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Burton upon Trent Air quality today
Air quality in Burton upon Trent currently reads AQI 82 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 82
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 25.8
- tree cover
- 24.8%
- trees in this area
- 77.8K
- more trees needed
- 16.3K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Burton upon Trent, Burton-on-Trent, UK (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Aug 23, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Burton upon Trent · AQI 82 (Moderate)
Burton upon Trent's tree count comes to 77,834 trees across 4.8 sq mi (12.56 km²) of land, 5 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 16,320 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Burton upon Trent today: AQI 82, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 19:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · A444 through Overseal, 6.2 mi (10 km) away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
25.8
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, Overseal Parish Council
- 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 Burton upon Trent's daily AQI at 64 on average, from 29 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 96 on Nov 7.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from the UK's Daily Air Quality Index
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Burton upon Trent: Below target
24.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.8 sq mi (12.56 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
77,834
Target trees
94,154
More trees needed
16,320
CO₂ if planted / yr
359.0 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Burton upon Trent lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Burton upon Trent has lost about 37 hectares of forest (about 52 football pitches): 1.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 5 hectares (14%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2018: satellite photo from June 2018 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 37 haabout 52 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 9 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 | 7 ha | 9 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 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 Burton upon Trent?
- Loggingcan grow back55% · 21 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good8.4% · 3 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good5.7% · 2 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
- 2,090 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,240 ha
- Overall change
- +1,140 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Burton upon Trent grew from about 2,090 hectares to 3,240 hectares, a net gain of about 1,140 hectares (+55%). New forest grew on about 1,190 hectares, while 43 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 Burton upon Trent right now?
The latest reading for Burton upon Trent shows an AQI of 82 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 19:00 local time by the A444 through Overseal ground monitoring station, 6.2 mi (10 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Burton upon Trent today?
At AQI 82 (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 Burton upon Trent been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Burton upon Trent's daily AQI at 64 on average, from 29 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 96 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Burton upon Trent'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 Burton upon Trent lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Burton upon Trent has lost about 37 hectares of forest (about 52 football pitches): 1.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 5 hectares (14%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Burton upon Trent grew from about 2,090 hectares to 3,240 hectares, a net gain of about 1,140 hectares (+55%). New forest grew on about 1,190 hectares, while 43 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Burton upon Trent?
Burton upon Trent has an estimated 77,834 trees across the 4.8 sq mi (12.56 km²) of land measured — 24.8% tree cover, 5 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Burton upon Trent need?
Burton upon Trent needs roughly 16,320 more trees to close a 5-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 359.0 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Burton upon Trent's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Burton upon Trent, 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 Burton upon Trent; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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