City report · Oklahoma, United States
Oklahoma City Air quality today
Air quality in Oklahoma City currently reads AQI 40 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 40
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 7.2
- tree cover
- 8.2%
- trees in this area
- 25.7K
- more trees needed
- 68.4K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Business District, Oklahoma City, OK, 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.
Oklahoma City · AQI 40 (Good)
Oklahoma City's tree count comes to 25,735 trees across 4.8 sq mi (12.56 km²) of land, 22 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 68,418 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Oklahoma City today: AQI 40, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 09:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · North OKC, 10.4 mi (16.7 km) away · median of 5 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
7.2
PM10
16.0
NO₂
11.3
O₃
33.4
SO₂
2.6
CO
401.0
Data: OpenAQ · AirNow
- 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 Oklahoma City's daily AQI at 34 on average, from 23 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 82 on Nov 8.
Where Oklahoma City stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Oklahoma City: Critically low
8.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.8 sq mi (12.56 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
25,735
Target trees
94,153
More trees needed
68,418
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,505 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Oklahoma City lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Oklahoma City has lost about 359 acres (145 hectares) of forest (about 270 football fields): 12% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (94%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 359 acres (145 ha)about 270 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 12%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 338 acres (137 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 34 acres (14 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 23 acres (9 ha) |
| 2002 | 19 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 21 acres (8 ha) |
| 2003 | 11 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 13 acres (5 ha) |
| 2004 | 22 acres (9 ha) | under 1 ha | 23 acres (9 ha) |
| 2005 | 17 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 18 acres (7 ha) |
| 2006 | 7 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 8 acres (3 ha) |
| 2007 | 19 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 20 acres (8 ha) |
| 2008 | 26 acres (10 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| 2009 | 13 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 15 acres (6 ha) |
| 2010 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 4 acres (2 ha) |
| 2011 | 13 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 13 acres (5 ha) |
| 2012 | 11 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 12 acres (5 ha) |
| 2013 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 4 acres (2 ha) |
| 2014 | 3 acres (1 ha) | under 1 ha | 3 acres (1 ha) |
| 2015 | 7 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 8 acres (3 ha) |
| 2016 | 13 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 13 acres (5 ha) |
| 2017 | 18 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 18 acres (7 ha) |
| 2018 | 15 acres (6 ha) | under 1 ha | 15 acres (6 ha) |
| 2019 | 13 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 13 acres (5 ha) |
| 2020 | 6 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 6 acres (3 ha) |
| 2021 | 10 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 10 acres (4 ha) |
| 2022 | 3 acres (1 ha) | under 1 ha | 3 acres (1 ha) |
| 2023 | 34 acres (14 ha) | under 1 ha | 34 acres (14 ha) |
| 2024 | 15 acres (6 ha) | under 1 ha | 15 acres (6 ha) |
| 2025 | 14 acres (6 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 17 acres (7 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Oklahoma City?
- Towns and roadscleared for good91% · 326 acres (132 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good3% · 11 acres (4 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown6% · 22 acres (9 ha)
Also: mining and energy.
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
- 9,660 acres (3,910 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 9,800 acres (3,970 ha)
- Overall change
- +138 acres (56 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Oklahoma City stayed about the same size, at about 9,800 acres (3,970 hectares): new forest grew on about 477 acres (193 hectares), and about 339 acres (137 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 Oklahoma City right now?
The latest reading for Oklahoma City shows an AQI of 40 (Good), measured Nov 11, 09:00 local time by 5 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is North OKC, 10.4 mi (16.7 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Oklahoma City today?
At AQI 40 (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 Oklahoma City been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Oklahoma City's daily AQI at 34 on average, from 23 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 82 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Oklahoma City lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Oklahoma City has lost about 359 acres (145 hectares) of forest (about 270 football fields): 12% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (94%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Oklahoma City stayed about the same size, at about 9,800 acres (3,970 hectares): new forest grew on about 477 acres (193 hectares), and about 339 acres (137 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Oklahoma City?
Oklahoma City has an estimated 25,735 trees across the 4.8 sq mi (12.56 km²) of land measured — 8.2% tree cover, 22 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Oklahoma City need?
Oklahoma City needs roughly 68,418 more trees to close a 22-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,505 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Oklahoma City's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Business District, 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 Business District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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