Italy · Emilia-Romagna · 8 cities
Air quality in Emilia-Romagna today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Piacenza has the cleanest air of the 8 cities we track in Emilia-Romagna (AQI 99, Moderate), and Bologna the worst (AQI 157, Unhealthy). Bologna has the most tree cover, at 33.2% — #8 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 132
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- cities tracked
- 8
- average tree cover
- 24.6%
- Italy: 23.6%
- worst air now: Bologna
- 157
- cleanest air now: Piacenza
- 99
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Emilia-Romagna · average AQI 132
Air quality today across Emilia-Romagna, city by city
| Bologna | 157Unhealthy | 33.2% | 21.4K | #8 of 44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parma | 137Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 27.8% | 22.6K | #13 of 44 |
| Modena | 152Unhealthy | 17.2% | 71.6K | #31 of 44 |
| Reggio nell'Emilia | 152Unhealthy | 26.3% | 43.0K | #16 of 44 |
| Rimini | 106Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 20.6% | 45.1K | #26 of 44 |
| Ferrara | 112Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 22.9% | 37.9K | #21 of 44 |
| Forlì | 137Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 28.7% | 19.8K | #11 of 44 |
| Piacenza | 99Moderate | 20.0% | 30.0K | #27 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 Emilia-Romagna lost?
Since 2001, Emilia-Romagna has lost about 17,600 hectares of forest (about 25,000 football pitches): 3.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,780 hectares (10%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 17,600 haabout 25,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,780 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 | 57 ha | 217 ha | 274 ha |
| 2002 | 40 ha | 112 ha | 152 ha |
| 2003 | 31 ha | 70 ha | 101 ha |
| 2004 | 52 ha | 178 ha | 230 ha |
| 2005 | 61 ha | 240 ha | 301 ha |
| 2006 | 45 ha | 159 ha | 204 ha |
| 2007 | 94 ha | 236 ha | 330 ha |
| 2008 | 64 ha | 240 ha | 304 ha |
| 2009 | 82 ha | 331 ha | 413 ha |
| 2010 | 65 ha | 448 ha | 513 ha |
| 2011 | 51 ha | 328 ha | 379 ha |
| 2012 | 51 ha | 590 ha | 641 ha |
| 2013 | 80 ha | 396 ha | 476 ha |
| 2014 | 88 ha | 911 ha | 999 ha |
| 2015 | 36 ha | 407 ha | 443 ha |
| 2016 | 60 ha | 690 ha | 750 ha |
| 2017 | 79 ha | 946 ha | 1,030 ha |
| 2018 | 94 ha | 1,320 ha | 1,420 ha |
| 2019 | 77 ha | 1,430 ha | 1,510 ha |
| 2020 | 50 ha | 932 ha | 982 ha |
| 2021 | 41 ha | 697 ha | 738 ha |
| 2022 | 56 ha | 857 ha | 913 ha |
| 2023 | 305 ha | 1,900 ha | 2,210 ha |
| 2024 | 74 ha | 1,290 ha | 1,360 ha |
| 2025 | 49 ha | 898 ha | 947 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 1,230 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 1,140 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2023, when about 2,210 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Emilia-Romagna?
- Loggingcan grow back85% · 15,000 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.2% · 920 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good4.5% · 795 ha
Also: mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, wildfires, 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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