City report · North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Mönchengladbach Air quality today
Air quality in Mönchengladbach currently reads AQI 51 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 51
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 9.3
- tree cover
- 34.3%
- trees in this area
- 108K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Dahl, Nord, M. Gladbach, Germany (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Mönchengladbach · AQI 51 (Moderate)
Mönchengladbach's tree count comes to 107,757 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Mönchengladbach today: AQI 51, 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 · Jüchen-Hochneukirch, 9.9 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
9.3
PM10
10.1
NO₂
24.7
O₃
3.2
SO₂
—
CO
—
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 Mönchengladbach's daily AQI at 69 on average, from 48 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 89 on Nov 10.
Where Mönchengladbach stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Mönchengladbach: Healthy tree cover
34.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
107,757
Target trees
107,757
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Mönchengladbach lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Mönchengladbach has lost about 193 hectares of forest (about 270 football pitches): 3.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 22 hectares (11%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2018: satellite photo from July 2018 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 193 haabout 270 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 22 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2010, when about 37 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 | 10 ha | 10 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2005 | 1 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2006 | 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | 7 ha | 9 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | 4 ha | 33 ha | 37 ha |
| 2011 | 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2016 | 3 ha | 6 ha | 9 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 11 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 10 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 15 ha | 16 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 16 ha | 17 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Mönchengladbach?
- Loggingcan grow back81% · 156 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good11% · 20 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown7.8% · 15 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations.
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
- 9,010 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 9,270 ha
- Overall change
- +259 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Mönchengladbach grew from about 9,010 hectares to 9,270 hectares, a net gain of about 259 hectares (+2.9%). New forest grew on about 420 hectares, while 161 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 Mönchengladbach right now?
The latest reading for Mönchengladbach shows an AQI of 51 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 16:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Jüchen-Hochneukirch, 9.9 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Mönchengladbach today?
At AQI 51 (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 Mönchengladbach been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Mönchengladbach's daily AQI at 69 on average, from 48 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 89 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 Mönchengladbach lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Mönchengladbach has lost about 193 hectares of forest (about 270 football pitches): 3.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 22 hectares (11%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Mönchengladbach grew from about 9,010 hectares to 9,270 hectares, a net gain of about 259 hectares (+2.9%). New forest grew on about 420 hectares, while 161 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Mönchengladbach?
Mönchengladbach has an estimated 107,757 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 34.3% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Mönchengladbach need?
Mönchengladbach has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Mönchengladbach's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Dahl, 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 Dahl; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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