City report · West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Pontianak Air quality today
Air quality in Pontianak currently reads AQI 90 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 90
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 30.2
- tree cover
- 0%
- trees in this area
- 0
- more trees needed
- 94.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 2, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Pontianak · AQI 90 (Moderate)
Pontianak's tree count comes to 0 trees across 12.54 km² of land, 30 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 94,059 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Pontianak today: AQI 90, 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 · Supadio, Indonesia, 18.4 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
30.2
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 Pontianak's daily AQI at 65 on average, from 46 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 95 on Nov 10.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from Indonesia's ISPU
Where Pontianak stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Pontianak: Critically low
0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.54 km² of land.
Trees in this area
0
Target trees
94,059
More trees needed
94,059
CO₂ if planted / yr
2,069 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Pontianak lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Pontianak has lost about 5,880 hectares of forest (about 8,200 football pitches): 34% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from April 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 5,880 haabout 8,200 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 34%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,870 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 231 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 315 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 572 hectares of forest were lost.
Pontianak's full deforestation reportHectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 114 ha | 1 ha | 115 ha |
| 2002 | 245 ha | under 1 ha | 245 ha |
| 2003 | 27 ha | under 1 ha | 27 ha |
| 2004 | 202 ha | under 1 ha | 202 ha |
| 2005 | 79 ha | under 1 ha | 79 ha |
| 2006 | 167 ha | under 1 ha | 167 ha |
| 2007 | 95 ha | under 1 ha | 95 ha |
| 2008 | 258 ha | under 1 ha | 258 ha |
| 2009 | 392 ha | 1 ha | 393 ha |
| 2010 | 121 ha | 1 ha | 122 ha |
| 2011 | 292 ha | 1 ha | 293 ha |
| 2012 | 256 ha | 1 ha | 257 ha |
| 2013 | 216 ha | under 1 ha | 216 ha |
| 2014 | 430 ha | under 1 ha | 430 ha |
| 2015 | 243 ha | under 1 ha | 243 ha |
| 2016 | 571 ha | 1 ha | 572 ha |
| 2017 | 392 ha | 1 ha | 393 ha |
| 2018 | 222 ha | under 1 ha | 222 ha |
| 2019 | 259 ha | under 1 ha | 259 ha |
| 2020 | 131 ha | under 1 ha | 131 ha |
| 2021 | 282 ha | under 1 ha | 282 ha |
| 2022 | 249 ha | under 1 ha | 249 ha |
| 2023 | 212 ha | under 1 ha | 212 ha |
| 2024 | 221 ha | under 1 ha | 221 ha |
| 2025 | 191 ha | 1 ha | 192 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Pontianak?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good68% · 4,020 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good32% · 1,850 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
- 11,900 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 10,600 ha
- Overall change
- −1,290 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Pontianak shrank from about 11,900 hectares to 10,600 hectares, a net loss of about 1,290 hectares (−11%). New forest grew on about 1,220 hectares, but 2,510 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 Pontianak right now?
The latest reading for Pontianak shows an AQI of 90 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 21:00 local time by the Supadio, Indonesia ground monitoring station, 18.4 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 Pontianak today?
At AQI 90 (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 Pontianak been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Pontianak's daily AQI at 65 on average, from 46 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 95 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Pontianak'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 Pontianak lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Pontianak has lost about 5,880 hectares of forest (about 8,200 football pitches): 34% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is slowing down: about 231 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 315 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Pontianak shrank from about 11,900 hectares to 10,600 hectares, a net loss of about 1,290 hectares (−11%). New forest grew on about 1,220 hectares, but 2,510 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Pontianak?
Pontianak has an estimated 0 trees across the 12.54 km² of land measured — 0% tree cover, 30 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Pontianak need?
Pontianak needs roughly 94,059 more trees to close a 30-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 2,069 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Pontianak's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Pontianak, 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 Pontianak; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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