City report · Andhra Pradesh, India
Vizianagaram Air quality today
Air quality in Vizianagaram currently reads AQI 76 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 76
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 24.2
- tree cover
- 26.7%
- trees in this area
- 80.3K
- more trees needed
- 9.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Kaspa West, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 13, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Vizianagaram · AQI 76 (Moderate)
Vizianagaram's tree count comes to 80,274 trees across 12.03 km² of land, 3 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 9,921 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Vizianagaram today: AQI 76, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 20:30 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 65 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 65 km, e.g. Visakhapatnam and Gajuwaka
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
24.2
PM10
79.6
NO₂
12.0
O₃
155.0
SO₂
23.3
CO
501.0
- 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 Vizianagaram's daily AQI at 116 on average, from 44 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 172 on Nov 8.
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 Vizianagaram: Below target
26.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.03 km² of land.
Trees in this area
80,274
Target trees
90,195
More trees needed
9,921
CO₂ if planted / yr
218.3 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Vizianagaram lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Vizianagaram has lost about 2 hectares of forest: under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (50%). Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2 ha
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- under 1 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 | 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 Vizianagaram?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good50% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown44% · 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
- 5,040 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 5,490 ha
- Overall change
- +449 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Vizianagaram grew from about 5,040 hectares to 5,490 hectares, a net gain of about 449 hectares (+8.9%). New forest grew on about 596 hectares, while 148 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 Vizianagaram right now?
The latest reading for Vizianagaram shows an AQI of 76 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 20:30 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 65 km, 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 Vizianagaram today?
At AQI 76 (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 Vizianagaram been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Vizianagaram's daily AQI at 116 on average, from 44 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 172 on Nov 8. On 5 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Vizianagaram'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 Vizianagaram lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Vizianagaram has lost about 2 hectares of forest: under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (50%). Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Vizianagaram grew from about 5,040 hectares to 5,490 hectares, a net gain of about 449 hectares (+8.9%). New forest grew on about 596 hectares, while 148 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Vizianagaram?
Vizianagaram has an estimated 80,274 trees across the 12.03 km² of land measured — 26.7% tree cover, 3 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Vizianagaram need?
Vizianagaram needs roughly 9,921 more trees to close a 3-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 218.3 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Vizianagaram'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 Kaspa West; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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