City report · Oromiya, Ethiopia
Shashamane Air quality today
Air quality in Shashamane currently reads AQI 66 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 66
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 11.8
- tree cover
- 15.0%
- trees in this area
- 47.1K
- more trees needed
- 47.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Shashemene, Ethiopia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Shashamane · AQI 66 (Moderate)
Shashamane's tree count comes to 47,124 trees across 12.57 km², 15 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 47,124 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Shashamane today: AQI 66, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 02:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
11.8
PM10
12.1
NO₂
9.8
O₃
6.0
SO₂
0.8
CO
493.0
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Shashamane's daily AQI at 61 on average, from 52 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 92 on Nov 10.
Where Shashamane stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Shashamane: Critically low
15.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
47,124
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
47,124
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,037 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Shashamane lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Shashamane has lost about 736 hectares of forest (about 1,000 football pitches): 50% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (58%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 736 haabout 1,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 50%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 425 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2005, when about 299 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2004 | 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2005 | 179 ha | 120 ha | 299 ha |
| 2006 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2007 | 1 ha | 10 ha | 12 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | 8 ha | 10 ha |
| 2009 | 4 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2010 | 12 ha | 5 ha | 17 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 19 ha | 20 ha |
| 2012 | 12 ha | 11 ha | 23 ha |
| 2013 | 14 ha | 7 ha | 22 ha |
| 2014 | 20 ha | 8 ha | 28 ha |
| 2015 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2016 | 6 ha | 16 ha | 22 ha |
| 2017 | 22 ha | 2 ha | 24 ha |
| 2018 | 76 ha | 6 ha | 82 ha |
| 2019 | 27 ha | 8 ha | 35 ha |
| 2020 | 7 ha | 38 ha | 46 ha |
| 2021 | 10 ha | 24 ha | 34 ha |
| 2022 | 8 ha | 8 ha | 16 ha |
| 2023 | 7 ha | 2 ha | 9 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Shashamane?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good58% · 424 ha
- Loggingcan grow back42% · 308 ha
Also: towns and roads, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 2,020 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,460 ha
- Overall change
- −558 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Shashamane shrank from about 2,020 hectares to 1,460 hectares, a net loss of about 558 hectares (−28%). New forest grew on about 67 hectares, but 625 hectares were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
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. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Shashamane right now?
The latest reading for Shashamane shows an AQI of 66 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 02:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Shashamane today?
At AQI 66 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Shashamane been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Shashamane's daily AQI at 61 on average, from 52 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 92 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Shashamane lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Shashamane has lost about 736 hectares of forest (about 1,000 football pitches): 50% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (58%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Shashamane shrank from about 2,020 hectares to 1,460 hectares, a net loss of about 558 hectares (−28%). New forest grew on about 67 hectares, but 625 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Shashamane?
Shashamane has an estimated 47,124 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 15.0% tree cover, 15 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Shashamane need?
Shashamane needs roughly 47,124 more trees to close a 15-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,037 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Shashamane's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Shashemene; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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