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Dudley Air quality today
Air quality in Dudley currently reads AQI 56 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 56
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 11.7
- tree cover
- 35.4%
- trees in this area
- 111K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Dudley, 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.
Dudley · AQI 56 (Moderate)
Dudley's tree count comes to 110,990 trees across 4.8 sq mi (12.54 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Dudley today: AQI 56, Moderate
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 · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom, 7.1 mi (11.4 km) away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
11.7
PM10
16.2
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, UK-AIR, air quality information resource - Defra, UK
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Dudley's daily AQI at 70 on average, from 37 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 97 on Nov 8.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from the UK's Daily Air Quality Index
Where Dudley stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Dudley: Healthy tree cover
35.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.8 sq mi (12.54 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
110,990
Target trees
110,990
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Dudley lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Dudley has lost about 26 hectares of forest (about 36 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 3 hectares (9.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2018: satellite photo from June 2018 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 26 haabout 36 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2019, when about 10 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 | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 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 | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 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 | 1 ha | 1 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | 10 ha | 10 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Dudley?
- Loggingcan grow back58% · 15 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good8.2% · 2 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.6% · under 1 ha
Also: 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
- 4,830 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 5,380 ha
- Overall change
- +544 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Dudley grew from about 4,830 hectares to 5,380 hectares, a net gain of about 544 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 691 hectares, while 147 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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Questions about Dudley
What is the air quality (AQI) in Dudley right now?
The latest reading for Dudley shows an AQI of 56 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 15:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom, 7.1 mi (11.4 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Dudley today?
At AQI 56 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Dudley been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Dudley's daily AQI at 70 on average, from 37 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 97 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Dudley'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 Dudley lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Dudley has lost about 26 hectares of forest (about 36 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 3 hectares (9.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Dudley grew from about 4,830 hectares to 5,380 hectares, a net gain of about 544 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 691 hectares, while 147 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Dudley?
Dudley has an estimated 110,990 trees across the 4.8 sq mi (12.54 km²) of land measured — 35.4% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Dudley need?
Dudley has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Dudley's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Dudley, 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 Dudley; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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