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Odessa Air quality today

Air quality in Odessa currently reads AQI 9 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Air quality right now

AQI 9

Good

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
1.7
tree cover
1.4%
trees in this area
4.4K
more trees needed
89.8K

Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Odessa, TX, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Odessa · AQI 9 (Good)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 15, 2026

Odessa's tree count comes to 4,398 trees across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²), 29 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 89,850 more trees would close the gap.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Odessa today: AQI 9, Good

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 06:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Ground station · Odessa Gonzales, Midland, Texas, 2.5 mi (4.1 km) away

Health signal

Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

PM2.5

1.7

PM10

—

NO₂

—

O₃

—

SO₂

—

CO

—

Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Air Now - US EPA, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

Outdoor exercise
A good day to be active outside
Windows
Open them to air the house
Mask
Not needed
Air purifier
Not needed

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Odessa's daily AQI at 58 on average, from 43 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 151 on Nov 9.

Last 7 days · model estimateavg 58 · peak 151
Nov 4: AQI 68 (peak 127)Nov 5: AQI 43 (peak 68)Nov 6: AQI 49 (peak 71)Nov 7: AQI 46 (peak 62)Nov 8: AQI 58 (peak 108)Nov 9: AQI 81 (peak 151)Nov 10: AQI 64 (peak 84)
Nov 4Nov 10

Where Odessa stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest

Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Odessa: Critically low

1.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²).

29 points below target

Trees in this area

4,398

Target trees

94,248

More trees needed

89,850

CO₂ if planted / yr

1,977 t

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Odessa lost?

There was very little forest around Odessa in 2000, about 67 acres (27 hectares), and about 13 acres (5 hectares) of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.

Satellite image of the area around Odessa, September 2017

2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.

The worst year was 2005, when about 5 acres (2 hectares) of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Odessa, 2001–2025

Acres of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Odessa, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.5.44

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Forest lost each year around Odessa, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
2001under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
20024 acres (2 ha)under 1 ha4 acres (2 ha)
2003under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2004under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2005under 1 ha3 acres (1 ha)5 acres (2 ha)
2006under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2007under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2008under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2009under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2010under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2011under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2012under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2013under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2014under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2015under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2016under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2017under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2018under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2019under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2020under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2021under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2022under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2023under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2024under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2025under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha

What is causing deforestation around Odessa?

  • Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good47% · 6 acres (2 ha)
  • Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back24% · 3 acres (1 ha)
  • Unknown causescause unknown27% · 3 acres (1 ha)

Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.

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. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured

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What is the air quality (AQI) in Odessa right now?

The latest reading for Odessa shows an AQI of 9 (Good), measured Nov 11, 06:00 local time by the Odessa Gonzales, Midland, Texas ground monitoring station, 2.5 mi (4.1 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Odessa today?

At AQI 9 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.

What has the air quality in Odessa been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Odessa's daily AQI at 58 on average, from 43 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 151 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.

How much forest has the area around Odessa lost since 2001?

There was very little forest around Odessa in 2000, about 67 acres (27 hectares), and about 13 acres (5 hectares) of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.

What is the tree count in Odessa?

Odessa has an estimated 4,398 trees across the 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²) measured — 1.4% tree cover, 29 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Odessa need?

Odessa needs roughly 89,850 more trees to close a 29-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,977 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.

How are Odessa's air quality and tree cover measured?

Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Odessa, 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 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Odessa; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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