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Fort Lauderdale Air quality today

Air quality in Fort Lauderdale currently reads AQI 32 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Air quality right now

AQI 32

Good

Main pollutant: NO₂
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
5.4
tree cover
29.0%
trees in this area
90.7K
more trees needed
3.1K

Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Central Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Oct 6, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Fort Lauderdale · AQI 32 (Good)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Oct 6, 2026

Fort Lauderdale's tree count comes to 90,651 trees across 4.8 sq mi (12.51 km²) of land, 1 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 3,126 more trees would close the gap.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Fort Lauderdale today: AQI 32, Good

Main pollutant: NO₂ · Observed Nov 11, 10:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Ground station · Near Road, 1.6 mi (2.6 km) away

Health signal

Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

PM2.5

5.4

PM10

—

NO₂

65.5

O₃

—

SO₂

—

CO

916.5

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 Fort Lauderdale's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 39 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 5.

Last 7 days · model estimateavg 48 · peak 58
Nov 4: AQI 39 (peak 57)Nov 5: AQI 50 (peak 58)Nov 6: AQI 44 (peak 54)Nov 7: AQI 53 (peak 57)Nov 8: AQI 51 (peak 53)Nov 9: AQI 50 (peak 53)Nov 10: AQI 52 (peak 53)
Nov 4Nov 10

Where Fort Lauderdale stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest

Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Fort Lauderdale: Below target

29.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.8 sq mi (12.51 km²) of land.

1 points below target

Trees in this area

90,651

Target trees

93,777

More trees needed

3,126

CO₂ if planted / yr

68.8 t

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Fort Lauderdale lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Fort Lauderdale has lost about 324 acres (131 hectares) of forest (about 250 football fields): 10% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (94%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.

Satellite image of the area around Fort Lauderdale, February 2017

2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.

Forest lost since 2001
324 acres (131 ha)about 250 football fields
Share of its forest
10%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
305 acres (123 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

The worst year was 2004, when about 25 acres (10 hectares) of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Fort Lauderdale, 2001–2025

Acres of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Fort Lauderdale, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.24.5

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Forest lost each year around Fort Lauderdale, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
200121 acres (9 ha)under 1 ha22 acres (9 ha)
200215 acres (6 ha)under 1 ha17 acres (7 ha)
200317 acres (7 ha)under 1 ha18 acres (7 ha)
200424 acres (10 ha)under 1 ha25 acres (10 ha)
200519 acres (8 ha)under 1 ha21 acres (9 ha)
200621 acres (8 ha)4 acres (2 ha)25 acres (10 ha)
200720 acres (8 ha)under 1 ha21 acres (9 ha)
200815 acres (6 ha)under 1 ha15 acres (6 ha)
2009under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
20104 acres (2 ha)under 1 ha4 acres (2 ha)
2011under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
20128 acres (3 ha)under 1 ha9 acres (4 ha)
201312 acres (5 ha)under 1 ha12 acres (5 ha)
201415 acres (6 ha)under 1 ha16 acres (7 ha)
20156 acres (3 ha)under 1 ha7 acres (3 ha)
201612 acres (5 ha)under 1 ha12 acres (5 ha)
20179 acres (4 ha)under 1 ha9 acres (4 ha)
201824 acres (10 ha)under 1 ha25 acres (10 ha)
201911 acres (4 ha)under 1 ha12 acres (5 ha)
202011 acres (4 ha)under 1 ha11 acres (5 ha)
20218 acres (3 ha)under 1 ha8 acres (3 ha)
20229 acres (4 ha)under 1 ha9 acres (4 ha)
20239 acres (4 ha)under 1 ha9 acres (4 ha)
202414 acres (6 ha)under 1 ha14 acres (6 ha)
2025under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha

What is causing deforestation around Fort Lauderdale?

  • Towns and roadscleared for good94% · 304 acres (123 ha)
  • Unknown causescause unknown6.1% · 20 acres (8 ha)

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
9,820 acres (3,980 ha)
Forest in 2020
11,400 acres (4,620 ha)
Overall change
+1,580 acres (640 ha)more forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fort Lauderdale grew from about 9,820 acres (3,980 hectares) to 11,400 acres (4,620 hectares), a net gain of about 1,580 acres (640 hectares) (+16%). New forest grew on about 1,690 acres (683 hectares), while 105 acres (43 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 Fort Lauderdale right now?

The latest reading for Fort Lauderdale shows an AQI of 32 (Good), measured Nov 11, 10:00 local time by the Near Road ground monitoring station, 1.6 mi (2.6 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is NO₂. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Fort Lauderdale today?

At AQI 32 (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 Fort Lauderdale been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Fort Lauderdale's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 39 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.

How much forest has the area around Fort Lauderdale lost since 2001?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Fort Lauderdale has lost about 324 acres (131 hectares) of forest (about 250 football fields): 10% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (94%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fort Lauderdale grew from about 9,820 acres (3,980 hectares) to 11,400 acres (4,620 hectares), a net gain of about 1,580 acres (640 hectares) (+16%). New forest grew on about 1,690 acres (683 hectares), while 105 acres (43 hectares) were lost.

What is the tree count in Fort Lauderdale?

Fort Lauderdale has an estimated 90,651 trees across the 4.8 sq mi (12.51 km²) of land measured — 29.0% tree cover, 1 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Fort Lauderdale need?

Fort Lauderdale needs roughly 3,126 more trees to close a 1-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 68.8 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.

How are Fort Lauderdale's air quality and tree cover measured?

Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Central Fort Lauderdale, 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 Central Fort Lauderdale; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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