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Air quality in Murcia today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Cartagena has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Murcia (AQI 43, Good), and Murcia the worst (AQI 81, Moderate). Murcia has the most tree cover, at 16.3% — #17 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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 11.3%
- Spain: 14.3%
- worst air now: Murcia
- 81
- cleanest air now: Cartagena
- 43
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Murcia
Air quality today across Murcia, city by city
| Murcia | 81Moderate | 16.3% | 43.0K | #17 of 57 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 43Good | 6.4% | 63.1K | #52 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 Murcia lost?
Since 2001, Murcia has lost about 2,170 hectares of forest (about 3,000 football pitches): 3.4% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (36%), after which forest can grow back. About 399 hectares (18%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,170 haabout 3,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 399 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 | 14 ha | 28 ha | 42 ha |
| 2002 | 12 ha | 54 ha | 66 ha |
| 2003 | 17 ha | 4 ha | 21 ha |
| 2004 | 22 ha | 41 ha | 63 ha |
| 2005 | 22 ha | 43 ha | 65 ha |
| 2006 | 32 ha | 43 ha | 75 ha |
| 2007 | 34 ha | 86 ha | 120 ha |
| 2008 | 31 ha | 29 ha | 60 ha |
| 2009 | 19 ha | 33 ha | 52 ha |
| 2010 | 18 ha | 44 ha | 62 ha |
| 2011 | 19 ha | 35 ha | 54 ha |
| 2012 | 25 ha | 133 ha | 157 ha |
| 2013 | 41 ha | 12 ha | 54 ha |
| 2014 | 11 ha | 28 ha | 39 ha |
| 2015 | 21 ha | 44 ha | 65 ha |
| 2016 | 17 ha | 23 ha | 39 ha |
| 2017 | 6 ha | 46 ha | 52 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | 81 ha | 82 ha |
| 2019 | 7 ha | 41 ha | 47 ha |
| 2020 | 6 ha | 54 ha | 60 ha |
| 2021 | 4 ha | 84 ha | 88 ha |
| 2022 | 7 ha | 106 ha | 113 ha |
| 2023 | 4 ha | 171 ha | 174 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | 69 ha | 72 ha |
| 2025 | 7 ha | 441 ha | 448 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 179 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 56 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 448 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Murcia?
- Wildfirescan grow back36% · 789 ha
- Loggingcan grow back31% · 682 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good15% · 315 ha
Also: towns and roads, 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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