City report · North Brabant, The Netherlands
Breda Air quality today
Air quality in Breda currently reads AQI 78 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 78
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 23.5
- tree cover
- 25.0%
- trees in this area
- 78.5K
- more trees needed
- 15.7K
Measured across a 2 km radius around City, Breda, Netherlands (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Breda · AQI 78 (Moderate)
Breda's tree count comes to 78,461 trees across 12.56 km² of land, 5 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 15,692 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Breda today: AQI 78, 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 · Breda-Bastenakenstraat, 1.9 km away · median of 4 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
23.5
PM10
28.4
NO₂
14.1
O₃
—
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 Breda's daily AQI at 67 on average, from 48 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 102 on Nov 7.
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Breda: Below target
25.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.56 km² of land.
Trees in this area
78,461
Target trees
94,153
More trees needed
15,692
CO₂ if planted / yr
345.2 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Breda lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Breda has lost about 450 hectares of forest (about 630 football pitches): 6.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 48 hectares (11%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 450 haabout 630 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 48 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2010, when about 72 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 | 9 ha | 10 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | 11 ha | 14 ha |
| 2006 | 2 ha | 14 ha | 16 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | 15 ha | 17 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 27 ha | 27 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 48 ha | 48 ha |
| 2010 | 1 ha | 71 ha | 72 ha |
| 2011 | 2 ha | 12 ha | 13 ha |
| 2012 | 4 ha | 5 ha | 9 ha |
| 2013 | 5 ha | 4 ha | 9 ha |
| 2014 | 7 ha | 7 ha | 13 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2018 | 6 ha | 3 ha | 10 ha |
| 2019 | 3 ha | 37 ha | 40 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | 14 ha | 18 ha |
| 2021 | 2 ha | 21 ha | 23 ha |
| 2022 | 3 ha | 6 ha | 9 ha |
| 2023 | 1 ha | 13 ha | 14 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 56 ha | 57 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Breda?
- Loggingcan grow back86% · 389 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.5% · 25 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good4.1% · 18 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, 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
- 9,280 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 9,690 ha
- Overall change
- +403 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Breda grew from about 9,280 hectares to 9,690 hectares, a net gain of about 403 hectares (+4.3%). New forest grew on about 615 hectares, while 213 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 Breda right now?
The latest reading for Breda shows an AQI of 78 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by 4 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Breda-Bastenakenstraat, 1.9 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Breda today?
At AQI 78 (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 Breda been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Breda's daily AQI at 67 on average, from 48 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 102 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 Breda lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Breda has lost about 450 hectares of forest (about 630 football pitches): 6.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 48 hectares (11%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Breda grew from about 9,280 hectares to 9,690 hectares, a net gain of about 403 hectares (+4.3%). New forest grew on about 615 hectares, while 213 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Breda?
Breda has an estimated 78,461 trees across the 12.56 km² of land measured — 25.0% tree cover, 5 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Breda need?
Breda needs roughly 15,692 more trees to close a 5-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 345.2 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Breda's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near City, 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 City; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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