City report · North Brabant, The Netherlands
Eindhoven Air quality today
Air quality in Eindhoven currently reads AQI 66 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 66
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 17.3
- tree cover
- 27.4%
- trees in this area
- 85.7K
- more trees needed
- 8.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Binnenstad, Eindhoven, Netherlands (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Eindhoven · AQI 66 (Moderate)
Eindhoven's tree count comes to 85,735 trees across 12.52 km² of land, 3 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 8,135 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Eindhoven today: AQI 66, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Veldhoven-Europalaan, 6.9 km away · median of 6 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
17.3
PM10
22.5
NO₂
20.7
O₃
12.6
SO₂
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CO
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Data: OpenAQ · EEA, Netherlands, RIVM · Luchtmeetnet
- 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 Eindhoven's daily AQI at 73 on average, from 51 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 97 on Nov 7.
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Eindhoven: Below target
27.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.52 km² of land.
Trees in this area
85,735
Target trees
93,870
More trees needed
8,135
CO₂ if planted / yr
179.0 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Eindhoven lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Eindhoven has lost about 783 hectares of forest (about 1,100 football pitches): 7.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 167 hectares (21%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 783 haabout 1,100 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 7.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 167 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2010, when about 88 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10 ha | 8 ha | 18 ha |
| 2002 | 2 ha | 15 ha | 17 ha |
| 2003 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | 6 ha | 8 ha |
| 2005 | 4 ha | 20 ha | 24 ha |
| 2006 | 13 ha | 26 ha | 39 ha |
| 2007 | 10 ha | 26 ha | 36 ha |
| 2008 | 4 ha | 32 ha | 37 ha |
| 2009 | 7 ha | 38 ha | 45 ha |
| 2010 | 11 ha | 77 ha | 88 ha |
| 2011 | 2 ha | 6 ha | 8 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 18 ha | 18 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2014 | 3 ha | 61 ha | 63 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | 8 ha | 10 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | 31 ha | 33 ha |
| 2017 | 3 ha | 18 ha | 21 ha |
| 2018 | 5 ha | 14 ha | 19 ha |
| 2019 | 17 ha | 45 ha | 63 ha |
| 2020 | 23 ha | 40 ha | 63 ha |
| 2021 | 6 ha | 18 ha | 24 ha |
| 2022 | 6 ha | 7 ha | 13 ha |
| 2023 | 13 ha | 36 ha | 49 ha |
| 2024 | 8 ha | 34 ha | 42 ha |
| 2025 | 12 ha | 28 ha | 40 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Eindhoven?
- Loggingcan grow back77% · 603 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good21% · 167 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown1.6% · 13 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations.
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
- 14,300 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 14,400 ha
- Overall change
- +95 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Eindhoven stayed about the same size, at about 14,400 hectares: new forest grew on about 670 hectares, and about 575 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 Eindhoven right now?
The latest reading for Eindhoven shows an AQI of 66 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by 6 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Veldhoven-Europalaan, 6.9 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Eindhoven today?
At AQI 66 (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 Eindhoven been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Eindhoven's daily AQI at 73 on average, from 51 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 97 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Eindhoven lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Eindhoven has lost about 783 hectares of forest (about 1,100 football pitches): 7.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 167 hectares (21%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Eindhoven stayed about the same size, at about 14,400 hectares: new forest grew on about 670 hectares, and about 575 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Eindhoven?
Eindhoven has an estimated 85,735 trees across the 12.52 km² of land measured — 27.4% tree cover, 3 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Eindhoven need?
Eindhoven needs roughly 8,135 more trees to close a 3-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 179.0 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Eindhoven's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Binnenstad, 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 2 km radius around Binnenstad; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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