Spain · Catalonia · 9 cities
Air quality in Catalonia today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Girona has the cleanest air of the 9 cities we track in Catalonia (AQI 11, Good), and Badalona the worst (AQI 38, Good). Girona has the most tree cover, at 44.1% — #1 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.
AQI 27
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 9
- average tree cover
- 17.4%
- Spain: 14.3%
- worst air now: Badalona
- 38
- cleanest air now: Girona
- 11
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Catalonia · average AQI 27
Air quality today across Catalonia, city by city
| Barcelona | 38Good | 9.6% | 64.1K | #41 of 57 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrassa | 14Good | 8.2% | 68.4K | #43 of 57 |
| Badalona | 38Good | 11.7% | 39.4K | #33 of 57 |
| Sabadell | 17Good | 15.9% | 44.3K | #19 of 57 |
| Tarragona | 28Good | 22.1% | 21.4K | #6 of 57 |
| Lleida | 35Good | 17.1% | 40.4K | #15 of 57 |
| Mataró | 30Good | 11.0% | 47.7K | #36 of 57 |
| Reus | 28Good | 17.2% | 40.2K | #14 of 57 |
| Girona | 11Good | 44.1% | — | #1 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 Catalonia lost?
Since 2001, Catalonia has lost about 82,900 hectares of forest (about 120,000 football pitches): 7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 13,900 hectares (17%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 82,900 haabout 120,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 13,900 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 | 324 ha | 515 ha | 839 ha |
| 2002 | 366 ha | 854 ha | 1,220 ha |
| 2003 | 325 ha | 810 ha | 1,140 ha |
| 2004 | 862 ha | 5,170 ha | 6,030 ha |
| 2005 | 539 ha | 2,630 ha | 3,170 ha |
| 2006 | 742 ha | 2,200 ha | 2,950 ha |
| 2007 | 535 ha | 1,070 ha | 1,610 ha |
| 2008 | 666 ha | 1,510 ha | 2,180 ha |
| 2009 | 399 ha | 1,170 ha | 1,570 ha |
| 2010 | 722 ha | 1,880 ha | 2,600 ha |
| 2011 | 401 ha | 1,170 ha | 1,570 ha |
| 2012 | 382 ha | 6,890 ha | 7,270 ha |
| 2013 | 358 ha | 1,290 ha | 1,640 ha |
| 2014 | 572 ha | 2,290 ha | 2,870 ha |
| 2015 | 538 ha | 2,010 ha | 2,550 ha |
| 2016 | 750 ha | 3,180 ha | 3,930 ha |
| 2017 | 798 ha | 3,130 ha | 3,920 ha |
| 2018 | 931 ha | 4,700 ha | 5,630 ha |
| 2019 | 530 ha | 3,440 ha | 3,970 ha |
| 2020 | 613 ha | 4,730 ha | 5,350 ha |
| 2021 | 404 ha | 3,170 ha | 3,570 ha |
| 2022 | 460 ha | 4,370 ha | 4,830 ha |
| 2023 | 377 ha | 3,160 ha | 3,530 ha |
| 2024 | 517 ha | 3,890 ha | 4,410 ha |
| 2025 | 774 ha | 3,790 ha | 4,570 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 4,180 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 4,560 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2012, when about 7,270 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Catalonia?
- Loggingcan grow back51% · 42,300 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back29% · 23,900 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good9.8% · 8,160 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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