City report · Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Parma Air quality today
Air quality in Parma currently reads AQI 138 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups): Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
AQI 138
Air quality right now
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 50.5
- tree cover
- 27.8%
- trees in this area
- 87.3K
- more trees needed
- 22.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around South Centro, 43121 Parma, Province of Parma, Italy (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Parma · AQI 138 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups)
Parma's tree count comes to 87,336 trees across 12.57 km², 7 points below the 35% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 22,619 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Parma today: AQI 138, Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 18:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Via Palestrina 7, 1.3 km away
Health signal
Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
PM2.5
50.5
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, Y
- Outdoor exercise
- Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart disease should cut down long or hard exercise
- Windows
- Close them to keep the outside air out
- Mask
- Sensitive groups: an N95 outdoors
- Air purifier
- Run one, especially in bedrooms
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Parma's daily AQI at 82 on average, from 71 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 123 on Nov 9.
Where Parma stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Parma: Below target
27.8% tree cover against a 35% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
87,336
Target trees
109,955
More trees needed
22,619
CO₂ if planted / yr
497.6 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Parma lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Parma has lost about 25 hectares of forest (about 35 football pitches): 9.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 7 hectares (26%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 25 haabout 35 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 9.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 7 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2020, when about 7 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 7 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 | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Parma?
- Loggingcan grow back67% · 17 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good20% · 5 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good5.2% · 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
- 692 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 854 ha
- Overall change
- +162 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Parma grew from about 692 hectares to 854 hectares, a net gain of about 162 hectares (+23%). New forest grew on about 193 hectares, while 31 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 Parma
What is the air quality (AQI) in Parma right now?
The latest reading for Parma shows an AQI of 138 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups), measured Nov 11, 18:00 local time by the Via Palestrina 7 ground monitoring station, 1.3 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Parma today?
At AQI 138 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups): children, older adults and people with asthma or heart disease should cut down long or hard exercise. Windows: close them to keep the outside air out. Masks: sensitive groups: an N95 outdoors. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Parma been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Parma's daily AQI at 82 on average, from 71 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 123 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 Parma lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Parma has lost about 25 hectares of forest (about 35 football pitches): 9.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 7 hectares (26%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Parma grew from about 692 hectares to 854 hectares, a net gain of about 162 hectares (+23%). New forest grew on about 193 hectares, while 31 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Parma?
Parma has an estimated 87,336 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 27.8% tree cover, 7 percentage points short of the 35% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Parma need?
Parma needs roughly 22,619 more trees to close a 7-point shortfall against its 35% tree-cover target — about 497.6 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Parma's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near South Centro, 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 South Centro; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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