Iran · Lorestan Province · 3 cities
Air quality in Lorestan Province today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Khorramabad has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Lorestan Province (AQI 18, Good), and Borūjerd the worst (AQI 57, Moderate). Borūjerd has the most tree cover, at 6.9% — #17 of 97 cities measured in Iran.
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 35
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 5.7%
- Iran: 5.0%
- worst air now: Borūjerd
- 57
- cleanest air now: Khorramabad
- 18
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Lorestan Province · average AQI 35
Air quality today across Lorestan Province, city by city
| Khorramabad | 18Good | 6.0% | 75.4K | #20 of 97 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borūjerd | 57Moderate | 6.9% | 72.6K | #17 of 97 |
| Dorūd | 31Good | 4.2% | 81.1K | #39 of 97 |
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 Iran.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Lorestan Province lost?
Since 2001, Lorestan Province has lost about 2 hectares of forest: under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The satellites couldn't tell what caused most of it. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2 ha
- 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
Show the figures as a table
| 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 |
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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