City report · Florida, United States
Orlando Air quality today
Air quality in Orlando currently reads AQI 45 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 45
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 8.1
- tree cover
- 34.9%
- trees in this area
- 106K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Central Business District, Orlando, FL 32801, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Oct 1, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Orlando · AQI 45 (Good)
Orlando's tree count comes to 106,243 trees across 4.7 sq mi (12.18 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Orlando today: AQI 45, 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 · I-4 Near-Road, 0.4 mi (700 m) away
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
8.1
PM10
—
NO₂
34.1
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
458.2
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 Orlando's daily AQI at 50 on average, from 41 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 62 on Nov 6.
Where Orlando stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Orlando: Healthy tree cover
34.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.7 sq mi (12.18 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
106,243
Target trees
106,243
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Orlando lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Orlando has lost about 1,890 acres (765 hectares) of forest (about 1,400 football fields): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (98%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,890 acres (765 ha)about 1,400 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 16%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,850 acres (748 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2004, when about 205 acres (83 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 97 acres (39 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 100 acres (41 ha) |
| 2002 | 64 acres (26 ha) | under 1 ha | 65 acres (26 ha) |
| 2003 | 85 acres (34 ha) | under 1 ha | 87 acres (35 ha) |
| 2004 | 197 acres (80 ha) | 8 acres (3 ha) | 205 acres (83 ha) |
| 2005 | 125 acres (50 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 127 acres (52 ha) |
| 2006 | 100 acres (41 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 105 acres (42 ha) |
| 2007 | 60 acres (24 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 63 acres (26 ha) |
| 2008 | 41 acres (17 ha) | under 1 ha | 42 acres (17 ha) |
| 2009 | 48 acres (19 ha) | under 1 ha | 48 acres (20 ha) |
| 2010 | 23 acres (9 ha) | under 1 ha | 24 acres (10 ha) |
| 2011 | 31 acres (13 ha) | under 1 ha | 32 acres (13 ha) |
| 2012 | 87 acres (35 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 92 acres (37 ha) |
| 2013 | 25 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| 2014 | 43 acres (18 ha) | under 1 ha | 44 acres (18 ha) |
| 2015 | 29 acres (12 ha) | under 1 ha | 29 acres (12 ha) |
| 2016 | 25 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| 2017 | 98 acres (40 ha) | under 1 ha | 100 acres (41 ha) |
| 2018 | 58 acres (23 ha) | under 1 ha | 58 acres (24 ha) |
| 2019 | 84 acres (34 ha) | under 1 ha | 85 acres (34 ha) |
| 2020 | 95 acres (38 ha) | under 1 ha | 96 acres (39 ha) |
| 2021 | 194 acres (79 ha) | under 1 ha | 195 acres (79 ha) |
| 2022 | 79 acres (32 ha) | under 1 ha | 79 acres (32 ha) |
| 2023 | 59 acres (24 ha) | under 1 ha | 59 acres (24 ha) |
| 2024 | 42 acres (17 ha) | under 1 ha | 43 acres (17 ha) |
| 2025 | 59 acres (24 ha) | under 1 ha | 60 acres (24 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Orlando?
- Towns and roadscleared for good98% · 1,850 acres (748 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown2.3% · 43 acres (17 ha)
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
- 30,300 acres (12,300 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 30,300 acres (12,300 ha)
- Overall change
- +2 acres (1 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Orlando stayed about the same size, at about 30,300 acres (12,300 hectares): new forest grew on about 1,400 acres (567 hectares), and about 1,400 acres (566 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 Orlando right now?
The latest reading for Orlando shows an AQI of 45 (Good), measured Nov 11, 09:00 local time by the I-4 Near-Road ground monitoring station, 0.4 mi (700 m) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Orlando today?
At AQI 45 (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 Orlando been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Orlando's daily AQI at 50 on average, from 41 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 62 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Orlando lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Orlando has lost about 1,890 acres (765 hectares) of forest (about 1,400 football fields): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (98%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Orlando stayed about the same size, at about 30,300 acres (12,300 hectares): new forest grew on about 1,400 acres (567 hectares), and about 1,400 acres (566 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Orlando?
Orlando has an estimated 106,243 trees across the 4.7 sq mi (12.18 km²) of land measured — 34.9% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Orlando need?
Orlando has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Orlando's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Central 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 Central Business District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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