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Netanya Air quality today
Air quality in Netanya currently reads AQI 55 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 55
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 11.5
- tree cover
- 10.9%
- trees in this area
- 26.7K
- more trees needed
- 46.8K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Netanya, Israel (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 16, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Netanya · AQI 55 (Moderate)
Netanya's tree count comes to 26,710 trees across 9.8 km² of land, 19 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 46,803 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Netanya today: AQI 55, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Mobile Netanya - Mobile stations, Israel (ישראל,ניידת נתניה, תחנות ניידות), 2.9 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
11.5
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection
- 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 Netanya's daily AQI at 37 on average, from 25 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 64 on Nov 4.
Where Netanya stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Netanya: Critically low
10.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 9.8 km² of land.
Trees in this area
26,710
Target trees
73,513
More trees needed
46,803
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,030 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Netanya lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Netanya has lost about 61 hectares of forest (about 85 football pitches): 17% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (90%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2018: satellite photo from July 2018 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 61 haabout 85 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 17%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 55 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 9 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7 ha | 2 ha | 9 ha |
| 2002 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2004 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2005 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2006 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2008 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2009 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2010 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2011 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2012 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2015 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2016 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2025 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Netanya?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good82% · 50 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good8.4% · 5 ha
- Loggingcan grow back1.6% · 1 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
- 266 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 196 ha
- Overall change
- −70 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Netanya shrank from about 266 hectares to 196 hectares, a net loss of about 70 hectares (−26%). New forest grew on about 33 hectares, but 104 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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- Air quality
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Questions about Netanya
What is the air quality (AQI) in Netanya right now?
The latest reading for Netanya shows an AQI of 55 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by the Mobile Netanya - Mobile stations, Israel (ישראל,ניידת נתניה, תחנות ניידות) ground monitoring station, 2.9 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 Netanya today?
At AQI 55 (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 Netanya been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Netanya's daily AQI at 37 on average, from 25 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 64 on Nov 4. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Netanya lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Netanya has lost about 61 hectares of forest (about 85 football pitches): 17% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (90%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Netanya shrank from about 266 hectares to 196 hectares, a net loss of about 70 hectares (−26%). New forest grew on about 33 hectares, but 104 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Netanya?
Netanya has an estimated 26,710 trees across the 9.8 km² of land measured — 10.9% tree cover, 19 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Netanya need?
Netanya needs roughly 46,803 more trees to close a 19-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,030 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Netanya's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Netanya, 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 Netanya; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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