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Port Said Air quality today
Air quality in Port Said currently reads AQI 53 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 53
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.1
- tree cover
- 1.1%
- trees in this area
- 2.2K
- more trees needed
- 57.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Al Arab, Al Ezab, Al Arab, Port Said Governorate, Egypt (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 16, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Port Said · AQI 53 (Moderate)
Port Said's tree count comes to 2,177 trees across 7.92 km² of land, 29 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 57,199 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Port Said today: AQI 53, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 07:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 8 ground-station cities within 250 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 8 station cities within 250 km, e.g. 10th of Ramadan City 1 and Obour
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
10.1
PM10
6.9
NO₂
8.5
O₃
82.0
SO₂
3.7
CO
131.0
- 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 Port Said's daily AQI at 33 on average, from 18 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 5.
Where Port Said stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Port Said: Critically low
1.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 7.92 km² of land.
Trees in this area
2,177
Target trees
59,376
More trees needed
57,199
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,258 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Port Said lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Port Said has lost about 16 hectares of forest (about 22 football pitches): 5.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to storms, floods and other natural causes, so much of it can grow back. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 16 haabout 22 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- under 1 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2008, when about 11 hectares of forest were lost.
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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 11 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | 1 ha | 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 Port Said?
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back76% · 12 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good5.6% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown18% · 3 ha
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
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. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
In the same region
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Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
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- Air quality
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- Al Manzalah36.8 km
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- Tree cover
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- Air quality
- 64
- Damietta49.4 km
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- Tree cover
- 10%
- Air quality
- 58
- Dikirnis70.1 km
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- Tree cover
- 21%
- Air quality
- 69
- Ismailia73.6 km
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- Tree cover
- 4%
- Air quality
- 85
- Fāqūs76.7 km
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- Tree cover
- 3%
- Air quality
- 58
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Questions about Port Said
What is the air quality (AQI) in Port Said right now?
The latest reading for Port Said shows an AQI of 53 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 07:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 8 ground-station cities within 250 km, 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 Port Said today?
At AQI 53 (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 Port Said been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Port Said's daily AQI at 33 on average, from 18 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Port Said lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Port Said has lost about 16 hectares of forest (about 22 football pitches): 5.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to storms, floods and other natural causes, so much of it can grow back. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
What is the tree count in Port Said?
Port Said has an estimated 2,177 trees across the 7.92 km² of land measured — 1.1% tree cover, 29 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Port Said need?
Port Said needs roughly 57,199 more trees to close a 29-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,258 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Port Said'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 Al Arab; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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