Japan · Aomori · 3 cities
Air quality in Aomori today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Hirosaki has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Aomori (AQI 28, Good), and Hachinohe the worst (AQI 46, Good). Hachinohe has the most tree cover, at 19.3% — #56 of 207 cities measured in Japan.
Every city is measured the same way, over the same 2 km around its center: the air quality right now, from ground stations where there are any, and its tree cover.
AQI 38
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 11.9%
- Japan: 16.4%
- worst air now: Hachinohe
- 46
- cleanest air now: Hirosaki
- 28
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Aomori · average AQI 38
Air quality today across Aomori, city by city
| Aomori | 39Good | 2.7% | 83.5K | #199 of 207 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hachinohe | 46Good | 19.3% | 33.4K | #56 of 207 |
| Hirosaki | 28Good | 13.7% | 51.2K | #87 of 207 |
Air quality is the US AQI from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where available, otherwise the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 2 km of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in Japan.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Aomori lost?
Since 2001, Aomori has lost about 38,400 hectares of forest (about 54,000 football pitches): 5.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 3,420 hectares (8.9%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 38,400 haabout 54,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3,420 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 133 ha | 696 ha | 829 ha |
| 2002 | 141 ha | 833 ha | 974 ha |
| 2003 | 44 ha | 420 ha | 464 ha |
| 2004 | 119 ha | 975 ha | 1,090 ha |
| 2005 | 89 ha | 673 ha | 762 ha |
| 2006 | 78 ha | 861 ha | 939 ha |
| 2007 | 170 ha | 1,230 ha | 1,400 ha |
| 2008 | 129 ha | 1,010 ha | 1,140 ha |
| 2009 | 90 ha | 941 ha | 1,030 ha |
| 2010 | 119 ha | 1,060 ha | 1,180 ha |
| 2011 | 258 ha | 1,650 ha | 1,910 ha |
| 2012 | 196 ha | 1,690 ha | 1,890 ha |
| 2013 | 72 ha | 892 ha | 964 ha |
| 2014 | 146 ha | 1,040 ha | 1,190 ha |
| 2015 | 212 ha | 1,110 ha | 1,330 ha |
| 2016 | 190 ha | 2,000 ha | 2,190 ha |
| 2017 | 165 ha | 1,770 ha | 1,940 ha |
| 2018 | 146 ha | 1,760 ha | 1,910 ha |
| 2019 | 150 ha | 2,120 ha | 2,270 ha |
| 2020 | 117 ha | 1,820 ha | 1,930 ha |
| 2021 | 148 ha | 2,050 ha | 2,190 ha |
| 2022 | 126 ha | 2,190 ha | 2,320 ha |
| 2023 | 77 ha | 1,860 ha | 1,940 ha |
| 2024 | 140 ha | 2,350 ha | 2,490 ha |
| 2025 | 167 ha | 2,000 ha | 2,170 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 2,220 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 2,050 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2024, when about 2,490 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Aomori?
- Loggingcan grow back90% · 34,400 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good4.6% · 1,780 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good2.9% · 1,130 ha
Also: mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
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. How it's measured
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