City report · England, United Kingdom
Bradford Air quality today
Air quality in Bradford currently reads AQI 16 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 16
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 2.8
- tree cover
- 18.2%
- trees in this area
- 57.1K
- more trees needed
- 37.0K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Bradford, UK (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Aug 11, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Bradford · AQI 16 (Good)
Bradford's tree count comes to 57,120 trees across 4.8 sq mi (12.56 km²) of land, 12 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 37,034 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Bradford today: AQI 16, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 15:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Dean House, 4.4 mi (7.1 km) away
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
2.8
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, Eoghan Darbyshire
- 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 Bradford's daily AQI at 56 on average, from 21 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 93 on Nov 7.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from the UK's Daily Air Quality Index
Where Bradford stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Bradford: Below target
18.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.8 sq mi (12.56 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
57,120
Target trees
94,154
More trees needed
37,034
CO₂ if planted / yr
814.7 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Bradford lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bradford has lost about 64 hectares of forest (about 90 football pitches): 2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 14 hectares (22%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 64 haabout 90 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 14 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 13 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2002 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2005 | 2 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2006 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2008 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 12 ha | 12 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 | 7 ha | 7 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 | 13 ha | 13 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 Bradford?
- Loggingcan grow back54% · 35 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good19% · 12 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good3.3% · 2 ha
Also: wildfires, 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
- 4,470 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 4,650 ha
- Overall change
- +181 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bradford grew from about 4,470 hectares to 4,650 hectares, a net gain of about 181 hectares (+4%). New forest grew on about 257 hectares, while 76 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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Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Bradford right now?
The latest reading for Bradford shows an AQI of 16 (Good), measured Nov 11, 15:00 local time by the Dean House ground monitoring station, 4.4 mi (7.1 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Bradford today?
At AQI 16 (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 Bradford been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Bradford's daily AQI at 56 on average, from 21 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 93 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Bradford's AQI the same as the UK's Daily Air Quality Index?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. The UK's Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI), published by Defra, runs from 1 to 10: 1–3 low, 4–6 moderate, 7–9 high and 10 very high. It is a different scale altogether, so a US AQI figure can't be read on it directly; both, though, are built from the same main pollutants, with fine particles (PM2.5) usually the one that decides the reading.
How much forest has the area around Bradford lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bradford has lost about 64 hectares of forest (about 90 football pitches): 2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 14 hectares (22%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bradford grew from about 4,470 hectares to 4,650 hectares, a net gain of about 181 hectares (+4%). New forest grew on about 257 hectares, while 76 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Bradford?
Bradford has an estimated 57,120 trees across the 4.8 sq mi (12.56 km²) of land measured — 18.2% tree cover, 12 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Bradford need?
Bradford needs roughly 37,034 more trees to close a 12-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 814.7 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Bradford's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Bradford, 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 Bradford; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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