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Air quality in Asturias today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Oviedo has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Asturias (AQI 69, Moderate), and Oviedo the worst (AQI 69, Moderate). Oviedo has the most tree cover, at 21.7% — #7 of 57 cities measured in Spain.
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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 17.3%
- Spain: 14.3%
- worst air now: Oviedo
- 69
- cleanest air now: Oviedo
- 69
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Asturias
Air quality today across Asturias, city by city
| Gijón | 31Good | 12.8% | 42.4K | #28 of 57 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oviedo | 69Moderate | 21.7% | 26.1K | #7 of 57 |
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 Spain.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Asturias lost?
Since 2001, Asturias has lost about 112,000 hectares of forest (about 160,000 football pitches): 18% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2,490 hectares (2.2%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 112,000 haabout 160,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 18%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,490 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 | 72 ha | 1,270 ha | 1,340 ha |
| 2002 | 52 ha | 935 ha | 986 ha |
| 2003 | 16 ha | 196 ha | 211 ha |
| 2004 | 153 ha | 1,620 ha | 1,770 ha |
| 2005 | 101 ha | 1,350 ha | 1,450 ha |
| 2006 | 139 ha | 2,560 ha | 2,690 ha |
| 2007 | 80 ha | 1,560 ha | 1,640 ha |
| 2008 | 137 ha | 2,040 ha | 2,180 ha |
| 2009 | 148 ha | 2,280 ha | 2,430 ha |
| 2010 | 92 ha | 2,150 ha | 2,250 ha |
| 2011 | 61 ha | 1,970 ha | 2,030 ha |
| 2012 | 180 ha | 5,760 ha | 5,940 ha |
| 2013 | 115 ha | 3,380 ha | 3,500 ha |
| 2014 | 139 ha | 5,130 ha | 5,270 ha |
| 2015 | 89 ha | 4,450 ha | 4,540 ha |
| 2016 | 156 ha | 10,000 ha | 10,200 ha |
| 2017 | 81 ha | 9,250 ha | 9,330 ha |
| 2018 | 104 ha | 8,980 ha | 9,090 ha |
| 2019 | 75 ha | 4,930 ha | 5,010 ha |
| 2020 | 97 ha | 6,610 ha | 6,700 ha |
| 2021 | 67 ha | 4,980 ha | 5,050 ha |
| 2022 | 66 ha | 5,420 ha | 5,480 ha |
| 2023 | 43 ha | 11,400 ha | 11,400 ha |
| 2024 | 53 ha | 6,040 ha | 6,090 ha |
| 2025 | 176 ha | 5,330 ha | 5,510 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 6,710 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 8,060 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2023, when about 11,400 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Asturias?
- Loggingcan grow back59% · 66,600 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back37% · 41,900 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.4% · 1,600 ha
Also: towns and roads, 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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