India · Andhra Pradesh · 33 cities
Air quality in Andhra Pradesh today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Chilakalūrupet has the cleanest air of the 33 cities we track in Andhra Pradesh (AQI 67, Moderate), and Rajamahendravaram the worst (AQI 176, Unhealthy). Chittoor has the most tree cover, at 41.1% — #65 of 470 cities measured in India.
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 125
Average right now
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- cities tracked
- 33
- average tree cover
- 23.5%
- India: 27.3%
- worst air now: Rajamahendravaram
- 176
- cleanest air now: Chilakalūrupet
- 67
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous, and it reads differently from India's AQI (CPCB). Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Andhra Pradesh · average AQI 125
Air quality today across Andhra Pradesh, city by city
| Rasapūdipalem | 164Unhealthy | 32.0% | 25.1K | #125 of 470 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vijayawada | 110Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 26.0% | 28.2K | #197 of 470 |
| Visakhapatnam | 167Unhealthy | 22.1% | 56.2K | #275 of 470 |
| Guntur | 152Unhealthy | 14.3% | 80.7K | #388 of 470 |
| Nellore | 96Moderate | 14.0% | 48.7K | #395 of 470 |
| Kurnool | 120Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 21.6% | 41.4K | #282 of 470 |
| Kākināda | 137Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 21.1% | 43.6K | #289 of 470 |
| Rajamahendravaram | 176Unhealthy | 22.9% | 41.7K | #256 of 470 |
| Kadapa | 117Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 19.1% | 46.4K | #316 of 470 |
| Tirupati | 156Unhealthy | 29.4% | 33.3K | #147 of 470 |
| Anantapur | 152Unhealthy | 22.2% | 44.3K | #271 of 470 |
| Vizianagaram | 158Unhealthy | 26.7% | 40.0K | #189 of 470 |
| Eluru | 122Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 22.7% | 38.0K | #260 of 470 |
| Nandyāl | 92Moderate | 17.8% | 38.0K | #341 of 470 |
| Ongole | 79Moderate | 14.7% | 47.8K | #383 of 470 |
| Machilīpatnam | 117Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 25.5% | 29.5K | #204 of 470 |
| Adoni | 101Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 17.9% | 53.1K | #340 of 470 |
| Madanapalle | 152Unhealthy | 27.2% | 39.7K | #181 of 470 |
| Proddatūr | 127Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 20.8% | 44.6K | #292 of 470 |
| Thenali | 74Moderate | 25.2% | 15.1K | #211 of 470 |
| Chittoor | 146Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 41.1% | — | #65 of 470 |
| Hindupur | 152Unhealthy | 23.6% | 51.4K | #242 of 470 |
| Bhimavaram | 158Unhealthy | 25.6% | 45.2K | #202 of 470 |
| Srikakulam | 154Unhealthy | 24.2% | 49.2K | #232 of 470 |
| Guntakal | 86Moderate | 21.3% | 26.5K | #284 of 470 |
| Dharmavaram | 157Unhealthy | 28.6% | 29.0K | #158 of 470 |
| Gudivāda | 86Moderate | 23.2% | 21.2K | #250 of 470 |
| Narasaraopet | 86Moderate | 22.0% | 25.1K | #277 of 470 |
| Tadepalligudem | 169Unhealthy | 30.2% | 30.4K | #138 of 470 |
| Tadpatri | 95Moderate | 19.2% | 33.9K | #309 of 470 |
| Mangalagiri | 102Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 38.1% | — | #91 of 470 |
| Amaravati | 110Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 19.0% | 50.3K | #320 of 470 |
| Chilakalūrupet | 67Moderate | 15.5% | 45.6K | #369 of 470 |
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 India.
Is this 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.
India's AQI (CPCB) and the AQI, explainedDeforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Andhra Pradesh lost?
Since 2001, Andhra Pradesh has lost about 44,700 hectares of forest (about 63,000 football pitches): 4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (63%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 44,700 haabout 63,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 28,300 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 535 ha | 307 ha | 842 ha |
| 2002 | 406 ha | 270 ha | 676 ha |
| 2003 | 973 ha | 549 ha | 1,520 ha |
| 2004 | 933 ha | 375 ha | 1,310 ha |
| 2005 | 736 ha | 468 ha | 1,200 ha |
| 2006 | 1,020 ha | 425 ha | 1,440 ha |
| 2007 | 1,340 ha | 488 ha | 1,830 ha |
| 2008 | 2,080 ha | 752 ha | 2,830 ha |
| 2009 | 1,770 ha | 800 ha | 2,570 ha |
| 2010 | 670 ha | 356 ha | 1,030 ha |
| 2011 | 2,660 ha | 656 ha | 3,320 ha |
| 2012 | 912 ha | 475 ha | 1,390 ha |
| 2013 | 589 ha | 555 ha | 1,140 ha |
| 2014 | 991 ha | 934 ha | 1,930 ha |
| 2015 | 620 ha | 548 ha | 1,170 ha |
| 2016 | 1,480 ha | 950 ha | 2,430 ha |
| 2017 | 1,710 ha | 1,160 ha | 2,870 ha |
| 2018 | 1,240 ha | 942 ha | 2,180 ha |
| 2019 | 1,050 ha | 896 ha | 1,950 ha |
| 2020 | 772 ha | 616 ha | 1,390 ha |
| 2021 | 491 ha | 384 ha | 875 ha |
| 2022 | 762 ha | 489 ha | 1,250 ha |
| 2023 | 1,870 ha | 1,100 ha | 2,970 ha |
| 2024 | 1,700 ha | 1,230 ha | 2,930 ha |
| 2025 | 985 ha | 717 ha | 1,700 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 1,950 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 2,160 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2011, when about 3,320 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Andhra Pradesh?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good63% · 28,100 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back30% · 13,600 ha
- Loggingcan grow back3.3% · 1,500 ha
Also: towns and roads, wildfires, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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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