City report · Florida, United States
Lakeland Air quality today
Air quality in Lakeland currently reads AQI 46 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 46
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 8.3
- tree cover
- 38.2%
- trees in this area
- 105K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around East Lake Morton, Lakeland, FL 33801, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Oct 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Lakeland · AQI 46 (Good)
Lakeland's tree count comes to 104,768 trees across 4.2 sq mi (10.97 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Lakeland today: AQI 46, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 09:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Wildwood, 11.9 mi (19.1 km) away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
8.3
PM10
15.0
NO₂
—
O₃
30.4
SO₂
10.7
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 Lakeland's daily AQI at 42 on average, from 33 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 6.
Where Lakeland stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Lakeland: Healthy tree cover
38.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.2 sq mi (10.97 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
104,768
Target trees
104,768
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Lakeland lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Lakeland has lost about 2,090 acres (844 hectares) of forest (about 1,600 football fields): 8.7% 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 May 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,090 acres (844 ha)about 1,600 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 8.7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,020 acres (816 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2005, when about 388 acres (157 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 55 acres (22 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 58 acres (23 ha) |
| 2002 | 24 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| 2003 | 106 acres (43 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 110 acres (44 ha) |
| 2004 | 149 acres (60 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 154 acres (62 ha) |
| 2005 | 385 acres (156 ha) | 2 acres (1 ha) | 388 acres (157 ha) |
| 2006 | 205 acres (83 ha) | under 1 ha | 207 acres (84 ha) |
| 2007 | 78 acres (31 ha) | under 1 ha | 80 acres (32 ha) |
| 2008 | 66 acres (27 ha) | under 1 ha | 68 acres (28 ha) |
| 2009 | 29 acres (12 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 34 acres (14 ha) |
| 2010 | 35 acres (14 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 38 acres (15 ha) |
| 2011 | 24 acres (10 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 28 acres (12 ha) |
| 2012 | 62 acres (25 ha) | 7 acres (3 ha) | 69 acres (28 ha) |
| 2013 | 30 acres (12 ha) | under 1 ha | 33 acres (13 ha) |
| 2014 | 28 acres (12 ha) | under 1 ha | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| 2015 | 27 acres (11 ha) | under 1 ha | 27 acres (11 ha) |
| 2016 | 25 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 27 acres (11 ha) |
| 2017 | 48 acres (20 ha) | 6 acres (2 ha) | 54 acres (22 ha) |
| 2018 | 84 acres (34 ha) | under 1 ha | 85 acres (34 ha) |
| 2019 | 67 acres (27 ha) | under 1 ha | 68 acres (27 ha) |
| 2020 | 120 acres (49 ha) | under 1 ha | 120 acres (49 ha) |
| 2021 | 81 acres (33 ha) | under 1 ha | 81 acres (33 ha) |
| 2022 | 96 acres (39 ha) | under 1 ha | 96 acres (39 ha) |
| 2023 | 15 acres (6 ha) | under 1 ha | 17 acres (7 ha) |
| 2024 | 86 acres (35 ha) | under 1 ha | 88 acres (35 ha) |
| 2025 | 93 acres (38 ha) | 9 acres (4 ha) | 102 acres (41 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Lakeland?
- Towns and roadscleared for good93% · 1,950 acres (789 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good2.6% · 54 acres (22 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown2.4% · 50 acres (20 ha)
Also: mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, logging.
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
- 30,500 acres (12,300 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 31,300 acres (12,700 ha)
- Overall change
- +798 acres (323 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Lakeland grew from about 30,500 acres (12,300 hectares) to 31,300 acres (12,700 hectares), a net gain of about 798 acres (323 hectares) (+2.6%). New forest grew on about 2,450 acres (993 hectares), while 1,660 acres (670 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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Questions about Lakeland
What is the air quality (AQI) in Lakeland right now?
The latest reading for Lakeland shows an AQI of 46 (Good), measured Nov 11, 09:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Wildwood, 11.9 mi (19.1 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Lakeland today?
At AQI 46 (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 Lakeland been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Lakeland's daily AQI at 42 on average, from 33 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 Lakeland lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Lakeland has lost about 2,090 acres (844 hectares) of forest (about 1,600 football fields): 8.7% 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 Lakeland grew from about 30,500 acres (12,300 hectares) to 31,300 acres (12,700 hectares), a net gain of about 798 acres (323 hectares) (+2.6%). New forest grew on about 2,450 acres (993 hectares), while 1,660 acres (670 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Lakeland?
Lakeland has an estimated 104,768 trees across the 4.2 sq mi (10.97 km²) of land measured — 38.2% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Lakeland need?
Lakeland has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Lakeland's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near East Lake Morton, 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 East Lake Morton; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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