Japan · Hyōgo · 7 cities
Air quality in Hyōgo today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Akashi has the cleanest air of the 7 cities we track in Hyōgo (AQI 31, Good), and Kakogawachō-honmachi the worst (AQI 52, Moderate). Sandachō has the most tree cover, at 34.3% — #21 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.
AQI 39
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 7
- average tree cover
- 16.1%
- Japan: 16.4%
- worst air now: Kakogawachō-honmachi
- 52
- cleanest air now: Akashi
- 31
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Hyōgo · average AQI 39
Air quality today across Hyōgo, city by city
| Kobe | 39Good | 27.7% | 6.5K | #42 of 207 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Himeji | 44Good | 19.9% | 31.6K | #54 of 207 |
| Nishinomiya | 39Good | 7.9% | 41.9K | #147 of 207 |
| Akashi | 31Good | 9.9% | 56.3K | #124 of 207 |
| Kakogawachō-honmachi | 52Moderate | 3.7% | 78.5K | #191 of 207 |
| Takarazuka | 33Good | 9.2% | 64.1K | #130 of 207 |
| Sandachō | 33Good | 34.3% | — | #21 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 Hyōgo lost?
Since 2001, Hyōgo has lost about 12,500 hectares of forest (about 18,000 football pitches): 2.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 3,290 hectares (26%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 12,500 haabout 18,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3,290 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 | 152 ha | 277 ha | 429 ha |
| 2002 | 120 ha | 175 ha | 295 ha |
| 2003 | 63 ha | 167 ha | 230 ha |
| 2004 | 206 ha | 563 ha | 769 ha |
| 2005 | 204 ha | 1,440 ha | 1,640 ha |
| 2006 | 129 ha | 303 ha | 432 ha |
| 2007 | 102 ha | 584 ha | 686 ha |
| 2008 | 180 ha | 585 ha | 765 ha |
| 2009 | 152 ha | 522 ha | 674 ha |
| 2010 | 104 ha | 390 ha | 494 ha |
| 2011 | 147 ha | 334 ha | 481 ha |
| 2012 | 168 ha | 486 ha | 654 ha |
| 2013 | 121 ha | 147 ha | 268 ha |
| 2014 | 56 ha | 187 ha | 243 ha |
| 2015 | 108 ha | 199 ha | 307 ha |
| 2016 | 175 ha | 291 ha | 466 ha |
| 2017 | 145 ha | 192 ha | 337 ha |
| 2018 | 183 ha | 315 ha | 498 ha |
| 2019 | 138 ha | 250 ha | 388 ha |
| 2020 | 125 ha | 265 ha | 390 ha |
| 2021 | 120 ha | 292 ha | 412 ha |
| 2022 | 112 ha | 372 ha | 484 ha |
| 2023 | 111 ha | 302 ha | 413 ha |
| 2024 | 93 ha | 292 ha | 384 ha |
| 2025 | 75 ha | 294 ha | 369 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 412 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 416 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2005, when about 1,640 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Hyōgo?
- Loggingcan grow back67% · 8,420 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good19% · 2,380 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good6.3% · 786 ha
Also: wildfires, 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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