City report · Texas, United States
Fort Worth Air quality today
Air quality in Fort Worth currently reads AQI 53 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 53
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.3
- tree cover
- 20.1%
- trees in this area
- 63.1K
- more trees needed
- 31.1K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around West Morningside, Fort Worth, TX, 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.
Fort Worth · AQI 53 (Moderate)
Fort Worth's tree count comes to 63,146 trees across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²), 10 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 31,102 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Fort Worth today: AQI 53, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 08:00 local time via OpenAQ and World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Haws Athletic Center, fort Worth, Dallas, Texas, 2.7 mi (4.3 km) away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
10.3
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
2.0
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirNow, World Air Quality Index Project, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Air Now - US EPA
- 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 Fort Worth's daily AQI at 49 on average, from 27 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 93 on Nov 9.
Where Fort Worth stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Fort Worth: Below target
20.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²).
Trees in this area
63,146
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
31,102
CO₂ if planted / yr
684.2 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Fort Worth lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Fort Worth has lost about 455 acres (184 hectares) of forest (about 340 football fields): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (92%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 455 acres (184 ha)about 340 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 11%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 419 acres (170 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 48 acres (20 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 41 acres (16 ha) | 8 acres (3 ha) | 48 acres (20 ha) |
| 2002 | 12 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 13 acres (5 ha) |
| 2003 | 9 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 11 acres (4 ha) |
| 2004 | 18 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 20 acres (8 ha) |
| 2005 | 30 acres (12 ha) | under 1 ha | 31 acres (13 ha) |
| 2006 | 27 acres (11 ha) | under 1 ha | 28 acres (11 ha) |
| 2007 | 39 acres (16 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 43 acres (17 ha) |
| 2008 | 29 acres (12 ha) | under 1 ha | 31 acres (13 ha) |
| 2009 | 22 acres (9 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 27 acres (11 ha) |
| 2010 | 29 acres (12 ha) | under 1 ha | 31 acres (13 ha) |
| 2011 | 12 acres (5 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 15 acres (6 ha) |
| 2012 | 33 acres (13 ha) | under 1 ha | 34 acres (14 ha) |
| 2013 | 14 acres (6 ha) | under 1 ha | 14 acres (6 ha) |
| 2014 | 3 acres (1 ha) | under 1 ha | 3 acres (1 ha) |
| 2015 | 24 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| 2016 | 10 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 10 acres (4 ha) |
| 2017 | 7 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 7 acres (3 ha) |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 acres (1 ha) |
| 2020 | 6 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 6 acres (2 ha) |
| 2021 | 22 acres (9 ha) | under 1 ha | 22 acres (9 ha) |
| 2022 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 4 acres (2 ha) |
| 2023 | 8 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 8 acres (3 ha) |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | 15 acres (6 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 19 acres (8 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Fort Worth?
- Towns and roadscleared for good92% · 418 acres (169 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown8.2% · 37 acres (15 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
- 15,100 acres (6,100 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 14,900 acres (6,030 ha)
- Overall change
- −173 acres (70 ha)less forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fort Worth stayed about the same size, at about 14,900 acres (6,030 hectares): new forest grew on about 228 acres (92 hectares), and about 400 acres (162 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 Worth right now?
The latest reading for Fort Worth shows an AQI of 53 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 08:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Haws Athletic Center, fort Worth, Dallas, Texas, 2.7 mi (4.3 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Fort Worth today?
At AQI 53 (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 Fort Worth been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Fort Worth's daily AQI at 49 on average, from 27 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 93 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Fort Worth lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Fort Worth has lost about 455 acres (184 hectares) of forest (about 340 football fields): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (92%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fort Worth stayed about the same size, at about 14,900 acres (6,030 hectares): new forest grew on about 228 acres (92 hectares), and about 400 acres (162 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Fort Worth?
Fort Worth has an estimated 63,146 trees across the 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²) measured — 20.1% tree cover, 10 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Fort Worth need?
Fort Worth needs roughly 31,102 more trees to close a 10-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 684.2 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Fort Worth's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near West Morningside, 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 West Morningside; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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