Japan · Miyagi · 3 cities
Air quality in Miyagi today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Sendai has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Miyagi (AQI 33, Good), and Ishinomaki the worst (AQI 48, Good). Sendai has the most tree cover, at 17.1% — #73 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 38
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 10.3%
- Japan: 16.4%
- worst air now: Ishinomaki
- 48
- cleanest air now: Sendai
- 33
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Miyagi · average AQI 38
Air quality today across Miyagi, city by city
| Sendai | 33Good | 17.1% | 40.4K | #73 of 207 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishinomaki | 48Good | 6.2% | 46.8K | #157 of 207 |
| Ōsaki | 34Good | 7.5% | 70.5K | #149 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 Miyagi lost?
Since 2001, Miyagi has lost about 30,800 hectares of forest (about 43,000 football pitches): 6.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 4,520 hectares (15%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 30,800 haabout 43,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 4,520 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 | 189 ha | 802 ha | 991 ha |
| 2002 | 68 ha | 749 ha | 817 ha |
| 2003 | 62 ha | 707 ha | 769 ha |
| 2004 | 128 ha | 711 ha | 839 ha |
| 2005 | 48 ha | 420 ha | 468 ha |
| 2006 | 180 ha | 1,300 ha | 1,480 ha |
| 2007 | 123 ha | 1,190 ha | 1,310 ha |
| 2008 | 194 ha | 1,200 ha | 1,400 ha |
| 2009 | 177 ha | 1,240 ha | 1,410 ha |
| 2010 | 77 ha | 691 ha | 768 ha |
| 2011 | 98 ha | 729 ha | 827 ha |
| 2012 | 665 ha | 1,830 ha | 2,500 ha |
| 2013 | 158 ha | 613 ha | 771 ha |
| 2014 | 319 ha | 737 ha | 1,060 ha |
| 2015 | 232 ha | 841 ha | 1,070 ha |
| 2016 | 225 ha | 1,330 ha | 1,560 ha |
| 2017 | 283 ha | 1,160 ha | 1,440 ha |
| 2018 | 212 ha | 1,170 ha | 1,380 ha |
| 2019 | 248 ha | 1,080 ha | 1,330 ha |
| 2020 | 181 ha | 1,080 ha | 1,260 ha |
| 2021 | 163 ha | 1,130 ha | 1,290 ha |
| 2022 | 171 ha | 1,270 ha | 1,440 ha |
| 2023 | 93 ha | 1,240 ha | 1,330 ha |
| 2024 | 96 ha | 1,570 ha | 1,670 ha |
| 2025 | 125 ha | 1,540 ha | 1,660 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 1,480 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 1,390 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2012, when about 2,500 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Miyagi?
- Loggingcan grow back84% · 25,900 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good8% · 2,480 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good4.7% · 1,450 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, 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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