Italy · Lombardy · 4 cities
Air quality in Lombardy today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Brescia has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Lombardy (AQI 81, Moderate), and Monza the worst (AQI 129, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Monza has the most tree cover, at 33.9% — #7 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.
AQI 108
Average right now
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 26.0%
- Italy: 23.6%
- worst air now: Monza
- 129
- cleanest air now: Brescia
- 81
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Lombardy · average AQI 108
Air quality today across Lombardy, city by city
| Milan | 124Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 16.8% | 57.2K | #33 of 44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brescia | 81Moderate | 23.0% | 22.0K | #20 of 44 |
| Monza | 129Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 33.9% | 3.5K | #7 of 44 |
| Bergamo | 97Moderate | 30.2% | — | #10 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 Lombardy lost?
Since 2001, Lombardy has lost about 16,900 hectares of forest (about 24,000 football pitches): 2.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2,540 hectares (15%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 16,900 haabout 24,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,540 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 | 61 ha | 173 ha | 234 ha |
| 2002 | 37 ha | 157 ha | 194 ha |
| 2003 | 26 ha | 88 ha | 113 ha |
| 2004 | 148 ha | 264 ha | 412 ha |
| 2005 | 196 ha | 473 ha | 669 ha |
| 2006 | 134 ha | 204 ha | 338 ha |
| 2007 | 85 ha | 263 ha | 348 ha |
| 2008 | 110 ha | 199 ha | 309 ha |
| 2009 | 159 ha | 325 ha | 484 ha |
| 2010 | 147 ha | 254 ha | 401 ha |
| 2011 | 103 ha | 137 ha | 240 ha |
| 2012 | 103 ha | 208 ha | 311 ha |
| 2013 | 79 ha | 212 ha | 291 ha |
| 2014 | 85 ha | 399 ha | 484 ha |
| 2015 | 43 ha | 227 ha | 269 ha |
| 2016 | 111 ha | 562 ha | 673 ha |
| 2017 | 100 ha | 575 ha | 675 ha |
| 2018 | 163 ha | 729 ha | 892 ha |
| 2019 | 109 ha | 2,620 ha | 2,720 ha |
| 2020 | 77 ha | 718 ha | 795 ha |
| 2021 | 67 ha | 767 ha | 834 ha |
| 2022 | 63 ha | 604 ha | 667 ha |
| 2023 | 128 ha | 1,600 ha | 1,730 ha |
| 2024 | 145 ha | 1,870 ha | 2,010 ha |
| 2025 | 62 ha | 780 ha | 842 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 1,220 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 1,150 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2019, when about 2,720 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Lombardy?
- Loggingcan grow back70% · 11,800 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good10% · 1,700 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back7.9% · 1,330 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, wildfires, 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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