City report · England, United Kingdom
Chesterfield Air quality today
Air quality in Chesterfield currently reads AQI 53 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 53
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.1
- tree cover
- 27.3%
- trees in this area
- 85.8K
- more trees needed
- 8.5K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Tapton, Chesterfield, 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.
Chesterfield · AQI 53 (Moderate)
Chesterfield's tree count comes to 85,765 trees across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²), 3 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 8,482 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Chesterfield today: AQI 53, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 15:00 local time via OpenAQ and World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom, 10.8 mi (17.4 km) away · median of 3 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
10.1
PM10
15.0
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · DEFRA, World Air Quality Index Project, UK-AIR, air quality information resource - Defra, UK
- 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 Chesterfield's daily AQI at 62 on average, from 31 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 86 on Nov 7.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from the UK's Daily Air Quality Index
Where Chesterfield stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Chesterfield: Below target
27.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²).
Trees in this area
85,765
Target trees
94,247
More trees needed
8,482
CO₂ if planted / yr
186.6 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Chesterfield lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Chesterfield has lost about 69 hectares of forest (about 97 football pitches): 2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 11 hectares (15%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 69 haabout 97 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 11 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2019, when about 16 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6 ha | 5 ha | 11 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 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 | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 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 | 11 ha | 11 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 16 ha | 16 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 Chesterfield?
- Loggingcan grow back64% · 44 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good7.8% · 5 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good7.5% · 5 ha
Also: 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
- 4,180 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 4,670 ha
- Overall change
- +489 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Chesterfield grew from about 4,180 hectares to 4,670 hectares, a net gain of about 489 hectares (+12%). New forest grew on about 539 hectares, while 51 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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Questions about Chesterfield
What is the air quality (AQI) in Chesterfield right now?
The latest reading for Chesterfield shows an AQI of 53 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 15:00 local time by 3 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom, 10.8 mi (17.4 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Chesterfield today?
At AQI 53 (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 Chesterfield been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Chesterfield's daily AQI at 62 on average, from 31 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 86 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Chesterfield'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 Chesterfield lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Chesterfield has lost about 69 hectares of forest (about 97 football pitches): 2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 11 hectares (15%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Chesterfield grew from about 4,180 hectares to 4,670 hectares, a net gain of about 489 hectares (+12%). New forest grew on about 539 hectares, while 51 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Chesterfield?
Chesterfield has an estimated 85,765 trees across the 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²) measured — 27.3% tree cover, 3 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Chesterfield need?
Chesterfield needs roughly 8,482 more trees to close a 3-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 186.6 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Chesterfield's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Tapton, 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 Tapton; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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