Warsaw
2 km around Śródmieście Południowe
Air quality now
AQI 69
26.9%
tree cover
9.6K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Europe · air quality report · 39 cities
Poland air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 39 cities Airleaf measures in Poland average AQI 79 (moderate). The worst air is in Łódź, at AQI 136, and the cleanest in Tarnów, at AQI 37.
At ground stations alone, which measure rather than estimate, the average is AQI 80 across 29 cities. 13% of the 39 measured cities are over AQI 100 today, where the air stops being fine for sensitive groups, and 3% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 79
Moderate
US EPA index, across 39 cities
- cities measured
- 39
- worst air: Łódź
- 136
- cleanest air: Tarnów
- 37
- average tree cover
- 37.6%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Poland · average AQI 79
Air quality right now in the 8 largest cities in Poland
Moderate
Kraków
2 km around Kraków Old Town
Air quality now
AQI 54
31.0%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Wrocław
2 km around Stare Miasto
Air quality now
AQI 99
29.8%
tree cover
618 more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Łódź
2 km around Fabryczna
Air quality now
AQI 136
34.7%
tree cover
942 more trees would reach 35% tree cover
Poznań
2 km around Poznań Old Town
Air quality now
AQI 74
34.5%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Gdańsk
2 km around Main City
Air quality now
AQI 65
34.7%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Szczecin
2 km around Centrum
Air quality now
AQI 81
28.5%
tree cover
4.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Lublin
2 km around Old Town
Air quality now
AQI 70
38.8%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Poland today?
13% of the 39 measured cities are over AQI 100 today, where the air stops being fine for sensitive groups, and 3% have Good air. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
39 measured cities
- Good1 (3%)
- Moderate33 (85%)
- Unhealthy for sensitive groups5 (13%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
In aggregate
Poland in numbers
Every figure below is read the same way over the same 2 km area per city, so they add up and compare like for like. Averaged across the 39 of 39 cities measured so far in Poland.
- Average air quality
- AQI 79Mean of the latest reading per city
- Average tree cover
- 37.6%11 of 39 below their target
- Trees counted
- 4.5MAcross every measured area
- More trees needed
- 78.2KTo bring each area to its target
Worst air quality right now
Cleanest air right now
Greenest cities in Poland
Least tree cover in Poland
Excludes barren and desert sites
Against everywhere else
How does Poland compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Poland average cleaner air than 16% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 82%.
Cleaner air than…
- Poland
- Beats 16%
More tree cover than…
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- Beats 82%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Poland lost?
Since 2001, Poland has lost about 1.52 million hectares of forest (about 15,000 km²): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 35,100 hectares (2.3%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1.52 million haabout 15,000 km²
- Share of its forest
- 15%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 35,100 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 | 546 ha | 18,500 ha | 19,100 ha |
| 2002 | 686 ha | 30,400 ha | 31,100 ha |
| 2003 | 594 ha | 32,600 ha | 33,200 ha |
| 2004 | 900 ha | 40,900 ha | 41,800 ha |
| 2005 | 1,930 ha | 80,800 ha | 82,800 ha |
| 2006 | 863 ha | 36,800 ha | 37,600 ha |
| 2007 | 1,790 ha | 55,600 ha | 57,300 ha |
| 2008 | 1,360 ha | 46,700 ha | 48,100 ha |
| 2009 | 1,540 ha | 45,400 ha | 46,900 ha |
| 2010 | 2,240 ha | 69,700 ha | 72,000 ha |
| 2011 | 1,760 ha | 54,900 ha | 56,600 ha |
| 2012 | 1,700 ha | 53,100 ha | 54,800 ha |
| 2013 | 706 ha | 34,200 ha | 34,900 ha |
| 2014 | 1,310 ha | 54,900 ha | 56,200 ha |
| 2015 | 1,030 ha | 41,600 ha | 42,600 ha |
| 2016 | 2,430 ha | 84,000 ha | 86,400 ha |
| 2017 | 2,590 ha | 93,600 ha | 96,200 ha |
| 2018 | 2,060 ha | 94,800 ha | 96,800 ha |
| 2019 | 1,550 ha | 75,100 ha | 76,600 ha |
| 2020 | 1,680 ha | 73,400 ha | 75,000 ha |
| 2021 | 1,060 ha | 76,400 ha | 77,400 ha |
| 2022 | 1,420 ha | 70,600 ha | 72,000 ha |
| 2023 | 1,340 ha | 74,600 ha | 76,000 ha |
| 2024 | 952 ha | 70,500 ha | 71,400 ha |
| 2025 | 1,060 ha | 77,200 ha | 78,200 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 75,000 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 86,200 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2018, when about 96,800 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Poland?
- Loggingcan grow back97% · 1.47 million ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1.5% · 22,200 ha
Also: mining and energy, farms, pasture and plantations, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
Poland as a whole
31.0% of Poland 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 Poland: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Poland today?
Right now the 39 cities Airleaf measures in Poland average AQI 79 (moderate). The worst air is in Łódź, at AQI 136, and the cleanest in Tarnów, at AQI 37. At ground stations alone, which measure rather than estimate, the average is AQI 80 across 29 cities. 13% of the 39 measured cities are over AQI 100 today, where the air stops being fine for sensitive groups, and 3% have Good air.
Which city in Poland has the worst air right now?
Łódź, at AQI 136 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) on the US EPA index. Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
Which city in Poland has the cleanest air right now?
Tarnów, at AQI 37 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Poland has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Poland safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 1 city is Good, 33 cities are Moderate, 5 cities are Unhealthy for sensitive groups. At the national average of AQI 79: Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
How much forest has Poland lost since 2001?
About 1.52 million ha from 2001 to 2025, 15% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 35,100 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which city in Poland has the most trees?
Wałbrzych, with 62.3% tree cover within 2 km of its center, measured from Sentinel-2 satellite images.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Poland?
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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