Saudi Arabia · Riyadh Region · 3 cities
Air quality in Riyadh Region today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Riyadh has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Riyadh Region (AQI 72, Moderate), and Al Kharj the worst (AQI 255, Very unhealthy). Riyadh has the most tree cover, at 2.2% — #9 of 27 cities measured in Saudi Arabia.
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 150
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 1.5%
- Saudi Arabia: 1.8%
- worst air now: Al Kharj
- 255
- cleanest air now: Riyadh
- 72
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Riyadh Region · average AQI 150
Air quality today across Riyadh Region, city by city
| Riyadh | 72Moderate | 2.2% | 87.3K | #9 of 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Kharj | 255Very unhealthy | 0.4% | 140K | #24 of 27 |
| Az Zulfī | 123Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 1.8% | 104K | #11 of 27 |
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 Saudi Arabia.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Riyadh Region lost?
There was almost no forest in Riyadh Region in 2000, so there has been almost nothing to lose since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.
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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