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Trees & air quality in United States
How much tree cover United States'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
- 33.9%vs 30% target
- Worst air right now
- Downtown Los AngelesAQI 73
5 cities in United States
New York
2 km around Civic Center
Tree cover
9%
36.6K
trees needed
to reach 30%
Los Angeles
2 km around Downtown Los Angeles
Tree cover
4%
81.9K
trees needed
to reach 30%
Washington
2 km radius
Chicago
2 km around Pilsen
Tree cover
12%
57.4K
trees needed
to reach 30%
Houston
2 km around Downtown Houston
Tree cover
19%
33.1K
trees needed
to reach 30%
United States as a whole
33.9% of United States 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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