City report · Texas, United States
Grand Prairie Air quality today
Air quality in Grand Prairie currently reads AQI 78 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 78
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 23.6
- tree cover
- 30.3%
- trees in this area
- 95.2K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Grand Prairie, 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.
Grand Prairie · AQI 78 (Moderate)
Grand Prairie's tree count comes to 95,190 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 Grand Prairie today: AQI 78, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 09:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · DFW, Texas, 7.3 mi (11.8 km) away · median of 5 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
23.6
PM10
46.0
NO₂
—
O₃
14.7
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, AirNow, TeleCrowd, AK
- 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 Grand Prairie's daily AQI at 55 on average, from 35 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 143 on Nov 9.
Where Grand Prairie stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Grand Prairie: Healthy tree cover
30.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²).
Trees in this area
95,190
Target trees
95,190
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Grand Prairie lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Grand Prairie has lost about 1,940 acres (787 hectares) of forest (about 1,500 football fields): 17% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,940 acres (787 ha)about 1,500 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 17%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,890 acres (765 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 262 acres (106 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 250 acres (101 ha) | 12 acres (5 ha) | 262 acres (106 ha) |
| 2002 | 84 acres (34 ha) | under 1 ha | 86 acres (35 ha) |
| 2003 | 107 acres (44 ha) | 2 acres (1 ha) | 110 acres (45 ha) |
| 2004 | 142 acres (57 ha) | 8 acres (3 ha) | 150 acres (61 ha) |
| 2005 | 166 acres (67 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 171 acres (69 ha) |
| 2006 | 92 acres (37 ha) | under 1 ha | 94 acres (38 ha) |
| 2007 | 96 acres (39 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 101 acres (41 ha) |
| 2008 | 116 acres (47 ha) | under 1 ha | 118 acres (48 ha) |
| 2009 | 53 acres (21 ha) | under 1 ha | 55 acres (22 ha) |
| 2010 | 25 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| 2011 | 56 acres (23 ha) | under 1 ha | 57 acres (23 ha) |
| 2012 | 59 acres (24 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 62 acres (25 ha) |
| 2013 | 27 acres (11 ha) | under 1 ha | 27 acres (11 ha) |
| 2014 | 112 acres (45 ha) | under 1 ha | 113 acres (46 ha) |
| 2015 | 38 acres (15 ha) | under 1 ha | 38 acres (16 ha) |
| 2016 | 98 acres (40 ha) | under 1 ha | 99 acres (40 ha) |
| 2017 | 29 acres (12 ha) | under 1 ha | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| 2018 | 28 acres (11 ha) | under 1 ha | 28 acres (11 ha) |
| 2019 | 20 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 20 acres (8 ha) |
| 2020 | 27 acres (11 ha) | under 1 ha | 27 acres (11 ha) |
| 2021 | 102 acres (41 ha) | under 1 ha | 103 acres (42 ha) |
| 2022 | 33 acres (13 ha) | under 1 ha | 33 acres (13 ha) |
| 2023 | 47 acres (19 ha) | under 1 ha | 47 acres (19 ha) |
| 2024 | 48 acres (19 ha) | under 1 ha | 48 acres (19 ha) |
| 2025 | 37 acres (15 ha) | under 1 ha | 39 acres (16 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Grand Prairie?
- Towns and roadscleared for good95% · 1,840 acres (744 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good2.1% · 41 acres (16 ha)
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back1.1% · 21 acres (8 ha)
Also: mining and energy, 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
- 15,300 acres (6,170 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 14,900 acres (6,050 ha)
- Overall change
- −319 acres (129 ha)less forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Grand Prairie shrank from about 15,300 acres (6,170 hectares) to 14,900 acres (6,050 hectares), a net loss of about 319 acres (129 hectares) (−2.1%). New forest grew on about 524 acres (212 hectares), but 843 acres (341 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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Frequently asked
Questions about Grand Prairie
What is the air quality (AQI) in Grand Prairie right now?
The latest reading for Grand Prairie shows an AQI of 78 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 09:00 local time by 5 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is DFW, Texas, 7.3 mi (11.8 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Grand Prairie today?
At AQI 78 (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 Grand Prairie been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Grand Prairie's daily AQI at 55 on average, from 35 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 143 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 Grand Prairie lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Grand Prairie has lost about 1,940 acres (787 hectares) of forest (about 1,500 football fields): 17% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Grand Prairie shrank from about 15,300 acres (6,170 hectares) to 14,900 acres (6,050 hectares), a net loss of about 319 acres (129 hectares) (−2.1%). New forest grew on about 524 acres (212 hectares), but 843 acres (341 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Grand Prairie?
Grand Prairie has an estimated 95,190 trees across the 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²) measured — 30.3% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Grand Prairie need?
Grand Prairie has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Grand Prairie's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Grand Prairie, 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 Grand Prairie; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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