Luxembourg
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AQI 56
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Luxembourg air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Airleaf measures 1 city in Luxembourg. Luxembourg reads AQI 56 right now.
- cities measured
- 1
- national forest cover
- 34.5%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Luxembourg
Air quality in Luxembourg right now
Moderate
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Luxembourg lost?
Since 2001, Luxembourg has lost about 12,100 hectares of forest (about 17,000 football pitches): 12% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 254 hectares (2.1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 12,100 haabout 17,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 12%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 254 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 | 6 ha | 65 ha | 70 ha |
| 2002 | 15 ha | 80 ha | 94 ha |
| 2003 | 8 ha | 119 ha | 127 ha |
| 2004 | 6 ha | 343 ha | 349 ha |
| 2005 | 5 ha | 81 ha | 86 ha |
| 2006 | 13 ha | 369 ha | 382 ha |
| 2007 | 21 ha | 542 ha | 563 ha |
| 2008 | 28 ha | 1,040 ha | 1,070 ha |
| 2009 | 17 ha | 245 ha | 262 ha |
| 2010 | 10 ha | 902 ha | 912 ha |
| 2011 | 8 ha | 472 ha | 480 ha |
| 2012 | 9 ha | 464 ha | 473 ha |
| 2013 | 11 ha | 342 ha | 353 ha |
| 2014 | 6 ha | 420 ha | 426 ha |
| 2015 | 16 ha | 319 ha | 335 ha |
| 2016 | 6 ha | 542 ha | 547 ha |
| 2017 | 10 ha | 427 ha | 437 ha |
| 2018 | 5 ha | 475 ha | 480 ha |
| 2019 | 17 ha | 524 ha | 541 ha |
| 2020 | 5 ha | 754 ha | 758 ha |
| 2021 | 13 ha | 1,160 ha | 1,170 ha |
| 2022 | 5 ha | 330 ha | 335 ha |
| 2023 | 5 ha | 905 ha | 910 ha |
| 2024 | 8 ha | 572 ha | 580 ha |
| 2025 | 1 ha | 388 ha | 389 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 677 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 553 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2021, when about 1,170 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Luxembourg?
- Loggingcan grow back97% · 11,800 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1.4% · 170 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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
Luxembourg as a whole
34.5% of Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Luxembourg today?
Airleaf measures 1 city in Luxembourg. Luxembourg reads AQI 56 right now.
How much forest has Luxembourg lost since 2001?
About 12,100 ha from 2001 to 2025, 12% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 254 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Luxembourg?
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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