City report · Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Pangkalanbuun Air quality today
Air quality in Pangkalanbuun currently reads AQI 87 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 87
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 28.3
- tree cover
- 29.1%
- trees in this area
- 90.4K
- more trees needed
- 2.8K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Kecamatan Arut Selatan, Kalimantan, Indonesia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 19, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Pangkalanbuun · AQI 87 (Moderate)
Pangkalanbuun's tree count comes to 90,415 trees across 12.43 km² of land, 1 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 2,796 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Pangkalanbuun today: AQI 87, 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 · Pangkalanbun, Indonesia, 700 m away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
28.3
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 Pangkalanbuun's daily AQI at 94 on average, from 53 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 182 on Nov 5.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from Indonesia's ISPU
Where Pangkalanbuun stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Pangkalanbuun: Below target
29.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.43 km² of land.
Trees in this area
90,415
Target trees
93,211
More trees needed
2,796
CO₂ if planted / yr
61.5 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Pangkalanbuun lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Pangkalanbuun has lost about 15,600 hectares of forest (about 22,000 football pitches): 62% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (95%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km west of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 15,600 haabout 22,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 62%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 14,700 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 284 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 682 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 2,730 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 316 ha | 1 ha | 317 ha |
| 2002 | 124 ha | under 1 ha | 124 ha |
| 2003 | 88 ha | under 1 ha | 88 ha |
| 2004 | 654 ha | 1 ha | 655 ha |
| 2005 | 505 ha | 1 ha | 506 ha |
| 2006 | 2,060 ha | 2 ha | 2,060 ha |
| 2007 | 546 ha | 2 ha | 548 ha |
| 2008 | 350 ha | 7 ha | 357 ha |
| 2009 | 670 ha | 3 ha | 673 ha |
| 2010 | 330 ha | 2 ha | 332 ha |
| 2011 | 413 ha | 6 ha | 419 ha |
| 2012 | 1,430 ha | 7 ha | 1,440 ha |
| 2013 | 476 ha | 15 ha | 491 ha |
| 2014 | 1,120 ha | 17 ha | 1,130 ha |
| 2015 | 1,430 ha | 174 ha | 1,600 ha |
| 2016 | 2,200 ha | 525 ha | 2,730 ha |
| 2017 | 203 ha | 12 ha | 215 ha |
| 2018 | 198 ha | 13 ha | 211 ha |
| 2019 | 109 ha | 8 ha | 117 ha |
| 2020 | 125 ha | 15 ha | 140 ha |
| 2021 | 241 ha | 5 ha | 246 ha |
| 2022 | 403 ha | 2 ha | 405 ha |
| 2023 | 365 ha | 5 ha | 370 ha |
| 2024 | 208 ha | 7 ha | 215 ha |
| 2025 | 176 ha | 7 ha | 183 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Pangkalanbuun?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good92% · 14,300 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back5.3% · 826 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good2.9% · 454 ha
Also: logging, shifting farming, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
- 21,200 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 13,700 ha
- Overall change
- −7,520 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Pangkalanbuun shrank from about 21,200 hectares to 13,700 hectares, a net loss of about 7,520 hectares (−35%). New forest grew on about 1,610 hectares, but 9,130 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
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Frequently asked
Questions about Pangkalanbuun
What is the air quality (AQI) in Pangkalanbuun right now?
The latest reading for Pangkalanbuun shows an AQI of 87 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 21:00 local time by the Pangkalanbun, Indonesia ground monitoring station, 700 m 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 Pangkalanbuun today?
At AQI 87 (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 Pangkalanbuun been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Pangkalanbuun's daily AQI at 94 on average, from 53 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 182 on Nov 5. On 4 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Pangkalanbuun'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 Pangkalanbuun lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Pangkalanbuun has lost about 15,600 hectares of forest (about 22,000 football pitches): 62% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (95%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is slowing down: about 284 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 682 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Pangkalanbuun shrank from about 21,200 hectares to 13,700 hectares, a net loss of about 7,520 hectares (−35%). New forest grew on about 1,610 hectares, but 9,130 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Pangkalanbuun?
Pangkalanbuun has an estimated 90,415 trees across the 12.43 km² of land measured — 29.1% tree cover, 1 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Pangkalanbuun need?
Pangkalanbuun needs roughly 2,796 more trees to close a 1-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 61.5 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Pangkalanbuun's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Kecamatan Arut Selatan, 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 Kecamatan Arut Selatan; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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