City report · Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Mannheim Air quality today
Air quality in Mannheim currently reads AQI 64 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 64
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 16.3
- tree cover
- 22.1%
- trees in this area
- 60.7K
- more trees needed
- 21.7K
Measured across a 2 km radius around F1, Quadrate, 68159 Mannheim, Germany (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Mannheim · AQI 64 (Moderate)
Mannheim's tree count comes to 60,681 trees across 10.99 km² of land, 8 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 21,691 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Mannheim today: AQI 64, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 16:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Ludwigshafen-Heinigstraße, 2 km away · median of 4 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
16.3
PM10
28.2
NO₂
21.1
O₃
3.6
SO₂
1.0
CO
454.2
Data: OpenAQ · EEA
- 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 Mannheim's daily AQI at 75 on average, from 49 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 97 on Nov 10.
Where Mannheim stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Mannheim: Below target
22.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 10.99 km² of land.
Trees in this area
60,681
Target trees
82,372
More trees needed
21,691
CO₂ if planted / yr
477.2 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Mannheim lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Mannheim has lost about 107 hectares of forest (about 150 football pitches): 2.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 11 hectares (10%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 107 haabout 150 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 11 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2021, when about 18 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2005 | 2 ha | 10 ha | 12 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 17 ha | 18 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | 7 ha | 9 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 11 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Mannheim?
- Loggingcan grow back81% · 87 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good9.7% · 10 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown8.9% · 10 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
- 8,730 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 8,980 ha
- Overall change
- +248 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Mannheim grew from about 8,730 hectares to 8,980 hectares, a net gain of about 248 hectares (+2.8%). New forest grew on about 340 hectares, while 92 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 Mannheim right now?
The latest reading for Mannheim shows an AQI of 64 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 16:00 local time by 4 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Ludwigshafen-Heinigstraße, 2 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Mannheim today?
At AQI 64 (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 Mannheim been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Mannheim's daily AQI at 75 on average, from 49 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 97 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 Mannheim lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Mannheim has lost about 107 hectares of forest (about 150 football pitches): 2.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 11 hectares (10%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Mannheim grew from about 8,730 hectares to 8,980 hectares, a net gain of about 248 hectares (+2.8%). New forest grew on about 340 hectares, while 92 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Mannheim?
Mannheim has an estimated 60,681 trees across the 10.99 km² of land measured — 22.1% tree cover, 8 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Mannheim need?
Mannheim needs roughly 21,691 more trees to close a 8-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 477.2 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Mannheim's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near F1, 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 F1; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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