Andorra la Vella
2 km around AD500 Andorra la Vella
Air quality now
AQI 22
74.4%
tree cover
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Andorra air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Airleaf measures 1 city in Andorra. Andorra la Vella reads AQI 22 right now.
- cities measured
- 1
- national forest cover
- 38.9%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Andorra
Air quality in Andorra la Vella right now
Good
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Andorra lost?
Since 2001, Andorra has lost about 181 hectares of forest (about 250 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (44%). About 81 hectares (45%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 181 haabout 250 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 81 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | 8 ha | 16 ha | 24 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2006 | 6 ha | 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | 3 ha | 5 ha | 8 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2018 | 11 ha | 4 ha | 15 ha |
| 2019 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2020 | 16 ha | 19 ha | 35 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2022 | 6 ha | 9 ha | 15 ha |
| 2023 | 3 ha | 3 ha | 6 ha |
| 2024 | 5 ha | 12 ha | 17 ha |
| 2025 | 2 ha | 13 ha | 15 ha |
The worst year was 2020, when about 35 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Andorra?
- Towns and roadscleared for good44% · 80 ha
- Loggingcan grow back27% · 48 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back15% · 28 ha
Also: wildfires, farms, pasture and plantations, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
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. How it's measured
Andorra as a whole
38.9% of Andorra was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. That already clears the benchmark — the city reports above show where cover is still thin locally. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Air quality in Andorra: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Andorra today?
Airleaf measures 1 city in Andorra. Andorra la Vella reads AQI 22 right now.
How much forest has Andorra lost since 2001?
About 181 ha from 2001 to 2025, 1% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 81 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Andorra?
Each city's reading is the US EPA air quality index, from ground monitoring stations where one has reported recently nearby, and from the CAMS atmospheric model elsewhere; each city's report says which. Tree cover is measured over the same 2 km radius in every city, so the cities compare like for like.
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