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Braşov Air quality today
Air quality in Braşov currently reads AQI 54 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 54
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.5
- tree cover
- 36.9%
- trees in this area
- 116K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Centrul Nou, Brașov, Romania (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 16, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Braşov · AQI 54 (Moderate)
Braşov's tree count comes to 115,925 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 Braşov today: AQI 54, 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 · BV-1, 2.3 km away · median of 5 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
10.5
PM10
21.6
NO₂
51.1
O₃
55.7
SO₂
6.3
CO
40.4
Data: OpenAQ · EEA
- 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 Braşov's daily AQI at 72 on average, from 52 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 153 on Nov 9.
Where Braşov stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Braşov: Healthy tree cover
36.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
115,925
Target trees
115,925
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Braşov lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Braşov has lost about 600 hectares of forest (about 840 football pitches): 6.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 87 hectares (15%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km southeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 600 haabout 840 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 87 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2011, when about 94 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 | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 11 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | 3 ha | 44 ha | 47 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | 34 ha | 36 ha |
| 2006 | 2 ha | 35 ha | 37 ha |
| 2007 | 5 ha | 8 ha | 13 ha |
| 2008 | 6 ha | 54 ha | 60 ha |
| 2009 | 2 ha | 34 ha | 35 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 7 ha |
| 2011 | 42 ha | 53 ha | 94 ha |
| 2012 | 11 ha | 13 ha | 25 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | 11 ha | 12 ha |
| 2014 | 2 ha | 19 ha | 20 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 26 ha | 27 ha |
| 2016 | 5 ha | 17 ha | 23 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 16 ha | 17 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 10 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 10 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 34 ha | 34 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 10 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 11 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 32 ha | 32 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 19 ha | 19 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Braşov?
- Loggingcan grow back84% · 502 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good14% · 87 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown1.4% · 9 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
- 10,700 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 10,700 ha
- Overall change
- +33 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Braşov stayed about the same size, at about 10,700 hectares: new forest grew on about 130 hectares, and about 97 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 Braşov right now?
The latest reading for Braşov shows an AQI of 54 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by 5 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is BV-1, 2.3 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Braşov today?
At AQI 54 (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 Braşov been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Braşov's daily AQI at 72 on average, from 52 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 153 on Nov 9. On 1 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Braşov lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Braşov has lost about 600 hectares of forest (about 840 football pitches): 6.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 87 hectares (15%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Braşov stayed about the same size, at about 10,700 hectares: new forest grew on about 130 hectares, and about 97 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Braşov?
Braşov has an estimated 115,925 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 36.9% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Braşov need?
Braşov has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Braşov's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Centrul Nou, 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 Centrul Nou; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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