City report · Bangka–Belitung Islands, Indonesia
Tanjung Pandan Air quality today
Air quality in Tanjung Pandan currently reads AQI 53 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 53
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.1
- tree cover
- 27.9%
- trees in this area
- 64.0K
- more trees needed
- 4.8K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Tanjung Pandan, Belitung Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 5, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Tanjung Pandan · AQI 53 (Moderate)
Tanjung Pandan's tree count comes to 63,985 trees across 9.18 km² of land, 2 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 4,816 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Tanjung Pandan today: AQI 53, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 16:00 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
10.1
PM10
12.4
NO₂
2.9
O₃
91.0
SO₂
1.0
CO
370.0
- 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 Tanjung Pandan's daily AQI at 62 on average, from 55 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 90 on Nov 6.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from Indonesia's ISPU
Where Tanjung Pandan stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Tanjung Pandan: Below target
27.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 9.18 km² of land.
Trees in this area
63,985
Target trees
68,801
More trees needed
4,816
CO₂ if planted / yr
106.0 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Tanjung Pandan lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tanjung Pandan has lost about 7,050 hectares of forest (about 9,900 football pitches): 51% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 7,050 haabout 9,900 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 51%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 7,030 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 174 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 168 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2009, when about 1,240 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 86 ha | under 1 ha | 86 ha |
| 2002 | 73 ha | under 1 ha | 74 ha |
| 2003 | 20 ha | under 1 ha | 20 ha |
| 2004 | 166 ha | 1 ha | 167 ha |
| 2005 | 105 ha | under 1 ha | 105 ha |
| 2006 | 407 ha | 1 ha | 408 ha |
| 2007 | 179 ha | under 1 ha | 179 ha |
| 2008 | 156 ha | under 1 ha | 156 ha |
| 2009 | 1,240 ha | 2 ha | 1,240 ha |
| 2010 | 200 ha | under 1 ha | 200 ha |
| 2011 | 457 ha | under 1 ha | 457 ha |
| 2012 | 689 ha | under 1 ha | 689 ha |
| 2013 | 276 ha | under 1 ha | 276 ha |
| 2014 | 689 ha | under 1 ha | 689 ha |
| 2015 | 593 ha | under 1 ha | 593 ha |
| 2016 | 303 ha | 4 ha | 307 ha |
| 2017 | 111 ha | under 1 ha | 111 ha |
| 2018 | 125 ha | under 1 ha | 125 ha |
| 2019 | 175 ha | under 1 ha | 175 ha |
| 2020 | 120 ha | under 1 ha | 120 ha |
| 2021 | 133 ha | under 1 ha | 133 ha |
| 2022 | 118 ha | under 1 ha | 118 ha |
| 2023 | 233 ha | under 1 ha | 233 ha |
| 2024 | 192 ha | under 1 ha | 192 ha |
| 2025 | 191 ha | 5 ha | 196 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Tanjung Pandan?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good85% · 5,970 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good9.8% · 691 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good5.3% · 370 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
- 13,000 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 10,700 ha
- Overall change
- −2,300 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tanjung Pandan shrank from about 13,000 hectares to 10,700 hectares, a net loss of about 2,300 hectares (−18%). New forest grew on about 711 hectares, but 3,010 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 Tanjung Pandan right now?
The latest reading for Tanjung Pandan shows an AQI of 53 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 16:00 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 Tanjung Pandan today?
At AQI 53 (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 Tanjung Pandan been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Tanjung Pandan's daily AQI at 62 on average, from 55 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 90 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Tanjung Pandan's AQI the same as Indonesia's ISPU?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. Indonesia's official index is the ISPU (Indeks Standar Pencemar Udara), published by the environment ministry from its own monitoring stations. Its bands are 0–50 Baik (good), 51–100 Sedang (moderate), 101–200 Tidak Sehat (unhealthy), 201–300 Sangat Tidak Sehat (very unhealthy) and over 300 Berbahaya (hazardous). The two indexes use different breakpoints and averaging times, so the same air can score differently on each.
How much forest has the area around Tanjung Pandan lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tanjung Pandan has lost about 7,050 hectares of forest (about 9,900 football pitches): 51% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 174 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 168 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tanjung Pandan shrank from about 13,000 hectares to 10,700 hectares, a net loss of about 2,300 hectares (−18%). New forest grew on about 711 hectares, but 3,010 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Tanjung Pandan?
Tanjung Pandan has an estimated 63,985 trees across the 9.18 km² of land measured — 27.9% tree cover, 2 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Tanjung Pandan need?
Tanjung Pandan needs roughly 4,816 more trees to close a 2-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 106.0 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Tanjung Pandan'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 Tanjung Pandan; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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