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Spain air quality today The AQI right now, city by city

Right now the 57 cities Airleaf measures in Spain average AQI 35 (good). The worst air is in Elche, at AQI 77, and the cleanest in Palma, at AQI 7.

At ground stations alone, which measure rather than estimate, the average is AQI 34 across 44 cities. None of the 57 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 77% have Good air.

Average right now

AQI 35

Good

US EPA index, across 57 cities
cities measured
57
worst air: Elche
77
cleanest air: Palma
7
average tree cover
14.3%

Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.

Spain · average AQI 35

Air quality right now in the 8 largest cities in Spain

Madrid

2 km around Sol

Good

Air quality now

AQI 22

18.9%
tree cover

34.8K more trees would reach 30% tree cover

Satellite image Sep 19, 2026

Barcelona

2 km around L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample

Good

Air quality now

AQI 39

9.6%
tree cover

64.1K more trees would reach 30% tree cover

Satellite image Sep 15, 2026

Valencia

2 km around El Mercat

Good

Air quality now

AQI 33

12.3%
tree cover

55.6K more trees would reach 30% tree cover

Satellite image Sep 11, 2026

Zaragoza

2 km around Casco Antiguo

Moderate

Air quality now

AQI 56

13.5%
tree cover

50.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover

Satellite image Sep 19, 2026

Sevilla

2 km around Nervión

Good

Air quality now

AQI 31

14.4%
tree cover

48.8K more trees would reach 30% tree cover

Satellite image Sep 17, 2026

Málaga

2 km around Centro Histórico

Good

Air quality now

AQI 37

15.4%
tree cover

34.7K more trees would reach 30% tree cover

Satellite image Sep 24, 2026

Murcia

2 km around San Miguel

Moderate

Air quality now

AQI 69

16.3%
tree cover

43.0K more trees would reach 30% tree cover

Satellite image Sep 21, 2026

Palma

2 km around Cort

Good

Air quality now

AQI 7

7.8%
tree cover

48.6K more trees would reach 30% tree cover

Satellite image Sep 25, 2026

Across the country

How clean is the air across Spain today?

None of the 57 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 77% have Good air. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

57 measured cities

  • Good44 (77%)
  • Moderate13 (23%)

Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.

In aggregate

Spain 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 57 of 57 cities measured so far in Spain.

Average air quality
AQI 35Mean of the latest reading per city
Average tree cover
14.3%52 of 57 below their target
Trees counted
2.4MAcross every measured area
More trees needed
2.6MTo bring each area to its target

Worst air quality right now

  1. 1Elche49m ago77
  2. 2Murcia1h ago69
  3. 3Santa Cruz de Tenerife1h ago66
  4. 4Orihuela1h ago65
  5. 5Ourense1h ago64
  6. 6Algeciras1h ago61
  7. 7Zaragoza1h ago56
  8. 8Huelva1h ago56
  9. 9Alcalá de Henares1h ago53
  10. 10Cartagena1h ago47

Cleanest air right now

  1. 1Palma49m ago7
  2. 2Vigo1h ago13
  3. 3Castelló de la Plana1h ago17
  4. 4Gasteiz / Vitoria1h ago17
  5. 5Logroño1h ago17
  6. 6Las Palmas de Gran Canaria1h ago18
  7. 7Torrejón de Ardoz1h ago19
  8. 8A Coruña1h ago21
  9. 9Burgos1h ago21
  10. 10Leganés1h ago21

Greenest cities in Spain

  1. 1Girona44.1%
  2. 2Donostia / San Sebastián40.0%
  3. 3Bilbao35.8%
  4. 4Ourense32.1%
  5. 5Marbella30.2%
  6. 6Tarragona22.1%
  7. 7Oviedo21.7%
  8. 8Jaén20.5%
  9. 9Alcalá de Henares19.7%
  10. 10Pamplona19.6%

Least tree cover in Spain

Excludes barren and desert sites

  1. 1Parla3.9%
  2. 2Cadiz4.7%
  3. 3A Coruña4.9%
  4. 4Almería5.4%
  5. 5Telde5.5%
  6. 6Las Palmas de Gran Canaria6.4%
  7. 7Alicante6.4%
  8. 8Cartagena6.4%
  9. 9Dos Hermanas6.6%
  10. 10Algeciras6.8%

Against everywhere else

How does Spain compare with other countries?

Right now the cities of Spain average cleaner air than 79% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 28%.

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Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Spain lost?

Since 2001, Spain has lost about 1.79 million hectares of forest (about 18,000 km²): 17% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 81,100 hectares (4.5%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.

Forest lost since 2001
1.79 million haabout 18,000 km²
Share of its forest
17%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
81,100 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest lost each year in Spain, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year in Spain, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.153K

Show the figures as a table
Forest lost each year in Spain, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
20012,910 ha28,400 ha31,400 ha
20023,480 ha30,800 ha34,300 ha
20032,290 ha19,500 ha21,800 ha
20045,780 ha55,900 ha61,700 ha
20053,820 ha43,500 ha47,400 ha
20064,730 ha61,200 ha65,900 ha
20074,790 ha53,000 ha57,800 ha
20083,850 ha39,200 ha43,000 ha
20094,670 ha58,800 ha63,500 ha
20104,060 ha49,700 ha53,800 ha
20112,440 ha35,900 ha38,300 ha
20122,700 ha76,400 ha79,100 ha
20132,320 ha58,000 ha60,300 ha
20142,710 ha68,100 ha70,800 ha
20152,290 ha61,000 ha63,300 ha
20163,660 ha98,100 ha102,000 ha
20172,870 ha94,600 ha97,400 ha
20183,380 ha113,000 ha116,000 ha
20192,130 ha66,900 ha69,100 ha
20202,970 ha93,400 ha96,400 ha
20212,090 ha81,100 ha83,100 ha
20222,340 ha131,000 ha134,000 ha
20231,620 ha76,000 ha77,700 ha
20242,060 ha72,000 ha74,100 ha
20255,120 ha148,000 ha153,000 ha

Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 104,000 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 96,200 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 153,000 hectares of forest were lost.

What is causing deforestation in Spain?

  • Loggingcan grow back65% · 1.16 million ha
  • Wildfirescan grow back29% · 518,000 ha
  • Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good3.1% · 55,800 ha

Also: towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, mining and energy, unknown causes.

Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.

Spain's full deforestation report

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

Spain as a whole

38.2% of Spain 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 Spain: your questions answered

What is the air quality in Spain today?

Right now the 57 cities Airleaf measures in Spain average AQI 35 (good). The worst air is in Elche, at AQI 77, and the cleanest in Palma, at AQI 7. At ground stations alone, which measure rather than estimate, the average is AQI 34 across 44 cities. None of the 57 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 77% have Good air.

Which city in Spain has the worst air right now?

Elche, at AQI 77 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

Which city in Spain has the cleanest air right now?

Palma, at AQI 7 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Spain has at least three cities with one.

Is the air in Spain safe to breathe today?

It depends on the city. 44 cities are Good, 13 cities are Moderate. At the national average of AQI 35: Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

How much forest has Spain lost since 2001?

About 1.79 million ha from 2001 to 2025, 17% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 81,100 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.

Which city in Spain has the most trees?

Girona, with 44.1% tree cover within 2 km of its center, measured from Sentinel-2 satellite images.

How does Airleaf measure air quality in Spain?

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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