Germany · Bavaria · 7 cities
Air quality in Bavaria today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Augsburg has the cleanest air of the 7 cities we track in Bavaria (AQI 28, Good), and Würzburg the worst (AQI 115, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Ingolstadt has the most tree cover, at 36.9% — #37 of 71 cities measured in Germany.
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 65
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 7
- average tree cover
- 29.6%
- Germany: 38.4%
- worst air now: Würzburg
- 115
- cleanest air now: Augsburg
- 28
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Bavaria · average AQI 65
Air quality today across Bavaria, city by city
| Munich | 38Good | 27.7% | 7.2K | #62 of 71 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | 41Good | 18.0% | 37.2K | #71 of 71 |
| Augsburg | 28Good | 31.1% | — | #59 of 71 |
| Regensburg | 111Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 29.4% | 17.0K | #60 of 71 |
| Würzburg | 115Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 32.7% | 7.1K | #56 of 71 |
| Ingolstadt | 59Moderate | 36.9% | — | #37 of 71 |
| Erlangen | 65Moderate | 31.4% | — | #58 of 71 |
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 Germany.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Bavaria lost?
Since 2001, Bavaria has lost about 284,000 hectares of forest (about 2,800 km²): 9.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 7,860 hectares (2.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 284,000 haabout 2,800 km²
- Share of its forest
- 9.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 7,860 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 | 136 ha | 2,250 ha | 2,380 ha |
| 2002 | 212 ha | 5,750 ha | 5,960 ha |
| 2003 | 79 ha | 2,470 ha | 2,550 ha |
| 2004 | 409 ha | 12,500 ha | 12,900 ha |
| 2005 | 408 ha | 12,600 ha | 13,000 ha |
| 2006 | 582 ha | 15,400 ha | 16,000 ha |
| 2007 | 319 ha | 18,200 ha | 18,600 ha |
| 2008 | 460 ha | 11,500 ha | 12,000 ha |
| 2009 | 386 ha | 8,570 ha | 8,950 ha |
| 2010 | 353 ha | 8,430 ha | 8,780 ha |
| 2011 | 361 ha | 9,800 ha | 10,200 ha |
| 2012 | 355 ha | 5,550 ha | 5,900 ha |
| 2013 | 240 ha | 2,800 ha | 3,040 ha |
| 2014 | 284 ha | 5,290 ha | 5,570 ha |
| 2015 | 170 ha | 2,820 ha | 2,990 ha |
| 2016 | 387 ha | 8,290 ha | 8,680 ha |
| 2017 | 380 ha | 8,360 ha | 8,740 ha |
| 2018 | 338 ha | 12,500 ha | 12,900 ha |
| 2019 | 369 ha | 14,000 ha | 14,400 ha |
| 2020 | 336 ha | 18,000 ha | 18,300 ha |
| 2021 | 215 ha | 16,400 ha | 16,700 ha |
| 2022 | 187 ha | 11,300 ha | 11,500 ha |
| 2023 | 283 ha | 21,800 ha | 22,100 ha |
| 2024 | 288 ha | 24,600 ha | 24,900 ha |
| 2025 | 322 ha | 17,000 ha | 17,300 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 18,500 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 12,600 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2024, when about 24,900 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Bavaria?
- Loggingcan grow back96% · 272,000 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good2% · 5,780 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown1% · 2,860 ha
Also: mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, farms, pasture and plantations, wildfires.
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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