City report · Saxony, Germany
Leipzig Air quality today
Air quality in Leipzig currently reads AQI 95 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 95
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 32.6
- tree cover
- 34.1%
- trees in this area
- 106K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Zentrum, Mitte, Leipzig, Germany (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Leipzig · AQI 95 (Moderate)
Leipzig's tree count comes to 105,843 trees across 12.42 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Leipzig today: AQI 95, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Leipzig, 2.5 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
32.6
PM10
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NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
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Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, Patrick
- 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 Leipzig's daily AQI at 64 on average, from 42 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 83 on Nov 10.
Where Leipzig stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Leipzig: Healthy tree cover
34.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.42 km² of land.
Trees in this area
105,843
Target trees
105,843
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Leipzig lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Leipzig has lost about 81 hectares of forest (about 110 football pitches): 1.6% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (40%). About 35 hectares (42%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 81 haabout 110 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 35 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2006, when about 12 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 7 ha |
| 2005 | 6 ha | 4 ha | 10 ha |
| 2006 | 5 ha | 7 ha | 12 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2009 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2011 | 4 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2021 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 8 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Leipzig?
- Towns and roadscleared for good40% · 32 ha
- Loggingcan grow back36% · 29 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good2.7% · 2 ha
Also: 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
- 11,000 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 12,000 ha
- Overall change
- +980 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Leipzig grew from about 11,000 hectares to 12,000 hectares, a net gain of about 980 hectares (+8.9%). New forest grew on about 1,100 hectares, while 115 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 Leipzig right now?
The latest reading for Leipzig shows an AQI of 95 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by the Leipzig ground monitoring station, 2.5 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Leipzig today?
At AQI 95 (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 Leipzig been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Leipzig's daily AQI at 64 on average, from 42 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 83 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Leipzig lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Leipzig has lost about 81 hectares of forest (about 110 football pitches): 1.6% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (40%). About 35 hectares (42%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Leipzig grew from about 11,000 hectares to 12,000 hectares, a net gain of about 980 hectares (+8.9%). New forest grew on about 1,100 hectares, while 115 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Leipzig?
Leipzig has an estimated 105,843 trees across the 12.42 km² of land measured — 34.1% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Leipzig need?
Leipzig has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Leipzig's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Zentrum, 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 Zentrum; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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