City report · Gelderland, The Netherlands
Apeldoorn Air quality today
Air quality in Apeldoorn currently reads AQI 76 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 76
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 22.4
- tree cover
- 34.4%
- trees in this area
- 108K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Binnenstad, Apeldoorn, Netherlands (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Apeldoorn · AQI 76 (Moderate)
Apeldoorn's tree count comes to 108,071 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Apeldoorn today: AQI 76, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Wekerom-Riemterdijk, 20.9 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
22.4
PM10
31.4
NO₂
9.0
O₃
33.0
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · EEA, Netherlands, RIVM · Luchtmeetnet
- 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 Apeldoorn's daily AQI at 68 on average, from 38 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 97 on Nov 10.
Where Apeldoorn stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Apeldoorn: Healthy tree cover
34.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
108,071
Target trees
108,071
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Apeldoorn lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Apeldoorn has lost about 839 hectares of forest (about 1,200 football pitches): 5.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 69 hectares (8.2%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 5 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 839 haabout 1,200 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 69 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2010, when about 118 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 9 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 9 ha |
| 2003 | 1 ha | 10 ha | 11 ha |
| 2004 | 3 ha | 114 ha | 117 ha |
| 2005 | 2 ha | 88 ha | 90 ha |
| 2006 | 11 ha | 62 ha | 74 ha |
| 2007 | 4 ha | 53 ha | 56 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | 40 ha | 41 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 40 ha | 41 ha |
| 2010 | 5 ha | 113 ha | 118 ha |
| 2011 | 2 ha | 19 ha | 20 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | 21 ha | 23 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2014 | 1 ha | 18 ha | 19 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 16 ha | 16 ha |
| 2016 | 3 ha | 7 ha | 10 ha |
| 2017 | 2 ha | 14 ha | 16 ha |
| 2018 | 3 ha | 11 ha | 14 ha |
| 2019 | 9 ha | 17 ha | 26 ha |
| 2020 | 4 ha | 18 ha | 22 ha |
| 2021 | 5 ha | 44 ha | 49 ha |
| 2022 | 1 ha | 11 ha | 12 ha |
| 2023 | 5 ha | 19 ha | 24 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | 15 ha | 17 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Apeldoorn?
- Loggingcan grow back91% · 760 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good7.7% · 64 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown1.3% · 11 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations.
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
- 13,700 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 14,100 ha
- Overall change
- +393 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Apeldoorn grew from about 13,700 hectares to 14,100 hectares, a net gain of about 393 hectares (+2.9%). New forest grew on about 810 hectares, while 417 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 Apeldoorn right now?
The latest reading for Apeldoorn shows an AQI of 76 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Wekerom-Riemterdijk, 20.9 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Apeldoorn 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 Apeldoorn been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Apeldoorn's daily AQI at 68 on average, from 38 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 97 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Apeldoorn lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Apeldoorn has lost about 839 hectares of forest (about 1,200 football pitches): 5.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 69 hectares (8.2%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Apeldoorn grew from about 13,700 hectares to 14,100 hectares, a net gain of about 393 hectares (+2.9%). New forest grew on about 810 hectares, while 417 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Apeldoorn?
Apeldoorn has an estimated 108,071 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 34.4% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Apeldoorn need?
Apeldoorn has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Apeldoorn's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Binnenstad, 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 2 km radius around Binnenstad; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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