City report · Oklahoma, United States
Broken Arrow Air quality today
Air quality in Broken Arrow currently reads AQI 43 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 43
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 7.7
- tree cover
- 30.4%
- trees in this area
- 95.5K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Rose District, Broken Arrow, OK 74012, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Broken Arrow · AQI 43 (Good)
Broken Arrow's tree count comes to 95,504 trees across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²), already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Broken Arrow today: AQI 43, 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 · Glenpool, 13.7 mi (22.1 km) away · median of 6 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
7.7
PM10
—
NO₂
18.5
O₃
31.4
SO₂
0.0
CO
343.7
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 Broken Arrow's daily AQI at 37 on average, from 18 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 72 on Nov 8.
Where Broken Arrow stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Broken Arrow: Healthy tree cover
30.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²).
Trees in this area
95,504
Target trees
95,504
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Broken Arrow lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Broken Arrow has lost about 1,050 acres (425 hectares) of forest (about 790 football fields): 14% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (96%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km east of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,050 acres (425 ha)about 790 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 14%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,010 acres (409 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2008, when about 109 acres (44 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22 acres (9 ha) | 2 acres (1 ha) | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| 2002 | 40 acres (16 ha) | under 1 ha | 41 acres (17 ha) |
| 2003 | 2 acres (1 ha) | under 1 ha | 3 acres (1 ha) |
| 2004 | 77 acres (31 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 80 acres (32 ha) |
| 2005 | 46 acres (18 ha) | under 1 ha | 47 acres (19 ha) |
| 2006 | 33 acres (13 ha) | under 1 ha | 33 acres (13 ha) |
| 2007 | 97 acres (39 ha) | under 1 ha | 98 acres (40 ha) |
| 2008 | 109 acres (44 ha) | under 1 ha | 109 acres (44 ha) |
| 2009 | 26 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 26 acres (10 ha) |
| 2010 | 9 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 9 acres (4 ha) |
| 2011 | 6 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 8 acres (3 ha) |
| 2012 | 13 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 14 acres (6 ha) |
| 2013 | 29 acres (12 ha) | under 1 ha | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| 2014 | 30 acres (12 ha) | under 1 ha | 32 acres (13 ha) |
| 2015 | 27 acres (11 ha) | under 1 ha | 27 acres (11 ha) |
| 2016 | 45 acres (18 ha) | under 1 ha | 45 acres (18 ha) |
| 2017 | 37 acres (15 ha) | under 1 ha | 37 acres (15 ha) |
| 2018 | 26 acres (11 ha) | under 1 ha | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| 2019 | 39 acres (16 ha) | under 1 ha | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| 2020 | 19 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 19 acres (8 ha) |
| 2021 | 94 acres (38 ha) | under 1 ha | 96 acres (39 ha) |
| 2022 | 64 acres (26 ha) | under 1 ha | 64 acres (26 ha) |
| 2023 | 34 acres (14 ha) | under 1 ha | 34 acres (14 ha) |
| 2024 | 44 acres (18 ha) | under 1 ha | 44 acres (18 ha) |
| 2025 | 42 acres (17 ha) | 21 acres (9 ha) | 63 acres (26 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Broken Arrow?
- Towns and roadscleared for good82% · 862 acres (349 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good14% · 150 acres (61 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown3.6% · 38 acres (15 ha)
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
- 12,000 acres (4,850 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 13,300 acres (5,370 ha)
- Overall change
- +1,290 acres (522 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Broken Arrow grew from about 12,000 acres (4,850 hectares) to 13,300 acres (5,370 hectares), a net gain of about 1,290 acres (522 hectares) (+11%). New forest grew on about 2,010 acres (815 hectares), while 722 acres (292 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 Broken Arrow right now?
The latest reading for Broken Arrow shows an AQI of 43 (Good), measured Nov 11, 09:00 local time by 6 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Glenpool, 13.7 mi (22.1 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Broken Arrow today?
At AQI 43 (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 Broken Arrow been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Broken Arrow's daily AQI at 37 on average, from 18 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 72 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Broken Arrow lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Broken Arrow has lost about 1,050 acres (425 hectares) of forest (about 790 football fields): 14% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (96%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Broken Arrow grew from about 12,000 acres (4,850 hectares) to 13,300 acres (5,370 hectares), a net gain of about 1,290 acres (522 hectares) (+11%). New forest grew on about 2,010 acres (815 hectares), while 722 acres (292 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Broken Arrow?
Broken Arrow has an estimated 95,504 trees across the 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²) measured — 30.4% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Broken Arrow need?
Broken Arrow has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Broken Arrow's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Rose District, 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 Rose District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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