 300 Berbahaya (hazardous). The two indexes use different breakpoints and averaging times, so the same air can score differently on each.
How much forest has the area around Palangkaraya lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Palangkaraya has lost about 10,200 hectares of forest (about 14,000 football pitches): 42% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 3,920 hectares (38%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss is slowing down: about 142 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 403 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Palangkaraya shrank from about 15,900 hectares to 10,700 hectares, a net loss of about 5,240 hectares (−33%). New forest grew on about 646 hectares, but 5,890 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Palangkaraya?
Palangkaraya has an estimated 31,464 trees across the 12.1 km² of land measured — 10.4% tree cover, 20 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Palangkaraya need?
Palangkaraya needs roughly 59,297 more trees to close a 20-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,305 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Palangkaraya's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Palangkaraya, 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 Palangkaraya; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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