City report · Andalusia, Spain
Cadiz Air quality today
Air quality in Cadiz currently reads AQI 55 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 55
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 8.5
- tree cover
- 4.7%
- trees in this area
- 5.3K
- more trees needed
- 28.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Santa María, Cádiz, Spain (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Cadiz · AQI 55 (Moderate)
Cadiz's tree count comes to 5,316 trees across 4.53 km² of land, 25 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 28,614 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Cadiz today: AQI 55, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 04:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 185 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 3 station cities within 185 km, e.g. Algeciras and Gibraltar
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
8.5
PM10
11.4
NO₂
3.4
O₃
76.0
SO₂
0.3
CO
112.0
- 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 Cadiz's daily AQI at 37 on average, from 30 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 55 on Nov 6.
Where Cadiz stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Cadiz: Critically low
4.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.53 km² of land.
Trees in this area
5,316
Target trees
33,930
More trees needed
28,614
CO₂ if planted / yr
629.5 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Cadiz lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Cadiz has lost about 22 hectares of forest (about 30 football pitches): 5.3% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (48%), after which forest can grow back. About 10 hectares (45%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 22 haabout 30 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 10 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 12 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | 5 ha | 7 ha | 12 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Cadiz?
- Loggingcan grow back48% · 10 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good26% · 6 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good15% · 3 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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
- 349 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 365 ha
- Overall change
- +16 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Cadiz grew from about 349 hectares to 365 hectares, a net gain of about 16 hectares (+4.6%). New forest grew on about 21 hectares, while 4 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Cadiz
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Jerez de la Frontera22.4 km
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- Tree cover
- 11%
- Air quality
- 56
- Algeciras86.9 km
Spain
- Tree cover
- 7%
- Air quality
- 28
- Dos Hermanas90.2 km
Spain
- Tree cover
- 7%
- Air quality
- 46
- Gibraltar94.0 km
Gibraltar
- Tree cover
- 17%
- Air quality
- 58
- Tangier95.2 km
Morocco
- Tree cover
- 3%
- Air quality
- 58
- Sevilla99.2 km
Spain
- Tree cover
- 14%
- Air quality
- 56
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Cadiz right now?
The latest reading for Cadiz shows an AQI of 55 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 04:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 185 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Cadiz today?
At AQI 55 (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 Cadiz been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Cadiz's daily AQI at 37 on average, from 30 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 55 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Cadiz lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Cadiz has lost about 22 hectares of forest (about 30 football pitches): 5.3% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (48%), after which forest can grow back. About 10 hectares (45%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Cadiz grew from about 349 hectares to 365 hectares, a net gain of about 16 hectares (+4.6%). New forest grew on about 21 hectares, while 4 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Cadiz?
Cadiz has an estimated 5,316 trees across the 4.53 km² of land measured — 4.7% tree cover, 25 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Cadiz need?
Cadiz needs roughly 28,614 more trees to close a 25-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 629.5 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Cadiz's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. 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 Santa María; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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