City report · Spain · Valencia
Elche
Measured across a 2 km radius around Elx, Alicante, Spain (12.57 km²)
- Tree cover
- 9.9%
- Air quality
- 27Good
- Trees in this area
- 31.1K
- More trees needed
- 63.1K
- Area analyzed
- 12.57 km²
- Satellite image
- Sep 21, 2026
Elche's tree count comes to 31,102 trees across 12.57 km² — 20 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, meaning roughly 63,146 more trees would close the gap. Air quality currently reads AQI 27 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Tree cover detail
Critically low
9.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
31,102
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
63,146
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,389 t
Air quality detail
AQI 27Good
Observed Sep 28, 05:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · ALACANT - RABASSA, 19.1 km away · median of 7 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
2.0
PM10
3.5
NO₂
4.0
O₃
57.5
SO₂
1.0
CO
0.0
Data: OpenAQ · EEA
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What is the tree count in Elche?
Elche has an estimated 31,102 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 9.9% tree cover, 20 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Elche need?
Elche needs roughly 63,146 more trees to close a 20-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,389 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
What is the air quality (AQI) in Elche right now?
The latest reading for Elche shows an AQI of 27 (Good), measured Sep 28, 05:00 local time by 7 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is ALACANT - RABASSA, 19.1 km away). Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How is Elche's tree cover and air quality measured?
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 Elx; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover. Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Elx, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate.
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