City report · Kansas, United States
Overland Park Air quality today
Air quality in Overland Park currently reads AQI 13 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 13
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 2.4
- tree cover
- 69.6%
- trees in this area
- 219K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around South Lakes, Overland Park, KS, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 7, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Overland Park · AQI 13 (Good)
Overland Park's tree count comes to 218,655 trees across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²), already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Overland Park today: AQI 13, 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 · Linden Hills, 5.7 mi (9.2 km) away
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
2.4
PM10
—
NO₂
5.6
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
114.6
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 Overland Park's daily AQI at 31 on average, from 10 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 93 on Nov 7.
Where Overland Park stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Overland Park: Healthy tree cover
69.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²).
Trees in this area
218,655
Target trees
218,655
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Overland Park lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Overland Park has lost about 400 acres (162 hectares) of forest (about 300 football fields): 1.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 400 acres (162 ha)about 300 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 1.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 363 acres (147 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2013, when about 79 acres (32 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 7 acres (3 ha) |
| 2002 | 38 acres (15 ha) | under 1 ha | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| 2003 | 11 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 13 acres (5 ha) |
| 2004 | 12 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 13 acres (5 ha) |
| 2005 | 9 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 9 acres (4 ha) |
| 2006 | 9 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 9 acres (4 ha) |
| 2007 | 12 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 12 acres (5 ha) |
| 2008 | 8 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 8 acres (3 ha) |
| 2009 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 5 acres (2 ha) |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | 9 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 10 acres (4 ha) |
| 2012 | 5 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 6 acres (2 ha) |
| 2013 | 67 acres (27 ha) | 11 acres (5 ha) | 79 acres (32 ha) |
| 2014 | 59 acres (24 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 65 acres (26 ha) |
| 2015 | 16 acres (6 ha) | under 1 ha | 17 acres (7 ha) |
| 2016 | 18 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 20 acres (8 ha) |
| 2017 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 6 acres (2 ha) |
| 2018 | 12 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 12 acres (5 ha) |
| 2019 | 22 acres (9 ha) | under 1 ha | 22 acres (9 ha) |
| 2020 | 11 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 11 acres (4 ha) |
| 2021 | 18 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 18 acres (7 ha) |
| 2022 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 5 acres (2 ha) |
| 2023 | 3 acres (1 ha) | under 1 ha | 3 acres (1 ha) |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | 5 acres (2 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 8 acres (3 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Overland Park?
- Towns and roadscleared for good91% · 363 acres (147 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown9.4% · 38 acres (15 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
- 43,900 acres (17,800 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 48,000 acres (19,400 ha)
- Overall change
- +4,040 acres (1,640 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Overland Park grew from about 43,900 acres (17,800 hectares) to 48,000 acres (19,400 hectares), a net gain of about 4,040 acres (1,640 hectares) (+9.2%). New forest grew on about 4,390 acres (1,780 hectares), while 346 acres (140 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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Questions about Overland Park
What is the air quality (AQI) in Overland Park right now?
The latest reading for Overland Park shows an AQI of 13 (Good), measured Nov 11, 09:00 local time by the Linden Hills ground monitoring station, 5.7 mi (9.2 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Overland Park today?
At AQI 13 (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 Overland Park been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Overland Park's daily AQI at 31 on average, from 10 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 93 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Overland Park lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Overland Park has lost about 400 acres (162 hectares) of forest (about 300 football fields): 1.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Overland Park grew from about 43,900 acres (17,800 hectares) to 48,000 acres (19,400 hectares), a net gain of about 4,040 acres (1,640 hectares) (+9.2%). New forest grew on about 4,390 acres (1,780 hectares), while 346 acres (140 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Overland Park?
Overland Park has an estimated 218,655 trees across the 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²) measured — 69.6% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Overland Park need?
Overland Park has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Overland Park's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near South Lakes, 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 South Lakes; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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