City report · United States
Brooklyn
Measured across a 2 km radius around Little Haiti, Brooklyn, NY, USA (12.57 km²)
- Tree cover
- 25.3%
- Air quality
- 46Good
- Trees in this area
- 78.8K
- More trees needed
- 14.6K
- Area analysed
- 12.46 km²land, in a 12.57 km² circle
- Satellite image
- Sep 8, 2026
Brooklyn's tree count comes to 78,767 trees across 12.46 km² of land — 5 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, meaning roughly 14,633 more trees would close the gap. Air quality currently reads AQI 46 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Tree cover detail
Below target
25.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighbourhood target, across 12.46 km² of land.
Trees in this area
78,767
Target trees
93,400
More trees needed
14,633
CO₂ if planted / yr
321.9 t
Air quality detail
AQI 46Good
Observed Sep 21, 19:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS. Values in µg/m³.
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
9.7
PM10
9.9
NO₂
25.7
O₃
64.0
SO₂
1.7
CO
238.0
Frequently asked
Questions about Brooklyn
What is the tree count in Brooklyn?
Brooklyn has an estimated 78,767 trees across the 12.46 km² of land measured — 25.3% tree cover, 5 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Brooklyn need?
Brooklyn needs roughly 14,633 more trees to close a 5-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 321.9 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
What is the air quality (AQI) in Brooklyn right now?
The latest reading for Brooklyn shows an AQI of 46 (Good), observed Sep 21, 19:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How is Brooklyn's tree cover and air quality measured?
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 Little Haiti; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover. Air-quality readings come from Open-Meteo / CAMS and may differ from street-level monitors.
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