City report · North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Moers Air quality today
Air quality in Moers currently reads AQI 73 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 73
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 21.1
- tree cover
- 38.8%
- trees in this area
- 122K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Moers, Germany (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Moers · AQI 73 (Moderate)
Moers's tree count comes to 121,894 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 Moers today: AQI 73, 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 · Duisburg-Buchholz, 11.8 km away · median of 15 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
21.1
PM10
26.2
NO₂
27.8
O₃
2.6
SO₂
1.0
CO
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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 Moers's daily AQI at 76 on average, from 52 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 108 on Nov 10.
Where Moers stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Moers: Healthy tree cover
38.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
121,894
Target trees
121,894
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Moers lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Moers has lost about 105 hectares of forest (about 150 football pitches): 1.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 30 hectares (29%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 105 haabout 150 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 30 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2008, when about 11 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 | 5 ha | 7 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | 2 ha | 6 ha | 8 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 7 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 11 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2011 | 3 ha | 3 ha | 6 ha |
| 2012 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 4 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 | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | 1 ha | 8 ha | 9 ha |
| 2019 | 3 ha | 5 ha | 8 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2021 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2024 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Moers?
- Loggingcan grow back56% · 59 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good26% · 28 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.2% · 1 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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
- 10,100 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 10,500 ha
- Overall change
- +425 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Moers grew from about 10,100 hectares to 10,500 hectares, a net gain of about 425 hectares (+4.2%). New forest grew on about 551 hectares, while 127 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 Moers right now?
The latest reading for Moers shows an AQI of 73 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by 15 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Duisburg-Buchholz, 11.8 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Moers today?
At AQI 73 (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 Moers been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Moers's daily AQI at 76 on average, from 52 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 108 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 Moers lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Moers has lost about 105 hectares of forest (about 150 football pitches): 1.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 30 hectares (29%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Moers grew from about 10,100 hectares to 10,500 hectares, a net gain of about 425 hectares (+4.2%). New forest grew on about 551 hectares, while 127 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Moers?
Moers has an estimated 121,894 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 38.8% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Moers need?
Moers has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Moers's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Moers, 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 Moers; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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