Tanzania · Tabora · 2 cities
Air quality in Tabora today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Nzega has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Tabora (AQI 46, Good), and Tabora the worst (AQI 54, Moderate). Tabora has the most tree cover, at 7.9% — #28 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
- 5.8%
- Tanzania: 20.7%
- worst air now: Tabora
- 54
- cleanest air now: Nzega
- 46
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Tabora
Air quality today across Tabora, city by city
| Tabora | 54Moderate | 7.9% | 69.4K | #28 of 33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nzega | 46Good | 3.6% | 82.9K | #32 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 Tabora lost?
Since 2001, Tabora has lost about 295,000 hectares of forest (about 3,000 km²): 19% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 295,000 haabout 3,000 km²
- Share of its forest
- 19%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 286,000 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 | 4,420 ha | 76 ha | 4,500 ha |
| 2002 | 3,070 ha | 56 ha | 3,130 ha |
| 2003 | 6,610 ha | 64 ha | 6,670 ha |
| 2004 | 1,660 ha | 83 ha | 1,750 ha |
| 2005 | 11,300 ha | 79 ha | 11,400 ha |
| 2006 | 4,820 ha | 173 ha | 4,990 ha |
| 2007 | 29,200 ha | 237 ha | 29,500 ha |
| 2008 | 3,540 ha | 43 ha | 3,580 ha |
| 2009 | 26,300 ha | 100 ha | 26,400 ha |
| 2010 | 7,020 ha | 147 ha | 7,170 ha |
| 2011 | 42,900 ha | 293 ha | 43,200 ha |
| 2012 | 15,500 ha | 187 ha | 15,700 ha |
| 2013 | 17,100 ha | 1,760 ha | 18,900 ha |
| 2014 | 17,200 ha | 777 ha | 18,000 ha |
| 2015 | 9,460 ha | 2,590 ha | 12,000 ha |
| 2016 | 7,050 ha | 220 ha | 7,270 ha |
| 2017 | 9,850 ha | 294 ha | 10,100 ha |
| 2018 | 8,670 ha | 67 ha | 8,730 ha |
| 2019 | 7,850 ha | 213 ha | 8,070 ha |
| 2020 | 7,780 ha | 166 ha | 7,950 ha |
| 2021 | 5,900 ha | 110 ha | 6,010 ha |
| 2022 | 8,000 ha | 148 ha | 8,150 ha |
| 2023 | 13,700 ha | 336 ha | 14,000 ha |
| 2024 | 7,440 ha | 387 ha | 7,830 ha |
| 2025 | 9,500 ha | 882 ha | 10,400 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 9,280 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 8,430 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2011, when about 43,200 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Tabora?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good97% · 286,000 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back2.7% · 8,020 ha
Also: towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, wildfires, mining and energy, logging, 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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