Japan · Fukuoka · 6 cities
Air quality in Fukuoka today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Fukuoka has the cleanest air of the 6 cities we track in Fukuoka (AQI 27, Good), and Kasuga the worst (AQI 27, Good). Kitakyushu has the most tree cover, at 58.9% — #5 of 207 cities measured in Japan.
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 24
Good
- cities tracked
- 6
- average tree cover
- 19.2%
- Japan: 16.4%
- worst air now: Kasuga
- 27
- cleanest air now: Fukuoka
- 27
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Fukuoka · average AQI 24
Air quality today across Fukuoka, city by city
| Fukuoka | 27Good | 5.0% | 73.5K | #172 of 207 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitakyushu | 24Good | 58.9% | — | #5 of 207 |
| Kurume | 24Good | 6.2% | 71.6K | #159 of 207 |
| Ōmuta | 24Good | 16.5% | 42.0K | #76 of 207 |
| Iizuka | 18Good | 18.3% | 36.7K | #64 of 207 |
| Kasuga | 27Good | 10.5% | 60.5K | #117 of 207 |
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 Japan.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Fukuoka lost?
Since 2001, Fukuoka has lost about 14,400 hectares of forest (about 20,000 football pitches): 5.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 3,030 hectares (21%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 14,400 haabout 20,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3,030 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 | 221 ha | 249 ha | 470 ha |
| 2002 | 82 ha | 225 ha | 307 ha |
| 2003 | 81 ha | 229 ha | 310 ha |
| 2004 | 137 ha | 365 ha | 502 ha |
| 2005 | 140 ha | 573 ha | 713 ha |
| 2006 | 150 ha | 505 ha | 655 ha |
| 2007 | 209 ha | 503 ha | 712 ha |
| 2008 | 105 ha | 342 ha | 447 ha |
| 2009 | 100 ha | 351 ha | 451 ha |
| 2010 | 89 ha | 299 ha | 388 ha |
| 2011 | 96 ha | 317 ha | 413 ha |
| 2012 | 115 ha | 275 ha | 390 ha |
| 2013 | 85 ha | 253 ha | 338 ha |
| 2014 | 98 ha | 236 ha | 334 ha |
| 2015 | 123 ha | 312 ha | 435 ha |
| 2016 | 228 ha | 540 ha | 768 ha |
| 2017 | 154 ha | 579 ha | 733 ha |
| 2018 | 198 ha | 709 ha | 907 ha |
| 2019 | 166 ha | 627 ha | 793 ha |
| 2020 | 137 ha | 544 ha | 681 ha |
| 2021 | 86 ha | 686 ha | 772 ha |
| 2022 | 62 ha | 693 ha | 755 ha |
| 2023 | 63 ha | 661 ha | 724 ha |
| 2024 | 45 ha | 620 ha | 665 ha |
| 2025 | 63 ha | 715 ha | 778 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 739 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 776 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2018, when about 907 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Fukuoka?
- Loggingcan grow back77% · 11,100 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good15% · 2,170 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good4.7% · 676 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, 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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