Spain · Madrid · 7 cities
Air quality in Madrid today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Leganés has the cleanest air of the 7 cities we track in Madrid (AQI 22, Good), and Madrid the worst (AQI 36, Good). Alcalá de Henares has the most tree cover, at 19.7% — #9 of 57 cities measured in Spain.
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.
Average right now
AQI 26
Good
- cities tracked
- 7
- average tree cover
- 12.4%
- Spain: 14.3%
- worst air now: Madrid
- 36
- cleanest air now: Leganés
- 22
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Madrid · average AQI 26
Air quality today across Madrid, city by city
| Madrid | 36Good | 18.9% | 34.8K | #11 of 57 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Móstoles | 23Good | 11.9% | 56.9K | #31 of 57 |
| Alcalá de Henares | 29Good | 19.7% | 32.4K | #9 of 57 |
| Leganés | 22Good | 10.5% | 61.3K | #38 of 57 |
| Torrejón de Ardoz | 23Good | 9.8% | 63.5K | #40 of 57 |
| Alcobendas | 26Good | 11.8% | 57.2K | #32 of 57 |
| Parla | 22Good | 3.9% | 82.0K | #57 of 57 |
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 Spain.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Madrid lost?
Since 2001, Madrid has lost about 9,410 hectares of forest (about 13,000 football pitches): 8% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (49%), after which forest can grow back. About 779 hectares (8.3%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 9,410 haabout 13,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 779 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 | 35 ha | 294 ha | 329 ha |
| 2002 | 40 ha | 218 ha | 258 ha |
| 2003 | 65 ha | 556 ha | 621 ha |
| 2004 | 52 ha | 623 ha | 675 ha |
| 2005 | 35 ha | 199 ha | 234 ha |
| 2006 | 79 ha | 394 ha | 473 ha |
| 2007 | 59 ha | 282 ha | 341 ha |
| 2008 | 16 ha | 42 ha | 58 ha |
| 2009 | 39 ha | 352 ha | 391 ha |
| 2010 | 39 ha | 446 ha | 485 ha |
| 2011 | 6 ha | 21 ha | 27 ha |
| 2012 | 13 ha | 144 ha | 157 ha |
| 2013 | 9 ha | 640 ha | 648 ha |
| 2014 | 16 ha | 102 ha | 118 ha |
| 2015 | 10 ha | 81 ha | 91 ha |
| 2016 | 22 ha | 261 ha | 283 ha |
| 2017 | 7 ha | 78 ha | 85 ha |
| 2018 | 9 ha | 228 ha | 236 ha |
| 2019 | 10 ha | 521 ha | 531 ha |
| 2020 | 28 ha | 729 ha | 757 ha |
| 2021 | 122 ha | 1,210 ha | 1,330 ha |
| 2022 | 19 ha | 265 ha | 284 ha |
| 2023 | 4 ha | 160 ha | 164 ha |
| 2024 | 28 ha | 417 ha | 445 ha |
| 2025 | 19 ha | 364 ha | 383 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 522 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 378 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2021, when about 1,330 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Madrid?
- Loggingcan grow back49% · 4,560 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back40% · 3,800 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5% · 471 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, 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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