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Paphos Air quality today
Air quality in Paphos currently reads AQI 54 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 54
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.8
- tree cover
- 9.2%
- trees in this area
- 28.8K
- more trees needed
- 65.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Old Town of Paphos, Paphos, Cyprus (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 16, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Paphos · AQI 54 (Moderate)
Paphos's tree count comes to 28,845 trees across 12.54 km² of land, 21 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 65,214 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Paphos today: AQI 54, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 19:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Paphos - Traffic Station, 300 m away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
10.8
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
20.6
SO₂
1.9
CO
487.1
Data: OpenAQ · Republic of Cyprus Department of Labor Inspection, Department of Labour Inspection, Republic of Cyprus (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- 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 Paphos's daily AQI at 21 on average, from 13 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 30 on Nov 7.
Where Paphos stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Paphos: Critically low
9.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.54 km² of land.
Trees in this area
28,845
Target trees
94,059
More trees needed
65,214
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,435 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Paphos lost?
There was very little forest around Paphos in 2000, about 100 hectares, and about 14 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 July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
The worst year was 2012, when about 3 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
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 | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 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 | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 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 Paphos?
- Wildfirescan grow back61% · 9 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good23% · 3 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good7% · 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
- 475 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 509 ha
- Overall change
- +34 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Paphos grew from about 475 hectares to 509 hectares, a net gain of about 34 hectares (+7.2%). New forest grew on about 60 hectares, while 27 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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Questions about Paphos
What is the air quality (AQI) in Paphos right now?
The latest reading for Paphos shows an AQI of 54 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 19:00 local time by the Paphos - Traffic Station ground monitoring station, 300 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 Paphos today?
At AQI 54 (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 Paphos been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Paphos's daily AQI at 21 on average, from 13 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 30 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Paphos lost since 2001?
There was very little forest around Paphos in 2000, about 100 hectares, and about 14 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 Paphos grew from about 475 hectares to 509 hectares, a net gain of about 34 hectares (+7.2%). New forest grew on about 60 hectares, while 27 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Paphos?
Paphos has an estimated 28,845 trees across the 12.54 km² of land measured — 9.2% tree cover, 21 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Paphos need?
Paphos needs roughly 65,214 more trees to close a 21-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,435 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Paphos's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Old Town of Paphos, 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 Old Town of Paphos; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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