City report · England, United Kingdom
Coventry Air quality today
Air quality in Coventry currently reads AQI 20 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 20
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 3.6
- tree cover
- 27.2%
- trees in this area
- 84.9K
- more trees needed
- 8.7K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Coventry, UK (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Aug 23, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Coventry · AQI 20 (Good)
Coventry's tree count comes to 84,853 trees across 4.8 sq mi (12.48 km²) of land, 3 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 8,735 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Coventry today: AQI 20, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 15:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom, 2.1 mi (3.3 km) away
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
3.6
PM10
7.6
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, UK-AIR, air quality information resource - Defra, UK
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Coventry's daily AQI at 65 on average, from 29 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 100 on Nov 7.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from the UK's Daily Air Quality Index
Where Coventry stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Coventry: Below target
27.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.8 sq mi (12.48 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
84,853
Target trees
93,588
More trees needed
8,735
CO₂ if planted / yr
192.2 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Coventry lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Coventry has lost about 34 hectares of forest (about 48 football pitches): 1.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2 hectares (5%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 34 haabout 48 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2013, when about 6 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Coventry?
- Loggingcan grow back78% · 27 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5% · 2 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown19% · 6 ha
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 2,830 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,340 ha
- Overall change
- +510 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Coventry grew from about 2,830 hectares to 3,340 hectares, a net gain of about 510 hectares (+18%). New forest grew on about 541 hectares, while 32 hectares were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
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. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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Frequently asked
Questions about Coventry
What is the air quality (AQI) in Coventry right now?
The latest reading for Coventry shows an AQI of 20 (Good), measured Nov 11, 15:00 local time by the Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom ground monitoring station, 2.1 mi (3.3 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Coventry today?
At AQI 20 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Coventry been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Coventry's daily AQI at 65 on average, from 29 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 100 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Coventry's AQI the same as the UK's Daily Air Quality Index?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. The UK's Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI), published by Defra, runs from 1 to 10: 1–3 low, 4–6 moderate, 7–9 high and 10 very high. It is a different scale altogether, so a US AQI figure can't be read on it directly; both, though, are built from the same main pollutants, with fine particles (PM2.5) usually the one that decides the reading.
How much forest has the area around Coventry lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Coventry has lost about 34 hectares of forest (about 48 football pitches): 1.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2 hectares (5%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Coventry grew from about 2,830 hectares to 3,340 hectares, a net gain of about 510 hectares (+18%). New forest grew on about 541 hectares, while 32 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Coventry?
Coventry has an estimated 84,853 trees across the 4.8 sq mi (12.48 km²) of land measured — 27.2% tree cover, 3 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Coventry need?
Coventry needs roughly 8,735 more trees to close a 3-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 192.2 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Coventry's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Coventry, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Coventry; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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