City report · South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Parepare Air quality today
Air quality in Parepare currently reads AQI 51 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 51
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 8.9
- tree cover
- 24.9%
- trees in this area
- 43.5K
- more trees needed
- 8.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Parepare, South Sulawesi, Indonesia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Parepare · AQI 51 (Moderate)
Parepare's tree count comes to 43,493 trees across 6.99 km² of land, 5 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 8,908 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Parepare today: AQI 51, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 21:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
8.9
PM10
11.7
NO₂
1.8
O₃
69.0
SO₂
0.7
CO
383.0
- 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 Parepare's daily AQI at 73 on average, from 62 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 102 on Nov 5.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from Indonesia's ISPU
Where Parepare stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Parepare: Below target
24.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 6.99 km² of land.
Trees in this area
43,493
Target trees
52,401
More trees needed
8,908
CO₂ if planted / yr
196.0 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Parepare lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Parepare has lost about 791 hectares of forest (about 1,100 football pitches): 13% 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 September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km east of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 791 haabout 1,100 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 13%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 749 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is speeding up: about 83 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 30 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2023, when about 275 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9 ha | 4 ha | 13 ha |
| 2002 | 6 ha | 5 ha | 11 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | 38 ha | 6 ha | 44 ha |
| 2005 | 7 ha | 3 ha | 10 ha |
| 2006 | 10 ha | 2 ha | 11 ha |
| 2007 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2008 | 8 ha | 3 ha | 11 ha |
| 2009 | 16 ha | 4 ha | 20 ha |
| 2010 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2011 | 50 ha | 3 ha | 52 ha |
| 2012 | 12 ha | 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2013 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2014 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2015 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2016 | 10 ha | 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2017 | 14 ha | 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2018 | 48 ha | 2 ha | 49 ha |
| 2019 | 56 ha | under 1 ha | 56 ha |
| 2020 | 20 ha | under 1 ha | 20 ha |
| 2021 | 29 ha | under 1 ha | 29 ha |
| 2022 | 59 ha | under 1 ha | 59 ha |
| 2023 | 272 ha | 3 ha | 275 ha |
| 2024 | 23 ha | under 1 ha | 23 ha |
| 2025 | 27 ha | under 1 ha | 27 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Parepare?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good87% · 685 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good8.1% · 64 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back4.6% · 37 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
- 9,110 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 8,790 ha
- Overall change
- −314 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Parepare shrank from about 9,110 hectares to 8,790 hectares, a net loss of about 314 hectares (−3.4%). New forest grew on about 163 hectares, but 477 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 Parepare right now?
The latest reading for Parepare shows an AQI of 51 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 21:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, 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 Parepare today?
At AQI 51 (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 Parepare been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Parepare's daily AQI at 73 on average, from 62 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 102 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Parepare'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 Parepare lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Parepare has lost about 791 hectares of forest (about 1,100 football pitches): 13% 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 speeding up: about 83 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 30 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Parepare shrank from about 9,110 hectares to 8,790 hectares, a net loss of about 314 hectares (−3.4%). New forest grew on about 163 hectares, but 477 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Parepare?
Parepare has an estimated 43,493 trees across the 6.99 km² of land measured — 24.9% tree cover, 5 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Parepare need?
Parepare needs roughly 8,908 more trees to close a 5-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 196.0 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Parepare'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 Parepare; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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