City report · New York, United States
Albany Air quality today
Air quality in Albany currently reads AQI 11 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 11
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 1.9
- tree cover
- 32.5%
- trees in this area
- 97.2K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Downtown, Albany, NY, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 8, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Albany · AQI 11 (Good)
Albany's tree count comes to 97,201 trees across 4.6 sq mi (11.97 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Albany today: AQI 11, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 09:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Albany, 0.7 mi (1.1 km) away
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
1.9
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirNow
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Albany's daily AQI at 26 on average, from 7 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 65 on Nov 7.
Where Albany stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Albany: Healthy tree cover
32.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.6 sq mi (11.97 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
97,201
Target trees
97,201
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Albany lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Albany has lost about 1,900 acres (768 hectares) of forest (about 1,400 football fields): 4.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (89%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,900 acres (768 ha)about 1,400 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 4.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,690 acres (685 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2022, when about 152 acres (62 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 76 acres (31 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 81 acres (33 ha) |
| 2002 | 87 acres (35 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 90 acres (37 ha) |
| 2003 | 8 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 9 acres (4 ha) |
| 2004 | 102 acres (41 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 104 acres (42 ha) |
| 2005 | 73 acres (30 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 77 acres (31 ha) |
| 2006 | 56 acres (23 ha) | under 1 ha | 56 acres (23 ha) |
| 2007 | 69 acres (28 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 72 acres (29 ha) |
| 2008 | 41 acres (16 ha) | 8 acres (3 ha) | 49 acres (20 ha) |
| 2009 | 31 acres (13 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| 2010 | 56 acres (23 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 59 acres (24 ha) |
| 2011 | 58 acres (23 ha) | 8 acres (3 ha) | 66 acres (27 ha) |
| 2012 | 61 acres (25 ha) | 10 acres (4 ha) | 71 acres (29 ha) |
| 2013 | 30 acres (12 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| 2014 | 39 acres (16 ha) | 30 acres (12 ha) | 69 acres (28 ha) |
| 2015 | 47 acres (19 ha) | under 1 ha | 47 acres (19 ha) |
| 2016 | 105 acres (42 ha) | 7 acres (3 ha) | 112 acres (45 ha) |
| 2017 | 78 acres (32 ha) | 55 acres (22 ha) | 133 acres (54 ha) |
| 2018 | 133 acres (54 ha) | 9 acres (4 ha) | 142 acres (58 ha) |
| 2019 | 90 acres (36 ha) | 18 acres (7 ha) | 107 acres (44 ha) |
| 2020 | 61 acres (25 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 65 acres (26 ha) |
| 2021 | 41 acres (17 ha) | 9 acres (4 ha) | 51 acres (21 ha) |
| 2022 | 149 acres (61 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 152 acres (62 ha) |
| 2023 | 75 acres (31 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 78 acres (32 ha) |
| 2024 | 60 acres (24 ha) | under 1 ha | 60 acres (24 ha) |
| 2025 | 68 acres (28 ha) | 8 acres (3 ha) | 76 acres (31 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Albany?
- Towns and roadscleared for good88% · 1,660 acres (672 ha)
- Loggingcan grow back8.1% · 154 acres (63 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.7% · 32 acres (13 ha)
Also: 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
- 46,800 acres (18,900 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 47,400 acres (19,200 ha)
- Overall change
- +630 acres (255 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Albany stayed about the same size, at about 47,400 acres (19,200 hectares): new forest grew on about 1,970 acres (799 hectares), and about 1,340 acres (544 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 Albany right now?
The latest reading for Albany shows an AQI of 11 (Good), measured Nov 11, 09:00 local time by the Albany ground monitoring station, 0.7 mi (1.1 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Albany today?
At AQI 11 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Albany been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Albany's daily AQI at 26 on average, from 7 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 65 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Albany lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Albany has lost about 1,900 acres (768 hectares) of forest (about 1,400 football fields): 4.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (89%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Albany stayed about the same size, at about 47,400 acres (19,200 hectares): new forest grew on about 1,970 acres (799 hectares), and about 1,340 acres (544 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Albany?
Albany has an estimated 97,201 trees across the 4.6 sq mi (11.97 km²) of land measured — 32.5% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Albany need?
Albany has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Albany's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Downtown, 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 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Downtown; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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