The Netherlands · Gelderland · 3 cities
Air quality in Gelderland today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Nijmegen has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Gelderland (AQI 74, Moderate), and Apeldoorn the worst (AQI 76, Moderate). Apeldoorn has the most tree cover, at 34.4% — #2 of 25 cities measured in The Netherlands.
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 75
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 32.2%
- The Netherlands: 28.1%
- worst air now: Apeldoorn
- 76
- cleanest air now: Nijmegen
- 74
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Gelderland · average AQI 75
Air quality today across Gelderland, city by city
| Nijmegen | 74Moderate | 30.9% | — | #8 of 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnhem | 75Moderate | 31.4% | — | #5 of 25 |
| Apeldoorn | 76Moderate | 34.4% | — | #2 of 25 |
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 The Netherlands.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Gelderland lost?
Since 2001, Gelderland has lost about 9,200 hectares of forest (about 13,000 football pitches): 6.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 737 hectares (8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 9,200 haabout 13,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 737 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21 ha | 124 ha | 145 ha |
| 2002 | 22 ha | 302 ha | 324 ha |
| 2003 | 10 ha | 60 ha | 70 ha |
| 2004 | 63 ha | 753 ha | 816 ha |
| 2005 | 61 ha | 534 ha | 595 ha |
| 2006 | 40 ha | 544 ha | 584 ha |
| 2007 | 33 ha | 502 ha | 535 ha |
| 2008 | 32 ha | 286 ha | 318 ha |
| 2009 | 62 ha | 365 ha | 427 ha |
| 2010 | 89 ha | 826 ha | 915 ha |
| 2011 | 20 ha | 230 ha | 250 ha |
| 2012 | 15 ha | 220 ha | 234 ha |
| 2013 | 17 ha | 133 ha | 150 ha |
| 2014 | 12 ha | 183 ha | 195 ha |
| 2015 | 4 ha | 189 ha | 193 ha |
| 2016 | 31 ha | 326 ha | 357 ha |
| 2017 | 26 ha | 307 ha | 332 ha |
| 2018 | 28 ha | 310 ha | 338 ha |
| 2019 | 38 ha | 552 ha | 590 ha |
| 2020 | 17 ha | 325 ha | 342 ha |
| 2021 | 30 ha | 584 ha | 614 ha |
| 2022 | 15 ha | 185 ha | 200 ha |
| 2023 | 28 ha | 332 ha | 360 ha |
| 2024 | 14 ha | 208 ha | 222 ha |
| 2025 | 10 ha | 81 ha | 91 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 297 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 392 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2010, when about 915 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Gelderland?
- Loggingcan grow back86% · 7,940 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good3.6% · 330 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good3.5% · 319 ha
Also: wildfires, mining and energy, 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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