City report · Karnataka, India
Shivamogga Air quality today
Air quality in Shivamogga currently reads AQI 73 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 73
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 21.1
- tree cover
- 26.4%
- trees in this area
- 80.8K
- more trees needed
- 11.0K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Durgigudi, Shivamogga, Karnataka 577201, India (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 27, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Shivamogga · AQI 73 (Moderate)
Shivamogga's tree count comes to 80,782 trees across 12.24 km² of land, 4 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 11,016 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Shivamogga today: AQI 73, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 21:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Vinoba Nagara, Shivamogga - KSPCB, 1.6 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
21.1
PM10
42.1
NO₂
34.2
O₃
31.3
SO₂
3.6
CO
0.7
Data: OpenAQ · CPCB, Central Pollution Control Board, Government of India (GODL-India)
- 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 Shivamogga's daily AQI at 64 on average, from 36 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 123 on Nov 10.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from India's AQI (CPCB) · The full guide
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Shivamogga: Below target
26.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.24 km² of land.
Trees in this area
80,782
Target trees
91,798
More trees needed
11,016
CO₂ if planted / yr
242.4 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Shivamogga lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Shivamogga has lost about 10 hectares of forest (about 15 football pitches): 5% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (34%), after which forest can grow back. About 2 hectares (16%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 10 haabout 15 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 5 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 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 | 3 ha | 3 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 | 1 ha | 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 |
What is causing deforestation around Shivamogga?
- Wildfirescan grow back34% · 4 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back30% · 3 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good17% · 2 ha
Also: logging, 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
- 8,540 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 10,800 ha
- Overall change
- +2,270 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Shivamogga grew from about 8,540 hectares to 10,800 hectares, a net gain of about 2,270 hectares (+27%). New forest grew on about 2,320 hectares, while 46 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 Shivamogga right now?
The latest reading for Shivamogga shows an AQI of 73 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 21:00 local time by the Vinoba Nagara, Shivamogga - KSPCB ground monitoring station, 1.6 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Shivamogga today?
At AQI 73 (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 Shivamogga been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Shivamogga's daily AQI at 64 on average, from 36 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 123 on Nov 10. On 1 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Shivamogga's AQI the same as India's AQI (CPCB)?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. India's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) publishes the National Air Quality Index on its own scale: 0–50 good, 51–100 satisfactory, 101–200 moderate, 201–300 poor, 301–400 very poor and 401–500 severe. The two scales don't line up. At moderate fine-particle levels the US scale reads higher: 55 µg/m³ of PM2.5 is 149 on the US AQI but about 92, "satisfactory", on India's. In heavy smog India's reads higher: 100 µg/m³ is 182 on the US AQI and about 232, "poor", on India's. CPCB also averages particles over 24 hours, so its figure moves more slowly than an hourly reading.
How much forest has the area around Shivamogga lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Shivamogga has lost about 10 hectares of forest (about 15 football pitches): 5% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (34%), after which forest can grow back. About 2 hectares (16%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Shivamogga grew from about 8,540 hectares to 10,800 hectares, a net gain of about 2,270 hectares (+27%). New forest grew on about 2,320 hectares, while 46 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Shivamogga?
Shivamogga has an estimated 80,782 trees across the 12.24 km² of land measured — 26.4% tree cover, 4 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Shivamogga need?
Shivamogga needs roughly 11,016 more trees to close a 4-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 242.4 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Shivamogga's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Durgigudi, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Durgigudi; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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