Bucharest
2 km around Old Town
Air quality now
AQI 78
24.5%
tree cover
17.2K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Europe · air quality report · 20 cities
Romania air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 20 cities Airleaf measures in Romania average AQI 73 (moderate). The worst air is in Târgu Mureş, at AQI 97, and the cleanest in Baia Mare, at AQI 51.
At ground stations alone, which measure rather than estimate, the average is AQI 70 across 11 cities. None of the 20 measured cities is over AQI 100 today.
Average right now
AQI 73
Moderate
US EPA index, across 20 cities
- cities measured
- 20
- worst air: Târgu Mureş
- 97
- cleanest air: Baia Mare
- 51
- average tree cover
- 26.5%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Romania · average AQI 73
Air quality right now in the 8 largest cities in Romania
Moderate
Iaşi
2 km around Tătărași Nord
Air quality now
AQI 58
42.1%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Constanţa
2 km around Constanța
Air quality now
AQI 95
19.3%
tree cover
32.9K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Cluj-Napoca
2 km around Andrei Mureșanu
Air quality now
AQI 55
26.5%
tree cover
11.0K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Braşov
2 km around Centrul Nou
Air quality now
AQI 52
36.9%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Timişoara
2 km around Cetate
Air quality now
AQI 55
30.6%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Craiova
2 km around Centru
Air quality now
AQI 84
27.5%
tree cover
7.8K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Galaţi
2 km around Galați
Air quality now
AQI 66
29.1%
tree cover
2.4K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Romania today?
None of the 20 measured cities is over AQI 100 today. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
20 measured cities
- Moderate20 (100%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
In aggregate
Romania 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 20 of 20 cities measured so far in Romania.
- Average air quality
- AQI 73Mean of the latest reading per city
- Average tree cover
- 26.5%13 of 20 below their target
- Trees counted
- 1.6MAcross every measured area
- More trees needed
- 360KTo bring each area to its target
Worst air quality right now
Cleanest air right now
Greenest cities in Romania
Least tree cover in Romania
Excludes barren and desert sites
Against everywhere else
How does Romania compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Romania average cleaner air than 23% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 57%.
Cleaner air than…
- Romania
- Beats 23%
More tree cover than…
- Romania
- Beats 57%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Romania lost?
Since 2001, Romania has lost about 466,000 hectares of forest (about 4,700 km²): 6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 7,300 hectares (1.6%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 466,000 haabout 4,700 km²
- Share of its forest
- 6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 7,300 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 | 171 ha | 17,100 ha | 17,300 ha |
| 2002 | 204 ha | 16,100 ha | 16,300 ha |
| 2003 | 98 ha | 9,150 ha | 9,250 ha |
| 2004 | 437 ha | 17,900 ha | 18,400 ha |
| 2005 | 375 ha | 18,800 ha | 19,100 ha |
| 2006 | 375 ha | 12,500 ha | 12,900 ha |
| 2007 | 421 ha | 37,000 ha | 37,400 ha |
| 2008 | 441 ha | 16,800 ha | 17,300 ha |
| 2009 | 282 ha | 15,700 ha | 16,000 ha |
| 2010 | 296 ha | 17,100 ha | 17,400 ha |
| 2011 | 357 ha | 16,300 ha | 16,600 ha |
| 2012 | 689 ha | 29,300 ha | 30,000 ha |
| 2013 | 176 ha | 12,500 ha | 12,600 ha |
| 2014 | 328 ha | 18,700 ha | 19,100 ha |
| 2015 | 193 ha | 10,300 ha | 10,500 ha |
| 2016 | 307 ha | 22,300 ha | 22,600 ha |
| 2017 | 256 ha | 18,500 ha | 18,700 ha |
| 2018 | 274 ha | 18,300 ha | 18,600 ha |
| 2019 | 197 ha | 11,800 ha | 12,000 ha |
| 2020 | 262 ha | 26,800 ha | 27,000 ha |
| 2021 | 171 ha | 14,100 ha | 14,300 ha |
| 2022 | 260 ha | 15,800 ha | 16,000 ha |
| 2023 | 297 ha | 24,400 ha | 24,700 ha |
| 2024 | 235 ha | 19,400 ha | 19,700 ha |
| 2025 | 200 ha | 22,600 ha | 22,800 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 19,500 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 19,800 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2007, when about 37,400 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Romania?
- Loggingcan grow back96% · 447,000 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown1.7% · 7,760 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, storms, floods and other natural causes, mining and energy, towns and roads, wildfires.
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
Romania as a whole
30.2% of Romania 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 Romania: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Romania today?
Right now the 20 cities Airleaf measures in Romania average AQI 73 (moderate). The worst air is in Târgu Mureş, at AQI 97, and the cleanest in Baia Mare, at AQI 51. At ground stations alone, which measure rather than estimate, the average is AQI 70 across 11 cities. None of the 20 measured cities is over AQI 100 today.
Which city in Romania has the worst air right now?
Târgu Mureş, at AQI 97 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Romania has the cleanest air right now?
Baia Mare, at AQI 51 (Moderate). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Romania has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Romania safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 20 cities are Moderate. At the national average of AQI 73: Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
How much forest has Romania lost since 2001?
About 466,000 ha from 2001 to 2025, 6% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 7,300 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which city in Romania has the most trees?
Piatra Neamţ, with 47.2% tree cover within 2 km of its center, measured from Sentinel-2 satellite images.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Romania?
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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