Morocco · Oriental · 4 cities
Air quality in Oriental today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Taourirt has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Oriental (AQI 26, Good), and Nador the worst (AQI 66, Moderate). Taourirt has the most tree cover, at 8.0% — #12 of 37 cities measured in Morocco.
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 50
Good
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 3.7%
- Morocco: 6.1%
- worst air now: Nador
- 66
- cleanest air now: Taourirt
- 26
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Oriental · average AQI 50
Air quality today across Oriental, city by city
| Oujda | 61Moderate | 2.0% | 88.0K | #33 of 37 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nador | 66Moderate | 1.3% | 86.2K | #36 of 37 |
| Berkane | 46Good | 3.5% | 83.3K | #21 of 37 |
| Taourirt | 26Good | 8.0% | 69.1K | #12 of 37 |
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 Morocco.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Oriental lost?
Since 2001, Oriental has lost about 1,840 hectares of forest (about 2,600 football pitches): 8.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 379 hectares (21%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,840 haabout 2,600 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 379 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 | 2 ha | 52 ha | 53 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | 6 ha | 8 ha |
| 2004 | 3 ha | 39 ha | 42 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | 16 ha | 19 ha |
| 2006 | 3 ha | 37 ha | 40 ha |
| 2007 | 7 ha | 16 ha | 23 ha |
| 2008 | 11 ha | 84 ha | 94 ha |
| 2009 | 8 ha | 50 ha | 58 ha |
| 2010 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2011 | 3 ha | 46 ha | 49 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 38 ha | 39 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2016 | 41 ha | 4 ha | 44 ha |
| 2017 | 53 ha | 78 ha | 131 ha |
| 2018 | 7 ha | 2 ha | 9 ha |
| 2019 | 41 ha | 63 ha | 104 ha |
| 2020 | 11 ha | 46 ha | 57 ha |
| 2021 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2023 | 73 ha | 310 ha | 382 ha |
| 2024 | 62 ha | 149 ha | 210 ha |
| 2025 | 40 ha | 425 ha | 464 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 212 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 69 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 464 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Oriental?
- Wildfirescan grow back64% · 1,190 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good15% · 273 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good5.5% · 101 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, logging, 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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