Tanzania · Kigoma · 2 cities
Air quality in Kigoma today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Kigoma has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Kigoma (AQI 56, Moderate), and Kasulu the worst (AQI 90, Moderate). Kigoma has the most tree cover, at 18.3% — #17 of 33 cities measured in Tanzania.
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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 17.5%
- Tanzania: 20.7%
- worst air now: Kasulu
- 90
- cleanest air now: Kigoma
- 56
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Kigoma
Air quality today across Kigoma, city by city
| Kasulu | 90Moderate | 16.7% | 41.8K | #18 of 33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigoma | 56Moderate | 18.3% | 22.3K | #17 of 33 |
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 Tanzania.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Kigoma lost?
Since 2001, Kigoma has lost about 188,000 hectares of forest (about 260,000 football pitches): 8.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (89%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 188,000 haabout 260,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 168,000 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 | 2,690 ha | 346 ha | 3,030 ha |
| 2002 | 2,330 ha | 336 ha | 2,660 ha |
| 2003 | 1,030 ha | 261 ha | 1,290 ha |
| 2004 | 1,730 ha | 239 ha | 1,970 ha |
| 2005 | 4,280 ha | 491 ha | 4,770 ha |
| 2006 | 1,600 ha | 235 ha | 1,840 ha |
| 2007 | 6,450 ha | 562 ha | 7,020 ha |
| 2008 | 9,320 ha | 248 ha | 9,570 ha |
| 2009 | 8,260 ha | 445 ha | 8,710 ha |
| 2010 | 3,710 ha | 210 ha | 3,920 ha |
| 2011 | 3,290 ha | 281 ha | 3,570 ha |
| 2012 | 8,420 ha | 372 ha | 8,790 ha |
| 2013 | 5,890 ha | 932 ha | 6,820 ha |
| 2014 | 7,900 ha | 1,030 ha | 8,930 ha |
| 2015 | 3,830 ha | 891 ha | 4,720 ha |
| 2016 | 7,640 ha | 715 ha | 8,350 ha |
| 2017 | 8,770 ha | 816 ha | 9,580 ha |
| 2018 | 14,600 ha | 1,040 ha | 15,600 ha |
| 2019 | 5,690 ha | 605 ha | 6,290 ha |
| 2020 | 9,170 ha | 951 ha | 10,100 ha |
| 2021 | 9,570 ha | 1,750 ha | 11,300 ha |
| 2022 | 7,460 ha | 1,810 ha | 9,260 ha |
| 2023 | 12,300 ha | 1,660 ha | 14,000 ha |
| 2024 | 9,810 ha | 1,490 ha | 11,300 ha |
| 2025 | 12,300 ha | 2,120 ha | 14,400 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 12,000 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 9,990 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2018, when about 15,600 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Kigoma?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good89% · 167,000 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back8.8% · 16,500 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, towns and roads, logging, 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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