City report · Andhra Pradesh, India
Rajamahendravaram Air quality today
Air quality in Rajamahendravaram currently reads AQI 171 (Unhealthy): Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Air quality right now
AQI 171
Unhealthy
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 84.0
- tree cover
- 22.9%
- trees in this area
- 55.8K
- more trees needed
- 41.7K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Annapurnamma peta, Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 6, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Rajamahendravaram · AQI 171 (Unhealthy)
Rajamahendravaram's tree count comes to 55,827 trees across 9.75 km² of land, 17 points below the 40% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 41,688 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Rajamahendravaram today: AQI 171, Unhealthy
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 19:30 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Anam Kala Kendram, Rajamahendravaram - APPCB, 4.8 km away
Health signal
Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
PM2.5
84.0
PM10
171.0
NO₂
73.4
O₃
101.2
SO₂
38.3
CO
1.5
Data: OpenAQ · CPCB, Central Pollution Control Board, Government of India (GODL-India)
- Outdoor exercise
- Everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it
- Windows
- Keep them closed
- Mask
- Wear an N95 outdoors
- Air purifier
- Run one
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Rajamahendravaram's daily AQI at 113 on average, from 47 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 182 on Nov 8.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from India's AQI (CPCB) · The full guide
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Rajamahendravaram: Critically low
22.9% tree cover against a 40% healthy-neighborhood target, across 9.75 km² of land.
Trees in this area
55,827
Target trees
97,515
More trees needed
41,688
CO₂ if planted / yr
917.1 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Rajamahendravaram lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Rajamahendravaram has lost about 11 hectares of forest (about 16 football pitches): 6.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (94%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 11 haabout 16 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 11 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 3 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 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 | 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 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 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 Rajamahendravaram?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good90% · 10 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good3.6% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown5.4% · under 1 ha
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
- 4,360 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 4,560 ha
- Overall change
- +198 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Rajamahendravaram grew from about 4,360 hectares to 4,560 hectares, a net gain of about 198 hectares (+4.5%). New forest grew on about 393 hectares, while 194 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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Frequently asked
Questions about Rajamahendravaram
What is the air quality (AQI) in Rajamahendravaram right now?
The latest reading for Rajamahendravaram shows an AQI of 171 (Unhealthy), measured Nov 11, 19:30 local time by the Anam Kala Kendram, Rajamahendravaram - APPCB ground monitoring station, 4.8 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Rajamahendravaram today?
At AQI 171 (Unhealthy): everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it. Windows: keep them closed. Masks: wear an N95 outdoors. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Rajamahendravaram been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Rajamahendravaram's daily AQI at 113 on average, from 47 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 182 on Nov 8. On 4 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Rajamahendravaram's AQI the same as India's AQI (CPCB)?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. India's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) publishes the National Air Quality Index on its own scale: 0–50 good, 51–100 satisfactory, 101–200 moderate, 201–300 poor, 301–400 very poor and 401–500 severe. The two scales don't line up. At moderate fine-particle levels the US scale reads higher: 55 µg/m³ of PM2.5 is 149 on the US AQI but about 92, "satisfactory", on India's. In heavy smog India's reads higher: 100 µg/m³ is 182 on the US AQI and about 232, "poor", on India's. CPCB also averages particles over 24 hours, so its figure moves more slowly than an hourly reading.
How much forest has the area around Rajamahendravaram lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Rajamahendravaram has lost about 11 hectares of forest (about 16 football pitches): 6.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (94%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Rajamahendravaram grew from about 4,360 hectares to 4,560 hectares, a net gain of about 198 hectares (+4.5%). New forest grew on about 393 hectares, while 194 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Rajamahendravaram?
Rajamahendravaram has an estimated 55,827 trees across the 9.75 km² of land measured — 22.9% tree cover, 17 percentage points short of the 40% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Rajamahendravaram need?
Rajamahendravaram needs roughly 41,688 more trees to close a 17-point shortfall against its 40% tree-cover target — about 917.1 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Rajamahendravaram's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Annapurnamma peta, 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 Annapurnamma peta; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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