Pakistan · Balochistan · 5 cities
Air quality in Balochistan today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Chaman has the cleanest air of the 5 cities we track in Balochistan (AQI 72, Moderate), and Dera Murad Jamali the worst (AQI 478, Hazardous). Dera Murad Jamali has the most tree cover, at 4.4% — #110 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 181
Unhealthy
- cities tracked
- 5
- average tree cover
- 2.0%
- Pakistan: 12.5%
- worst air now: Dera Murad Jamali
- 478
- cleanest air now: Chaman
- 72
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Balochistan · average AQI 181
Air quality today across Balochistan, city by city
| Quetta | 83Moderate | 1.4% | 89.8K | #125 of 126 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khuzdar | 152Unhealthy | 1.8% | 120K | #122 of 126 |
| Hub | 118Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 2.3% | 103K | #120 of 126 |
| Chaman | 72Moderate | 0.1% | 93.9K | #126 of 126 |
| Dera Murad Jamali | 478Hazardous | 4.4% | 127K | #110 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 Balochistan lost?
Since 2001, Balochistan has lost about 2 hectares of forest (about 3 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (35%), after which forest can grow back. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2 haabout 3 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- under 1 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 | 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 in Balochistan?
- Loggingcan grow back35% · under 1 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good26% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown43% · 1 ha
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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