Japan · Kagoshima · 3 cities
Air quality in Kagoshima today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Kanoya has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Kagoshima (AQI 32, Good), and Kirishima the worst (AQI 53, Moderate). Kanoya has the most tree cover, at 32.6% — #27 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 44
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 19.6%
- Japan: 16.4%
- worst air now: Kirishima
- 53
- cleanest air now: Kanoya
- 32
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Kagoshima · average AQI 44
Air quality today across Kagoshima, city by city
| Kagoshima | 47Good | 8.4% | 61.4K | #139 of 207 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirishima | 53Moderate | 17.7% | 38.5K | #69 of 207 |
| Kanoya | 32Good | 32.6% | — | #27 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 Kagoshima lost?
Since 2001, Kagoshima has lost about 37,400 hectares of forest (about 52,000 football pitches): 6.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 3,680 hectares (9.9%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 37,400 haabout 52,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3,680 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 | 120 ha | 327 ha | 447 ha |
| 2002 | 131 ha | 428 ha | 559 ha |
| 2003 | 70 ha | 369 ha | 439 ha |
| 2004 | 162 ha | 767 ha | 929 ha |
| 2005 | 115 ha | 617 ha | 732 ha |
| 2006 | 128 ha | 636 ha | 764 ha |
| 2007 | 130 ha | 758 ha | 888 ha |
| 2008 | 106 ha | 790 ha | 896 ha |
| 2009 | 145 ha | 804 ha | 949 ha |
| 2010 | 82 ha | 624 ha | 706 ha |
| 2011 | 153 ha | 733 ha | 886 ha |
| 2012 | 56 ha | 584 ha | 640 ha |
| 2013 | 89 ha | 693 ha | 782 ha |
| 2014 | 77 ha | 731 ha | 807 ha |
| 2015 | 113 ha | 1,260 ha | 1,380 ha |
| 2016 | 219 ha | 1,790 ha | 2,010 ha |
| 2017 | 259 ha | 1,570 ha | 1,830 ha |
| 2018 | 205 ha | 2,170 ha | 2,380 ha |
| 2019 | 204 ha | 1,970 ha | 2,170 ha |
| 2020 | 158 ha | 2,140 ha | 2,300 ha |
| 2021 | 154 ha | 2,360 ha | 2,520 ha |
| 2022 | 154 ha | 2,780 ha | 2,930 ha |
| 2023 | 190 ha | 2,950 ha | 3,140 ha |
| 2024 | 195 ha | 2,980 ha | 3,170 ha |
| 2025 | 269 ha | 2,860 ha | 3,130 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 2,980 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 2,140 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2024, when about 3,170 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Kagoshima?
- Loggingcan grow back88% · 32,900 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.8% · 2,150 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good2.2% · 814 ha
Also: 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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