City report · Iowa, United States
Davenport Air quality today
Air quality in Davenport currently reads AQI 44 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 44
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 7.9
- tree cover
- 29.3%
- trees in this area
- 75.3K
- more trees needed
- 1.8K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Downtown Davenport, Davenport, IA, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 4, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Davenport · AQI 44 (Good)
Davenport's tree count comes to 75,296 trees across 4.0 sq mi (10.28 km²) of land, 1 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 1,799 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Davenport today: AQI 44, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 08:00 local time via OpenAQ and World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Rock_is, Illinois, USA, 3.2 mi (5.1 km) away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
7.9
PM10
—
NO₂
17.1
O₃
35.3
SO₂
0.0
CO
229.1
Data: OpenAQ · AirNow, World Air Quality Index Project, Air Now - US EPA, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
- 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 Davenport's daily AQI at 30 on average, from 13 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 72 on Nov 10.
Where Davenport stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Davenport: Below target
29.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.0 sq mi (10.28 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
75,296
Target trees
77,095
More trees needed
1,799
CO₂ if planted / yr
39.6 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Davenport lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Davenport has lost about 177 acres (72 hectares) of forest (about 130 football fields): 1.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (63%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 177 acres (72 ha)about 130 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 1.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 111 acres (45 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2019, when about 30 acres (12 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | 2 acres (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 | under 1 ha | 3 acres (1 ha) |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | 8 acres (3 ha) | 16 acres (6 ha) | 24 acres (10 ha) |
| 2014 | 10 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 11 acres (5 ha) |
| 2015 | 2 acres (1 ha) | under 1 ha | 3 acres (1 ha) |
| 2016 | 9 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 11 acres (5 ha) |
| 2017 | 7 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 8 acres (3 ha) |
| 2018 | 18 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 19 acres (8 ha) |
| 2019 | 23 acres (9 ha) | 7 acres (3 ha) | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| 2020 | 10 acres (4 ha) | 13 acres (5 ha) | 23 acres (9 ha) |
| 2021 | 7 acres (3 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 10 acres (4 ha) |
| 2022 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 5 acres (2 ha) |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | 8 acres (3 ha) | 2 acres (1 ha) | 11 acres (4 ha) |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 8 acres (3 ha) | 8 acres (3 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Davenport?
- Towns and roadscleared for good49% · 86 acres (35 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good15% · 26 acres (10 ha)
- Loggingcan grow back14% · 24 acres (10 ha)
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, unknown causes.
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
- 14,900 acres (6,050 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 15,100 acres (6,130 ha)
- Overall change
- +200 acres (81 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Davenport stayed about the same size, at about 15,100 acres (6,130 hectares): new forest grew on about 704 acres (285 hectares), and about 504 acres (204 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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What is the air quality (AQI) in Davenport right now?
The latest reading for Davenport shows an AQI of 44 (Good), measured Nov 11, 08:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Rock_is, Illinois, USA, 3.2 mi (5.1 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Davenport today?
At AQI 44 (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 Davenport been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Davenport's daily AQI at 30 on average, from 13 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 72 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Davenport lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Davenport has lost about 177 acres (72 hectares) of forest (about 130 football fields): 1.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (63%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Davenport stayed about the same size, at about 15,100 acres (6,130 hectares): new forest grew on about 704 acres (285 hectares), and about 504 acres (204 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Davenport?
Davenport has an estimated 75,296 trees across the 4.0 sq mi (10.28 km²) of land measured — 29.3% tree cover, 1 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Davenport need?
Davenport needs roughly 1,799 more trees to close a 1-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 39.6 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Davenport's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Downtown Davenport, 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 Downtown Davenport; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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