Italy · Apulia · 3 cities
Air quality in Apulia today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Taranto has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Apulia (AQI 33, Good), and Foggia the worst (AQI 46, Good). Foggia has the most tree cover, at 10.7% — #39 of 44 cities measured in Italy.
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.
Average right now
AQI 39
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 9.3%
- Italy: 23.6%
- worst air now: Foggia
- 46
- cleanest air now: Taranto
- 33
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Apulia · average AQI 39
Air quality today across Apulia, city by city
| Bari | 39Good | 6.8% | 54.4K | #44 of 44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taranto | 33Good | 10.5% | 27.6K | #40 of 44 |
| Foggia | 46Good | 10.7% | 60.6K | #39 of 44 |
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 Italy.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Apulia lost?
Since 2001, Apulia has lost about 9,230 hectares of forest (about 13,000 football pitches): 6% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (36%), after which forest can grow back. About 2,660 hectares (29%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 9,230 haabout 13,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,660 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 | 254 ha | 212 ha | 466 ha |
| 2002 | 80 ha | 154 ha | 234 ha |
| 2003 | 46 ha | 59 ha | 105 ha |
| 2004 | 269 ha | 256 ha | 525 ha |
| 2005 | 42 ha | 61 ha | 102 ha |
| 2006 | 84 ha | 112 ha | 196 ha |
| 2007 | 199 ha | 554 ha | 753 ha |
| 2008 | 103 ha | 388 ha | 491 ha |
| 2009 | 142 ha | 226 ha | 368 ha |
| 2010 | 126 ha | 118 ha | 244 ha |
| 2011 | 72 ha | 120 ha | 192 ha |
| 2012 | 127 ha | 635 ha | 762 ha |
| 2013 | 84 ha | 236 ha | 319 ha |
| 2014 | 96 ha | 223 ha | 319 ha |
| 2015 | 94 ha | 149 ha | 243 ha |
| 2016 | 121 ha | 192 ha | 313 ha |
| 2017 | 125 ha | 382 ha | 507 ha |
| 2018 | 96 ha | 400 ha | 496 ha |
| 2019 | 77 ha | 216 ha | 292 ha |
| 2020 | 76 ha | 186 ha | 262 ha |
| 2021 | 76 ha | 225 ha | 301 ha |
| 2022 | 38 ha | 289 ha | 327 ha |
| 2023 | 79 ha | 325 ha | 404 ha |
| 2024 | 44 ha | 200 ha | 244 ha |
| 2025 | 107 ha | 658 ha | 765 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 408 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 374 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 765 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Apulia?
- Loggingcan grow back36% · 3,360 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back27% · 2,480 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good26% · 2,440 ha
Also: towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, mining and energy, 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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