City report · South Sumatra, Indonesia
Prabumulih Air quality today
Air quality in Prabumulih currently reads AQI 134 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups): Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
Air quality right now
AQI 134
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 45.1
- tree cover
- 47.3%
- trees in this area
- 149K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Prabumulih, Prabumulih City, South Sumatra, Indonesia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 8, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Prabumulih · AQI 134 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups)
Prabumulih's tree count comes to 148,597 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 35% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Prabumulih today: AQI 134, Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 225 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 3 station cities within 225 km, e.g. Palembang and Jambi
Health signal
Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
PM2.5
45.1
PM10
28.6
NO₂
1.2
O₃
106.0
SO₂
5.2
CO
309.0
- Outdoor exercise
- Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart disease should cut down long or hard exercise
- Windows
- Close them to keep the outside air out
- Mask
- Sensitive groups: an N95 outdoors
- Air purifier
- Run one, especially in bedrooms
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Prabumulih's daily AQI at 89 on average, from 65 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 148 on Nov 8.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from Indonesia's ISPU
Where Prabumulih stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Prabumulih: Healthy tree cover
47.3% tree cover against a 35% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
148,597
Target trees
148,597
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Prabumulih lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Prabumulih has lost about 15,700 hectares of forest (about 22,000 football pitches): 57% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (100%) 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 north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 15,700 haabout 22,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 57%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 15,700 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 465 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 714 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2012, when about 1,280 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 510 ha | under 1 ha | 510 ha |
| 2002 | 569 ha | under 1 ha | 569 ha |
| 2003 | 190 ha | under 1 ha | 190 ha |
| 2004 | 764 ha | under 1 ha | 764 ha |
| 2005 | 678 ha | under 1 ha | 678 ha |
| 2006 | 353 ha | under 1 ha | 353 ha |
| 2007 | 901 ha | under 1 ha | 901 ha |
| 2008 | 788 ha | under 1 ha | 788 ha |
| 2009 | 1,080 ha | under 1 ha | 1,080 ha |
| 2010 | 529 ha | under 1 ha | 529 ha |
| 2011 | 118 ha | under 1 ha | 118 ha |
| 2012 | 1,280 ha | under 1 ha | 1,280 ha |
| 2013 | 539 ha | under 1 ha | 539 ha |
| 2014 | 754 ha | under 1 ha | 754 ha |
| 2015 | 707 ha | under 1 ha | 707 ha |
| 2016 | 1,050 ha | under 1 ha | 1,050 ha |
| 2017 | 938 ha | under 1 ha | 938 ha |
| 2018 | 686 ha | under 1 ha | 686 ha |
| 2019 | 454 ha | under 1 ha | 454 ha |
| 2020 | 443 ha | under 1 ha | 443 ha |
| 2021 | 419 ha | under 1 ha | 419 ha |
| 2022 | 431 ha | under 1 ha | 431 ha |
| 2023 | 554 ha | under 1 ha | 554 ha |
| 2024 | 317 ha | under 1 ha | 317 ha |
| 2025 | 605 ha | under 1 ha | 605 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Prabumulih?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good95% · 14,800 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.1% · 801 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
- 29,000 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 28,000 ha
- Overall change
- −1,070 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Prabumulih shrank from about 29,000 hectares to 28,000 hectares, a net loss of about 1,070 hectares (−3.7%). New forest grew on about 861 hectares, but 1,930 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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- Air quality
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- Lubuklinggau152.8 km
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- Air quality
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- Jambi City215.1 km
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- Air quality
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Prabumulih right now?
The latest reading for Prabumulih shows an AQI of 134 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups), observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 225 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Prabumulih today?
At AQI 134 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups): children, older adults and people with asthma or heart disease should cut down long or hard exercise. Windows: close them to keep the outside air out. Masks: sensitive groups: an N95 outdoors. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Prabumulih been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Prabumulih's daily AQI at 89 on average, from 65 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 148 on Nov 8. On 2 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Prabumulih'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 Prabumulih lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Prabumulih has lost about 15,700 hectares of forest (about 22,000 football pitches): 57% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (100%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is slowing down: about 465 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 714 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Prabumulih shrank from about 29,000 hectares to 28,000 hectares, a net loss of about 1,070 hectares (−3.7%). New forest grew on about 861 hectares, but 1,930 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Prabumulih?
Prabumulih has an estimated 148,597 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 47.3% tree cover, already past the 35% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Prabumulih need?
Prabumulih has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Prabumulih'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 Prabumulih; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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