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Fargo Air quality today
Air quality in Fargo currently reads AQI 44 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 44
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 8.0
- tree cover
- 37.6%
- trees in this area
- 118K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Downtown, Fargo, ND, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Fargo · AQI 44 (Good)
Fargo's tree count comes to 118,124 trees across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²), already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Fargo today: AQI 44, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 08:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Fargo NW, 5.0 mi (8 km) away
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
8.0
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
7.8
SO₂
2.6
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirNow
- 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 Fargo's daily AQI at 24 on average, from 8 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 6.
Where Fargo stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Fargo: Healthy tree cover
37.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²).
Trees in this area
118,124
Target trees
118,124
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Fargo lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Fargo has lost about 31 acres (13 hectares) of forest (about 24 football fields): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (61%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 31 acres (13 ha)about 24 football fields
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 19 acres (8 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2024, when about 13 acres (5 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 | 2 acres (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 | 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 | 3 acres (1 ha) | under 1 ha | 4 acres (2 ha) |
| 2010 | 3 acres (1 ha) | under 1 ha | 4 acres (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 | 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | 9 acres (4 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 13 acres (5 ha) |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Fargo?
- Towns and roadscleared for good49% · 15 acres (6 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good12% · 4 acres (2 ha)
- Loggingcan grow back11% · 3 acres (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
- 8,430 acres (3,410 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 9,880 acres (4,000 ha)
- Overall change
- +1,450 acres (585 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fargo grew from about 8,430 acres (3,410 hectares) to 9,880 acres (4,000 hectares), a net gain of about 1,450 acres (585 hectares) (+17%). New forest grew on about 1,770 acres (716 hectares), while 324 acres (131 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 Fargo right now?
The latest reading for Fargo shows an AQI of 44 (Good), measured Nov 11, 08:00 local time by the Fargo NW ground monitoring station, 5.0 mi (8 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Fargo 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 Fargo been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Fargo's daily AQI at 24 on average, from 8 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Fargo lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Fargo has lost about 31 acres (13 hectares) of forest (about 24 football fields): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (61%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fargo grew from about 8,430 acres (3,410 hectares) to 9,880 acres (4,000 hectares), a net gain of about 1,450 acres (585 hectares) (+17%). New forest grew on about 1,770 acres (716 hectares), while 324 acres (131 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Fargo?
Fargo has an estimated 118,124 trees across the 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²) measured — 37.6% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Fargo need?
Fargo has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Fargo's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Downtown, 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; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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