City report · Tennessee, United States
Clarksville Air quality today
Air quality in Clarksville currently reads AQI 7 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 7
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 1.2
- tree cover
- 43.9%
- trees in this area
- 133K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Clarksville, TN, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 8, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Clarksville · AQI 7 (Good)
Clarksville's tree count comes to 132,951 trees across 4.7 sq mi (12.12 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Clarksville today: AQI 7, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 08:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Clarksville, 5.8 mi (9.4 km) away
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
1.2
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
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 Clarksville's daily AQI at 19 on average, from 6 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 59 on Nov 6.
Where Clarksville stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Clarksville: Healthy tree cover
43.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.7 sq mi (12.12 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
132,951
Target trees
132,951
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Clarksville lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Clarksville has lost about 3,180 acres (1,290 hectares) of forest (about 2,400 football fields): 9.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3,180 acres (1,290 ha)about 2,400 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 9.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,910 acres (1,180 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 201 acres (81 hectares) a year in 2021–2025, against 164 acres (66 hectares) a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2021, when about 299 acres (121 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 63 acres (26 ha) | under 1 ha | 65 acres (26 ha) |
| 2002 | 26 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 26 acres (10 ha) |
| 2003 | 50 acres (20 ha) | under 1 ha | 51 acres (21 ha) |
| 2004 | 50 acres (20 ha) | 15 acres (6 ha) | 65 acres (26 ha) |
| 2005 | 112 acres (45 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 115 acres (47 ha) |
| 2006 | 234 acres (95 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 238 acres (96 ha) |
| 2007 | 159 acres (65 ha) | 35 acres (14 ha) | 194 acres (79 ha) |
| 2008 | 122 acres (49 ha) | 8 acres (3 ha) | 129 acres (52 ha) |
| 2009 | 31 acres (12 ha) | under 1 ha | 32 acres (13 ha) |
| 2010 | 55 acres (22 ha) | 32 acres (13 ha) | 87 acres (35 ha) |
| 2011 | 62 acres (25 ha) | 14 acres (6 ha) | 76 acres (31 ha) |
| 2012 | 30 acres (12 ha) | 7 acres (3 ha) | 37 acres (15 ha) |
| 2013 | 75 acres (30 ha) | under 1 ha | 77 acres (31 ha) |
| 2014 | 102 acres (41 ha) | under 1 ha | 104 acres (42 ha) |
| 2015 | 54 acres (22 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 59 acres (24 ha) |
| 2016 | 90 acres (36 ha) | 7 acres (3 ha) | 97 acres (39 ha) |
| 2017 | 122 acres (49 ha) | 37 acres (15 ha) | 159 acres (64 ha) |
| 2018 | 198 acres (80 ha) | 2 acres (1 ha) | 201 acres (81 ha) |
| 2019 | 118 acres (48 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 123 acres (50 ha) |
| 2020 | 231 acres (93 ha) | 10 acres (4 ha) | 241 acres (98 ha) |
| 2021 | 294 acres (119 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 299 acres (121 ha) |
| 2022 | 171 acres (69 ha) | 12 acres (5 ha) | 183 acres (74 ha) |
| 2023 | 99 acres (40 ha) | 39 acres (16 ha) | 139 acres (56 ha) |
| 2024 | 203 acres (82 ha) | 16 acres (6 ha) | 219 acres (89 ha) |
| 2025 | 158 acres (64 ha) | 8 acres (3 ha) | 166 acres (67 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Clarksville?
- Towns and roadscleared for good87% · 2,770 acres (1,120 ha)
- Loggingcan grow back7.7% · 245 acres (99 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good4.3% · 135 acres (55 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
- 38,500 acres (15,600 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 38,800 acres (15,700 ha)
- Overall change
- +309 acres (125 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Clarksville stayed about the same size, at about 38,800 acres (15,700 hectares): new forest grew on about 2,170 acres (878 hectares), and about 1,860 acres (754 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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Frequently asked
Questions about Clarksville
What is the air quality (AQI) in Clarksville right now?
The latest reading for Clarksville shows an AQI of 7 (Good), measured Nov 11, 08:00 local time by the Clarksville ground monitoring station, 5.8 mi (9.4 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Clarksville today?
At AQI 7 (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 Clarksville been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Clarksville's daily AQI at 19 on average, from 6 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 59 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 Clarksville lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Clarksville has lost about 3,180 acres (1,290 hectares) of forest (about 2,400 football fields): 9.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 201 acres (81 hectares) a year in 2021–2025, against 164 acres (66 hectares) a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Clarksville stayed about the same size, at about 38,800 acres (15,700 hectares): new forest grew on about 2,170 acres (878 hectares), and about 1,860 acres (754 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Clarksville?
Clarksville has an estimated 132,951 trees across the 4.7 sq mi (12.12 km²) of land measured — 43.9% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Clarksville need?
Clarksville has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Clarksville's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Clarksville, 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 Clarksville; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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