City report · Punjab, Pakistan
Shujaabad Air quality today
Air quality in Shujaabad currently reads AQI 888 (Hazardous): Emergency conditions — avoid outdoor activity.
Air quality right now
AQI 888
Hazardous
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 489.5
- tree cover
- 6.8%
- trees in this area
- 21.4K
- more trees needed
- 120K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Shujaabād, Pakistan (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 28, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Shujaabad · AQI 888 (Hazardous)
Shujaabad's tree count comes to 21,363 trees across 12.57 km², 38 points below the 45% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 120,009 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Shujaabad today: AQI 888, Hazardous
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 04:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 4 ground-station cities within 65 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 4 station cities within 65 km, e.g. Muzaffargarh and Multan
Health signal
Emergency conditions — avoid outdoor activity.
PM2.5
489.5
PM10
241.2
NO₂
49.9
O₃
19.0
SO₂
19.4
CO
832.0
- Outdoor exercise
- Everyone should avoid all outdoor exertion
- Windows
- Keep them closed and seal gaps
- Mask
- Wear an N95 if you must go out
- Air purifier
- Run one on high
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Shujaabad's daily AQI at 218 on average, from 182 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 344 on Nov 11.
Where Shujaabad stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Shujaabad: Critically low
6.8% tree cover against a 45% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
21,363
Target trees
141,372
More trees needed
120,009
CO₂ if planted / yr
2,640 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Shujaabad lost?
There was very little forest around Shujaabad in 2000, about 16 hectares, and about 1 hectare of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.
2017: satellite photo from October 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | under 1 ha | under 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 Shujaabad?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good55% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown45% · under 1 ha
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
- 285 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 429 ha
- Overall change
- +144 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Shujaabad grew from about 285 hectares to 429 hectares, a net gain of about 144 hectares (+51%). New forest grew on about 148 hectares, while 5 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Shujaabad
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Muzaffargarh23.4 km
Pakistan
- Tree cover
- 16%
- Air quality
- 443
- Multan39.4 km
Pakistan
- Tree cover
- 3%
- Air quality
- 643
- Jalalpur Pirwala42.4 km
Pakistan
- Tree cover
- 2%
- Air quality
- 520
- Lodhran50.6 km
Pakistan
- Tree cover
- 7%
- Air quality
- 461
- Qadirpur Ran58.4 km
Pakistan
- Tree cover
- 34%
- Air quality
- 627
- Bahawalpur65.2 km
Pakistan
- Tree cover
- 11%
- Air quality
- 474
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Shujaabad right now?
The latest reading for Shujaabad shows an AQI of 888 (Hazardous), observed Nov 11, 04:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 4 ground-station cities within 65 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Emergency conditions — avoid outdoor activity.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Shujaabad today?
At AQI 888 (Hazardous): everyone should avoid all outdoor exertion. Windows: keep them closed and seal gaps. Masks: wear an N95 if you must go out. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Shujaabad been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Shujaabad's daily AQI at 218 on average, from 182 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 344 on Nov 11. On 7 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Shujaabad lost since 2001?
There was very little forest around Shujaabad in 2000, about 16 hectares, and about 1 hectare of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Shujaabad grew from about 285 hectares to 429 hectares, a net gain of about 144 hectares (+51%). New forest grew on about 148 hectares, while 5 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Shujaabad?
Shujaabad has an estimated 21,363 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 6.8% tree cover, 38 percentage points short of the 45% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Shujaabad need?
Shujaabad needs roughly 120,009 more trees to close a 38-point shortfall against its 45% tree-cover target — about 2,640 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Shujaabad'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 Shujaabād; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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