Japan · Mie · 6 cities
Air quality in Mie today The AQI right now, city by city
Air quality and tree cover for 6 cities in Mie, Japan, measured from satellite imagery and live air-quality data.
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 22
Good
- cities tracked
- 6
- average tree cover
- 12.3%
- Japan: 16.4%
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Mie · average AQI 22
Air quality today across Mie, city by city
| Yokkaichi | 31Good | 3.8% | 81.4K | #190 of 207 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsu | 18Good | 9.0% | 54.4K | #131 of 207 |
| Suzuka | 18Good | 3.3% | 83.8K | #196 of 207 |
| Matsusaka | 10Good | 4.2% | 81.1K | #183 of 207 |
| Kuwana | 38Good | 20.1% | 31.1K | #52 of 207 |
| Ise | 18Good | 33.2% | — | #25 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 Mie lost?
Since 2001, Mie has lost about 11,800 hectares of forest (about 17,000 football pitches): 3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 3,870 hectares (33%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 11,800 haabout 17,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3,870 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 | 128 ha | 259 ha | 387 ha |
| 2002 | 141 ha | 291 ha | 432 ha |
| 2003 | 124 ha | 226 ha | 350 ha |
| 2004 | 193 ha | 422 ha | 615 ha |
| 2005 | 137 ha | 410 ha | 547 ha |
| 2006 | 198 ha | 348 ha | 546 ha |
| 2007 | 115 ha | 233 ha | 348 ha |
| 2008 | 258 ha | 399 ha | 657 ha |
| 2009 | 146 ha | 263 ha | 409 ha |
| 2010 | 143 ha | 366 ha | 509 ha |
| 2011 | 90 ha | 250 ha | 340 ha |
| 2012 | 175 ha | 502 ha | 677 ha |
| 2013 | 50 ha | 175 ha | 225 ha |
| 2014 | 91 ha | 224 ha | 315 ha |
| 2015 | 140 ha | 165 ha | 305 ha |
| 2016 | 283 ha | 411 ha | 694 ha |
| 2017 | 226 ha | 291 ha | 517 ha |
| 2018 | 171 ha | 326 ha | 497 ha |
| 2019 | 286 ha | 347 ha | 633 ha |
| 2020 | 174 ha | 370 ha | 544 ha |
| 2021 | 181 ha | 363 ha | 544 ha |
| 2022 | 135 ha | 383 ha | 518 ha |
| 2023 | 109 ha | 313 ha | 422 ha |
| 2024 | 92 ha | 291 ha | 382 ha |
| 2025 | 85 ha | 339 ha | 424 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 458 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 577 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 694 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Mie?
- Loggingcan grow back63% · 7,430 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good25% · 2,950 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good7.1% · 842 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, farms, pasture and plantations, 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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