Ethiopia · Amhara · 8 cities
Air quality in Amhara today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Debre Birhan has the cleanest air of the 8 cities we track in Amhara (AQI 25, Good), and Weldiya the worst (AQI 67, Moderate). Debre Tabor has the most tree cover, at 38.8% — #3 of 29 cities measured in Ethiopia.
Every city is measured the same way, over the same 2 km around its center: the air quality right now, from ground stations where there are any, and its tree cover.
AQI 42
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 8
- average tree cover
- 25.7%
- Ethiopia: 22.2%
- worst air now: Weldiya
- 67
- cleanest air now: Debre Birhan
- 25
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Amhara · average AQI 42
Air quality today across Amhara, city by city
| Gonder | 49Good | 19.9% | 31.7K | #16 of 29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahir Dar | 52Moderate | 32.5% | — | #6 of 29 |
| Dessie | 52Moderate | 30.0% | — | #8 of 29 |
| Debre Birhan | 25Good | 10.0% | 62.8K | #26 of 29 |
| Debre Mark’os | 25Good | 28.2% | 5.7K | #9 of 29 |
| Kombolcha | 28Good | 25.0% | 15.7K | #11 of 29 |
| Debre Tabor | 38Good | 38.8% | — | #3 of 29 |
| Weldiya | 67Moderate | 20.9% | 28.6K | #14 of 29 |
Air quality is the US AQI from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where available, otherwise the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 2 km of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in Ethiopia.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Amhara lost?
Since 2001, Amhara has lost about 3,470 hectares of forest (about 4,900 football pitches): 3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,430 hectares (41%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3,470 haabout 4,900 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,430 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19 ha | 24 ha | 43 ha |
| 2002 | 90 ha | 43 ha | 133 ha |
| 2003 | 4 ha | 8 ha | 11 ha |
| 2004 | 25 ha | 20 ha | 45 ha |
| 2005 | 47 ha | 46 ha | 93 ha |
| 2006 | 28 ha | 23 ha | 50 ha |
| 2007 | 34 ha | 25 ha | 58 ha |
| 2008 | 46 ha | 21 ha | 67 ha |
| 2009 | 96 ha | 17 ha | 113 ha |
| 2010 | 60 ha | 37 ha | 97 ha |
| 2011 | 59 ha | 35 ha | 93 ha |
| 2012 | 113 ha | 30 ha | 143 ha |
| 2013 | 143 ha | 73 ha | 216 ha |
| 2014 | 194 ha | 172 ha | 366 ha |
| 2015 | 21 ha | 58 ha | 79 ha |
| 2016 | 9 ha | 145 ha | 154 ha |
| 2017 | 23 ha | 160 ha | 183 ha |
| 2018 | 12 ha | 121 ha | 133 ha |
| 2019 | 18 ha | 151 ha | 169 ha |
| 2020 | 36 ha | 124 ha | 159 ha |
| 2021 | 46 ha | 173 ha | 219 ha |
| 2022 | 29 ha | 106 ha | 135 ha |
| 2023 | 89 ha | 185 ha | 273 ha |
| 2024 | 157 ha | 153 ha | 310 ha |
| 2025 | 34 ha | 91 ha | 125 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 212 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 160 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2014, when about 366 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Amhara?
- Loggingcan grow back51% · 1,760 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good40% · 1,390 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1.1% · 37 ha
Also: shifting farming, storms, floods and other natural causes, wildfires, mining and energy, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
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. How it's measured
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