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Trees & air quality in Germany
How much tree cover Germany's major cities have, what their air quality is right now, and how many more trees each one needs. Every report covers the same 2 km area, so the cities compare like for like.
- Cities tracked
- 5
- National forest cover
- 32.7%vs 30% target
- Worst air right now
- AltstadtAQI 48
5 cities in Germany
Berlin
2 km around Mitte
Tree cover
34%
None
trees needed
Healthy tree cover
Hamburg
2 km around Altstadt
Tree cover
19%
26.9K
trees needed
to reach 30%
Munich
2 km around Old Town
Tree cover
33%
None
trees needed
Healthy tree cover
Köln
2 km around Cäcilien-Viertel
Tree cover
25%
13.7K
trees needed
to reach 30%
Frankfurt am Main
2 km radius
Germany as a whole
32.7% of Germany was forested as of 2023, 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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