Italy · Friuli Venezia Giulia · 2 cities
Air quality in Friuli Venezia Giulia today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Trieste has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Friuli Venezia Giulia (AQI 42, Good), and Udine the worst (AQI 95, Moderate). Trieste has the most tree cover, at 26.6% — #15 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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 25.1%
- Italy: 23.6%
- worst air now: Udine
- 95
- cleanest air now: Trieste
- 42
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Air quality today across Friuli Venezia Giulia, city by city
| Trieste | 42Good | 26.6% | 9.2K | #15 of 44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udine | 95Moderate | 23.6% | 20.1K | #19 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 Friuli Venezia Giulia lost?
Since 2001, Friuli Venezia Giulia has lost about 10,400 hectares of forest (about 15,000 football pitches): 3.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 879 hectares (8.5%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 10,400 haabout 15,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 879 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 | 8 ha | 49 ha | 57 ha |
| 2002 | 35 ha | 117 ha | 152 ha |
| 2003 | 20 ha | 190 ha | 210 ha |
| 2004 | 38 ha | 180 ha | 218 ha |
| 2005 | 98 ha | 311 ha | 409 ha |
| 2006 | 25 ha | 95 ha | 120 ha |
| 2007 | 24 ha | 92 ha | 116 ha |
| 2008 | 49 ha | 117 ha | 166 ha |
| 2009 | 20 ha | 101 ha | 121 ha |
| 2010 | 15 ha | 97 ha | 112 ha |
| 2011 | 30 ha | 111 ha | 141 ha |
| 2012 | 23 ha | 126 ha | 149 ha |
| 2013 | 23 ha | 315 ha | 338 ha |
| 2014 | 30 ha | 623 ha | 653 ha |
| 2015 | 27 ha | 171 ha | 198 ha |
| 2016 | 48 ha | 355 ha | 403 ha |
| 2017 | 69 ha | 449 ha | 518 ha |
| 2018 | 75 ha | 527 ha | 602 ha |
| 2019 | 57 ha | 1,970 ha | 2,030 ha |
| 2020 | 36 ha | 483 ha | 519 ha |
| 2021 | 29 ha | 556 ha | 585 ha |
| 2022 | 25 ha | 399 ha | 424 ha |
| 2023 | 24 ha | 916 ha | 940 ha |
| 2024 | 23 ha | 445 ha | 468 ha |
| 2025 | 27 ha | 694 ha | 721 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 628 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 814 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2019, when about 2,030 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Friuli Venezia Giulia?
- Loggingcan grow back72% · 7,440 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back9.3% · 967 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back6.7% · 695 ha
Also: towns and roads, farms, pasture and plantations, 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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