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Faisalabad's air today: where the smoke is coming from

Faisalabad's smoke report

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Right now the wind over Faisalabad blows from the east at 3 km/h (weather model, 30 October, 07:45 PKT). In the 24 hours to 30 October, 03:48 PKT NASA's satellites saw 703 fires within 250 km upwind of Faisalabad, in the direction the wind is coming from, out of 1,641 within 250 km in every direction. The largest numbers were in Okara and Nankana Sahib. About 95% were on farmland, the pattern of crop-residue burning.

#1 of 58fire spots within 250 km, last 30 days#1 of 57fire spots within 250 km, last 24 hours#9 of 34brick kilns within 50 km#12 of 35fossil-fuel power plants within 50 km

Ranks among the cities with pages here that have any of each: #1 has the most.

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Map of the fires around the city, last 24 hours

Each dot is one fire a NASA satellite saw. Red dots are upwind, in the direction the wind is coming from, so their smoke is the likeliest to be reaching the city now; grey dots are in other directions. The moving lines show the wind blowing towards the city. Tap a dot for the village and the time.

north: 6161north-east: 281281east: 384384south-east: 320320south: 224224south-west: 153153west: 163163north-west: 5555NESW

Fires within 250 km in the last 24 hours, by direction. Red: the side the wind is coming from (the east). Tap a direction to pick out its fires on the map.

What satellites see around Faisalabad

What satellites and surveys see around the city. Each is a different measure, so they can't be added up into shares of the air.

Fires15,324fire spots within 250 km in the last 29 days#1 of 58 citiesNO₂: traffic and industry2.14×times the region's usual NO₂, last 14 days#21 of 58 citiesBrick kilns942brick kilns within 50 km; the survey puts their smoke at 192 t of PM2.5 a day in season#9 of 34 citiesLandfills335kg of methane an hour measured from Chak 216 Rakh Branch#36 of 58 measured landfillsPower plants and industry3fossil-fuel power plants within 50 km, and 43 industrial areas#12 of 35 cities

Fires around Faisalabad in the last 30 days

Fires around Faisalabad were at their highest on the latest day, 29 October, with 1,659 fire spots within 250 km, 64 of them within 50 km.

30 September: no data30 September1 October: 154 · 32 October: 230 · 33 October: 202 · 04 October: 240 · 15 October: 224 · 36 October: 352 · 67 October: 263 · 68 October: 244 · 59 October: 319 · 310 October: 375 · 911 October: 20 · 012 October: 162 · 813 October: 168 · 114 October: 267 · 415 October: 72 · 015 October16 October: 214 · 217 October: 532 · 718 October: 925 · 1319 October: 730 · 1720 October: 458 · 621 October: 734 · 1522 October: 817 · 2223 October: 1,071 · 5324 October: 693 · 3425 October: 853 · 4126 October: 903 · 3127 October: 1,108 · 5728 October: 1,335 · 4429 October: 1,659 · 6429 October1,659

within 250 km   within 50 km

15,324fire spots within 250 km in the last 29 days
458of them within 50 km
96%of the last 7 days' fires within 250 km were on farmland, the pattern of crop-residue burning

A fire spot is one fire seen on a day, however many satellites saw it (Pakistan-time days). The archive runs every day from 1 October 2026; before that it holds only the October-November seasons.

NO₂ pollution in Faisalabad: traffic, industry and power plants

Over the last 14 days the air over Faisalabad held 2.14 times the region's usual level of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), #21 of 58 cities.

1×30 September: 1.98×1 October: 1.98×2 October: 1.99×5 October: 1.95×8 October: 1.96×11 October: 1.94×13 October: 2.05×16 October: 2.13×19 October: 2.27×22 October: 2.35×25 October: 2.39×27 October: 2.11×28 October: 2.14×30 September28 October

The strongest NO₂ peak within 35 km was 3.01 times the usual level, 16 km from the city centre, near a power or industrial plant (Faisalabad GTPS Power Station).

From Sentinel-5P's TROPOMI instrument via NASA's GIBS tiles, which publish NO₂ as colour bands: a level here is good to about one band. NO₂ in big cities comes mostly from vehicle engines; peaks are named after what is nearby, which suggests a source but doesn't measure one. NO₂ window 15 October to 28 October 2026.

Brick kilns

942 brick kilns stand within 50 km of Faisalabad. Their survey puts the smoke from the 779 it has figures for at about 192 tonnes of PM2.5 a day in the firing season.

10 brick kilns in one patch, near Chiniot, 32 km north of the centre. Each oval is a kiln.
Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
4%are the cleaner zigzag kind
#9 of 34 citiesby brick kilns within 50 km, among the cities the kiln surveys cover

Landfills

Satellites and aircraft have measured methane rising from Chak 216 Rakh Branch, 16 km from the centre, 6 times, about 335 kg an hour. That puts it #36 of the 58 measured landfills in Pakistan and India.

Chak 216 Rakh Branch from above, 16 km east of the centre
Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
6methane plumes measured
9 September 2026last measured
1landfills and dump sites mapped within 50 km

Rank among the 58 landfill records with a measured rate in Carbon Mapper's data for Pakistan and India (this extract covers only these two countries). Rates are Carbon Mapper's automatic per-plume estimates; landfill methane also carries the smell and smoke of burning rubbish.

Power plants and industry

3 fossil-fuel power plants and 43 industrial areas lie within 50 km of Faisalabad. The largest, Faisalabad Liberty Power Tech Power Plant, can generate 202 MW.

Faisalabad Liberty Power Tech Power Plant from above, 34 km north of the centre
Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Faisalabad Liberty Power Tech Power Plant oil, 34 km202 MW
Faisalabad GTPS Power Station gas, 6 km144 MW
Crescent Power Tech Ltd. oil, 49 km27 MW

Within 50 km of the city centre, on either side of the border. These are lists of what is there, not measures of how much each adds to the air.

Every mapped source within 50 km of Faisalabad

Tap a layer to hide it, or a site for its name.

Brick-kiln surveys, OpenStreetMap, Carbon Mapper and NASA FIRMS, on either side of the border. These map what is there, not how much each adds to the air. /sites/ · Site lists built 26 October 2026.

Fires around Faisalabad this season compared with past years

Fire spots within 250 km of Faisalabad from 1 October to 29 October, each year. These count Suomi NPP alone, so every year is measured by the same instrument and the years compare fairly (the 30-day chart above counts all five satellites, three VIIRS and two MODIS, so its numbers are higher).

2019: 12,25612,25620192020: 18,32618,32620202021: 12,68912,68920212022: 11,02611,02620222023: 5,9205,92020232024: 6,5156,51520242025: 6,4296,42920252026: 5,1685,168*2026 (so far)

* 2026: 1 day without Suomi NPP data: a floor

Faisalabad against the other cities

Each strip holds the cities with pages here that have any of it, the most on the left; the red mark is Faisalabad. They are different measures, so a high rank on one isn't a larger share of the air than a high rank on another.

Fire spots within 250 km, last 24 hours (1,641)#1 of 57
Fire spots within 250 km, last 30 days (15,324)#1 of 58
NO₂, times the usual level (14 days) (2.14×)#21 of 58
Brick kilns within 50 km (942)#9 of 34
Fossil-fuel power plants within 50 km (3)#12 of 35
Landfill methane within 50 km (335 kg/h)#26 of 34
Industrial areas within 50 km (43)#47 of 58

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Faisalabad: the last 24 hours of fires within 250 km and the wind

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All the numbers

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Upwind districts, last 24 hours
DistrictProvince or stateCountryDirectionDistanceFires
OkaraPunjabPakistansouth-east106 km102
Nankana SahibPunjabPakistaneast66 km91
Tarn TaranPunjabIndiaeast165 km86
FirozpurPunjabIndiaeast159 km80
ShekhupuraPunjabPakistaneast105 km36
GurdaspurPunjabIndiaeast215 km33
KasurPunjabPakistaneast105 km33
AmritsarPunjabIndiaeast168 km32
KapurthalaPunjabIndiaeast204 km30
FaisalabadPunjabPakistansouth-east44 km28
BathindaPunjabIndiasouth-east229 km23
FaridkotPunjabIndiasouth-east173 km21
Fires within 250 km by direction, last 24 hours
From theFires
north61
north-east281
east (the wind is coming from here)384
south-east320
south224
south-west153
west163
north-west55
Fires within 250 km in the last 7 days
DistrictProvince or stateCountryDistanceFiresOn farmland
OkaraPunjabPakistan105 km1,01895%
Nankana SahibPunjabPakistan66 km62997%
JhangPunjabPakistan90 km55699%
KhanewalPunjabPakistan148 km48998%
HafizabadPunjabPakistan81 km45398%
PakpattanPunjabPakistan126 km43294%
GujranwalaPunjabPakistan116 km40889%
Tarn TaranPunjabIndia167 km39997%
ShekhupuraPunjabPakistan96 km34794%
BahawalnagarPunjabPakistan160 km34596%
Fires around Faisalabad this season compared with past years
SeasonFire spots
201912,256
202018,326
202112,689
202211,026
20235,920
20246,515
20256,429
2026 (so far)5,168 (1 day without Suomi NPP data: a floor)
Landfill methane records
SiteMethanePlumes seenLast seenRank
Chak 216 Rakh Branch (Faisalabad, Pakistan, 16 km)335 kg/h69 September 202636 of 58

Rank among the 58 landfill records with a measured rate in Carbon Mapper's data for Pakistan and India (this extract covers only these two countries). Rates are Carbon Mapper's automatic per-plume estimates; landfill methane also carries the smell and smoke of burning rubbish.

Every measure and rank

Where Faisalabad stands among the 58 cities with pages here, on each measure. They are different measures, so a high rank on one isn't a larger share of the air than a high rank on another.

MeasureFaisalabadRank
Fire spots within 250 km, last 30 days15,3241 of 58
NO₂, times the usual level (14 days)2.14×21 of 58
Landfill methane within 50 km335 kg/h26 of 34
Measured plant CO₂ within 50 kmnone measured–
Brick kilns within 50 km9429 of 34
Industrial areas within 50 km4347 of 58
Always-hot sites within 50 km0–
Ranks on today's fires

Faisalabad's place among the cities, on the numbers that change with each satellite pass.

  • Fire spots upwind, last 24 hours: 2 of 34
  • Fire spots within 250 km, last 24 hours: 1 of 57
  • Fire spots within 250 km, last 7 days: 1 of 58

All the rankings: city rankings

Questions about Faisalabad's air

Where is Faisalabad's smoke coming from today?

Right now the wind over Faisalabad blows from the east at 3 km/h (weather model, 30 October, 07:45 PKT). In the 24 hours to 30 October, 03:48 PKT NASA's satellites saw 703 fires within 250 km upwind of Faisalabad, in the direction the wind is coming from, out of 1,641 within 250 km in every direction. The largest numbers were in Okara and Nankana Sahib. About 95% were on farmland, the pattern of crop-residue burning.

Are crop fires burning near Faisalabad?

In the last 24 hours NASA's satellites saw 1,641 fire spots within 250 km of Faisalabad, and 15,324 in the last 30 days. Satellites only see what is burning as they pass, and not under cloud.

How bad is traffic pollution in Faisalabad?

Over the 14 days 15 October to 28 October 2026, nitrogen dioxide in the air over Faisalabad (within 15 km) was about 2.14 times the usual level of the surrounding region, roughly 3.52 ×10¹⁵ molecules/cm². Of the 58 cities with enough clear days, it ranks 21.

How many brick kilns are there near Faisalabad?

The satellite surveys count 942 brick kilns within 50 km of Faisalabad.

Which landfills near Faisalabad release methane?

Carbon Mapper has measured methane plumes from Chak 216 Rakh Branch (335 kg/h).

Every number on this page is also in machine-readable form (JSON).

More about Faisalabad

Nearby cities: Sargodha (83 km), Lahore (121 km), Gujranwala (134 km), Amritsar (172 km)

Fires up to 30 October, 03:48 PKT. This page updates every 15 minutes. Upwind is a guide, not proof: smoke can travel further than 250 km, the wind turns during the day, and satellites can't see fires under cloud. A fire spot is one fire, about 375 m across, however many satellites saw it. Fires: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS and MODIS). Wind: Open-Meteo's weather model. Air: Copernicus CAMS model estimates, which read low in winter.