Italy · Lazio · 2 cities
Air quality in Lazio today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Lazio (AQI 26, Good), and Rome the worst (AQI 29, Good). Rome has the most tree cover, at 16.2% — #34 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
- 14.2%
- Italy: 23.6%
- worst air now: Rome
- 29
- cleanest air now: Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica
- 26
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Lazio
Air quality today across Lazio, city by city
| Rome | 29Good | 16.2% | 43.4K | #34 of 44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica | 26Good | 12.2% | 55.9K | #38 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 Lazio lost?
Since 2001, Lazio has lost about 39,700 hectares of forest (about 56,000 football pitches): 7.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,440 hectares (3.6%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 39,700 haabout 56,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 7.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,440 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 | 95 ha | 868 ha | 963 ha |
| 2002 | 50 ha | 574 ha | 624 ha |
| 2003 | 32 ha | 224 ha | 256 ha |
| 2004 | 73 ha | 706 ha | 779 ha |
| 2005 | 61 ha | 776 ha | 837 ha |
| 2006 | 50 ha | 513 ha | 563 ha |
| 2007 | 47 ha | 521 ha | 568 ha |
| 2008 | 88 ha | 1,100 ha | 1,190 ha |
| 2009 | 62 ha | 564 ha | 626 ha |
| 2010 | 18 ha | 533 ha | 551 ha |
| 2011 | 39 ha | 850 ha | 889 ha |
| 2012 | 82 ha | 2,400 ha | 2,480 ha |
| 2013 | 30 ha | 1,190 ha | 1,220 ha |
| 2014 | 36 ha | 1,350 ha | 1,380 ha |
| 2015 | 22 ha | 807 ha | 829 ha |
| 2016 | 55 ha | 1,630 ha | 1,680 ha |
| 2017 | 56 ha | 2,110 ha | 2,170 ha |
| 2018 | 102 ha | 3,820 ha | 3,920 ha |
| 2019 | 58 ha | 2,600 ha | 2,660 ha |
| 2020 | 41 ha | 2,530 ha | 2,570 ha |
| 2021 | 54 ha | 1,840 ha | 1,900 ha |
| 2022 | 54 ha | 2,260 ha | 2,310 ha |
| 2023 | 61 ha | 3,390 ha | 3,450 ha |
| 2024 | 87 ha | 2,910 ha | 2,990 ha |
| 2025 | 93 ha | 2,210 ha | 2,300 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 2,590 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 2,600 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2018, when about 3,920 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Lazio?
- Loggingcan grow back85% · 33,700 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back9.3% · 3,680 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good2.3% · 905 ha
Also: towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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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