City report · Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Modena Air quality today
Air quality in Modena currently reads AQI 152 (Unhealthy): Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Air quality right now
AQI 152
Unhealthy
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 57.1
- tree cover
- 17.2%
- trees in this area
- 54.0K
- more trees needed
- 71.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Circoscrizione 1, Modena MO, Italy (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Modena · AQI 152 (Unhealthy)
Modena's tree count comes to 54,035 trees across 12.57 km², 23 points below the 40% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 71,628 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Modena today: AQI 152, Unhealthy
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Condominio Bracco, 1.1 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
PM2.5
57.1
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, Francesco Zei, Davide Imbeni
- Outdoor exercise
- Everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it
- Windows
- Keep them closed
- Mask
- Wear an N95 outdoors
- Air purifier
- Run one
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Modena's daily AQI at 90 on average, from 66 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 134 on Nov 9.
Where Modena stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Modena: Critically low
17.2% tree cover against a 40% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
54,035
Target trees
125,663
More trees needed
71,628
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,576 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Modena lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Modena has lost about 113 hectares of forest (about 160 football pitches): 9.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 49 hectares (44%) 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
- 113 haabout 160 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 9.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 49 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2024, when about 21 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2007 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2014 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2016 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2018 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2019 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2021 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2022 | 4 ha | 7 ha | 11 ha |
| 2023 | 12 ha | 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 20 ha | 21 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 9 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Modena?
- Loggingcan grow back50% · 56 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good43% · 49 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown6.1% · 7 ha
Also: towns and roads.
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
- 1,380 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,600 ha
- Overall change
- +224 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Modena grew from about 1,380 hectares to 1,600 hectares, a net gain of about 224 hectares (+16%). New forest grew on about 334 hectares, while 111 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 Modena right now?
The latest reading for Modena shows an AQI of 152 (Unhealthy), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Condominio Bracco, 1.1 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Modena today?
At AQI 152 (Unhealthy): everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it. Windows: keep them closed. Masks: wear an N95 outdoors. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Modena been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Modena's daily AQI at 90 on average, from 66 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 134 on Nov 9. On 2 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Modena lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Modena has lost about 113 hectares of forest (about 160 football pitches): 9.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 49 hectares (44%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Modena grew from about 1,380 hectares to 1,600 hectares, a net gain of about 224 hectares (+16%). New forest grew on about 334 hectares, while 111 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Modena?
Modena has an estimated 54,035 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 17.2% tree cover, 23 percentage points short of the 40% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Modena need?
Modena needs roughly 71,628 more trees to close a 23-point shortfall against its 40% tree-cover target — about 1,576 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Modena's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Circoscrizione 1, 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 Circoscrizione 1; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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