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Granada Air quality today
Air quality in Granada currently reads AQI 31 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 31
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 5.6
- tree cover
- 12.6%
- trees in this area
- 39.6K
- more trees needed
- 54.7K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Plaza Toros - Doctores San Lázaro, Beiro, Granada, Spain (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Granada · AQI 31 (Good)
Granada's tree count comes to 39,584 trees across 12.57 km², 17 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 54,664 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Granada today: AQI 31, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · GRANADA - NORTE, 1 km away · median of 4 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
5.6
PM10
10.4
NO₂
21.0
O₃
29.0
SO₂
2.0
CO
367.0
Data: OpenAQ · EEA
- 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 Granada's daily AQI at 34 on average, from 23 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 63 on Nov 5.
Where Granada stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Granada: Critically low
12.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
39,584
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
54,664
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,203 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Granada lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Granada has lost about 478 hectares of forest (about 670 football pitches): 17% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (39%), after which forest can grow back. About 114 hectares (24%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km west of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 478 haabout 670 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 17%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 114 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2015, when about 66 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 23 ha | 24 ha |
| 2007 | 4 ha | 12 ha | 15 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 15 ha | 16 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2010 | 4 ha | 7 ha | 11 ha |
| 2011 | 2 ha | 7 ha | 9 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | 9 ha | 10 ha |
| 2013 | 9 ha | 15 ha | 24 ha |
| 2014 | 17 ha | 42 ha | 59 ha |
| 2015 | 11 ha | 56 ha | 66 ha |
| 2016 | 22 ha | 7 ha | 29 ha |
| 2017 | 14 ha | 23 ha | 37 ha |
| 2018 | 4 ha | 11 ha | 15 ha |
| 2019 | 6 ha | 17 ha | 23 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2021 | 3 ha | 3 ha | 6 ha |
| 2022 | 5 ha | 14 ha | 19 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | 10 ha | 12 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 25 ha | 26 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 50 ha | 50 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Granada?
- Loggingcan grow back39% · 187 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back28% · 134 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good24% · 113 ha
Also: towns and roads, 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
- 3,770 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,580 ha
- Overall change
- −186 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Granada shrank from about 3,770 hectares to 3,580 hectares, a net loss of about 186 hectares (−4.9%). New forest grew on about 169 hectares, but 355 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 Granada right now?
The latest reading for Granada shows an AQI of 31 (Good), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by 4 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is GRANADA - NORTE, 1 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Granada today?
At AQI 31 (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 Granada been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Granada's daily AQI at 34 on average, from 23 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 63 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 Granada lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Granada has lost about 478 hectares of forest (about 670 football pitches): 17% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (39%), after which forest can grow back. About 114 hectares (24%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Granada shrank from about 3,770 hectares to 3,580 hectares, a net loss of about 186 hectares (−4.9%). New forest grew on about 169 hectares, but 355 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Granada?
Granada has an estimated 39,584 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 12.6% tree cover, 17 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Granada need?
Granada needs roughly 54,664 more trees to close a 17-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,203 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Granada's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Plaza Toros - Doctores San Lázaro, 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 Plaza Toros - Doctores San Lázaro; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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