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Air quality in Azad Kashmir today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Muzaffarābād has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Azad Kashmir (AQI 86, Moderate), and New Mirpur City the worst (AQI 243, Very unhealthy). Dhirkot has the most tree cover, at 78.0% — #1 of 126 cities measured in Pakistan.
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.
Average right now
AQI 148
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 48.5%
- Pakistan: 12.5%
- worst air now: New Mirpur City
- 243
- cleanest air now: Muzaffarābād
- 86
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Azad Kashmir · average AQI 148
Air quality today across Azad Kashmir, city by city
| Muzaffarābād | 86Moderate | 33.2% | — | #8 of 126 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhirkot | 115Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 78.0% | — | #1 of 126 |
| New Mirpur City | 243Very unhealthy | 34.4% | 33.3K | #6 of 126 |
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 Pakistan.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Azad Kashmir lost?
Since 2001, Azad Kashmir has lost about 418 hectares of forest (about 590 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (19%), after which forest can grow back. About 65 hectares (15%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 418 haabout 590 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 65 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 | 4 ha | 17 ha | 21 ha |
| 2002 | 2 ha | 8 ha | 10 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | 26 ha | 27 ha |
| 2004 | 6 ha | 64 ha | 69 ha |
| 2005 | 5 ha | 23 ha | 28 ha |
| 2006 | 15 ha | 56 ha | 71 ha |
| 2007 | 12 ha | 23 ha | 35 ha |
| 2008 | 6 ha | 36 ha | 42 ha |
| 2009 | 4 ha | 20 ha | 24 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 22 ha | 24 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 13 ha | 13 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2014 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 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 | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2022 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 23 ha | 23 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
The worst year was 2006, when about 71 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Azad Kashmir?
- Loggingcan grow back19% · 79 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back16% · 67 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back16% · 65 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, towns and roads, 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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