Vienna
2 km around Innere Stadt
Air quality now
AQI 68
16.5%
tree cover
41.6K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Europe · air quality report · 6 cities
Austria air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 6 cities Airleaf measures in Austria average AQI 57 (moderate). The worst air is in Graz, at AQI 69, and the cleanest in Salzburg, at AQI 22.
At ground stations alone, which measure rather than estimate, the average is AQI 57 across 6 cities. None of the 6 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 17% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 57
Moderate
US EPA index, across 6 cities
- cities measured
- 6
- worst air: Graz
- 69
- cleanest air: Salzburg
- 22
- average tree cover
- 32.1%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Austria · average AQI 57
Air quality right now in all 6 cities in Austria
Moderate
Graz
2 km around Innere Stadt
Air quality now
AQI 69
28.3%
tree cover
5.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Linz
2 km around Landstraße
Air quality now
AQI 62
37.1%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Salzburg
2 km around Salzburg
Air quality now
AQI 22
44.6%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Innsbruck
2 km around Innenstadt
Air quality now
AQI 62
40.1%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
2 km around Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Air quality now
AQI 57
26.2%
tree cover
11.9K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Austria today?
None of the 6 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 17% have Good air. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
6 measured cities
- Good1 (17%)
- Moderate5 (83%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
Against everywhere else
How does Austria compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Austria average cleaner air than 42% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 71%.
Cleaner air than…
- Austria
- Beats 42%
More tree cover than…
- Austria
- Beats 71%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Austria lost?
Since 2001, Austria has lost about 464,000 hectares of forest (about 4,600 km²): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 9,970 hectares (2.1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 464,000 haabout 4,600 km²
- Share of its forest
- 11%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 9,970 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 220 ha | 6,670 ha | 6,890 ha |
| 2002 | 289 ha | 10,600 ha | 10,800 ha |
| 2003 | 215 ha | 14,200 ha | 14,400 ha |
| 2004 | 389 ha | 14,000 ha | 14,400 ha |
| 2005 | 633 ha | 20,900 ha | 21,600 ha |
| 2006 | 361 ha | 12,200 ha | 12,500 ha |
| 2007 | 617 ha | 31,000 ha | 31,600 ha |
| 2008 | 502 ha | 26,300 ha | 26,800 ha |
| 2009 | 595 ha | 15,200 ha | 15,800 ha |
| 2010 | 547 ha | 16,100 ha | 16,700 ha |
| 2011 | 462 ha | 17,500 ha | 18,000 ha |
| 2012 | 400 ha | 10,700 ha | 11,100 ha |
| 2013 | 273 ha | 7,340 ha | 7,610 ha |
| 2014 | 306 ha | 9,530 ha | 9,840 ha |
| 2015 | 219 ha | 7,670 ha | 7,890 ha |
| 2016 | 453 ha | 16,700 ha | 17,100 ha |
| 2017 | 482 ha | 17,900 ha | 18,300 ha |
| 2018 | 430 ha | 25,700 ha | 26,200 ha |
| 2019 | 416 ha | 33,000 ha | 33,400 ha |
| 2020 | 350 ha | 25,400 ha | 25,800 ha |
| 2021 | 256 ha | 16,300 ha | 16,600 ha |
| 2022 | 288 ha | 19,500 ha | 19,800 ha |
| 2023 | 374 ha | 26,100 ha | 26,400 ha |
| 2024 | 412 ha | 27,000 ha | 27,400 ha |
| 2025 | 482 ha | 27,100 ha | 27,500 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 23,600 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 24,200 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2019, when about 33,400 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Austria?
- Loggingcan grow back95% · 443,000 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back1.8% · 8,500 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1.5% · 6,760 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy, wildfires, 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
Austria as a whole
47.3% of Austria 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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Frequently asked
Air quality in Austria: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Austria today?
Right now the 6 cities Airleaf measures in Austria average AQI 57 (moderate). The worst air is in Graz, at AQI 69, and the cleanest in Salzburg, at AQI 22. At ground stations alone, which measure rather than estimate, the average is AQI 57 across 6 cities. None of the 6 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 17% have Good air.
Which city in Austria has the worst air right now?
Graz, at AQI 69 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Austria has the cleanest air right now?
Salzburg, at AQI 22 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Austria has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Austria safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 1 city is Good, 5 cities are Moderate. At the national average of AQI 57: Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
How much forest has Austria lost since 2001?
About 464,000 ha from 2001 to 2025, 11% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 9,970 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Austria?
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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