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Air quality in North Brabant today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Eindhoven has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in North Brabant (AQI 66, Moderate), and 's-Hertogenbosch the worst (AQI 105, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). 's-Hertogenbosch has the most tree cover, at 30.1% — #10 of 25 cities measured in The Netherlands.
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 79
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 27.2%
- The Netherlands: 28.1%
- worst air now: 's-Hertogenbosch
- 105
- cleanest air now: Eindhoven
- 66
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
North Brabant · average AQI 79
Air quality today across North Brabant, city by city
| Eindhoven | 66Moderate | 27.4% | 8.1K | #13 of 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilburg | 69Moderate | 26.2% | 11.9K | #16 of 25 |
| Breda | 76Moderate | 25.0% | 15.7K | #19 of 25 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | 105Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 30.1% | 14.5K | #10 of 25 |
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 The Netherlands.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has North Brabant lost?
Since 2001, North Brabant has lost about 8,560 hectares of forest (about 12,000 football pitches): 7.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 654 hectares (7.6%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 8,560 haabout 12,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 7.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 654 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 | 16 ha | 60 ha | 76 ha |
| 2002 | 8 ha | 106 ha | 114 ha |
| 2003 | 6 ha | 62 ha | 68 ha |
| 2004 | 12 ha | 97 ha | 109 ha |
| 2005 | 29 ha | 299 ha | 328 ha |
| 2006 | 27 ha | 237 ha | 264 ha |
| 2007 | 44 ha | 370 ha | 414 ha |
| 2008 | 21 ha | 318 ha | 339 ha |
| 2009 | 43 ha | 379 ha | 422 ha |
| 2010 | 46 ha | 1,170 ha | 1,210 ha |
| 2011 | 19 ha | 383 ha | 402 ha |
| 2012 | 24 ha | 161 ha | 185 ha |
| 2013 | 14 ha | 150 ha | 164 ha |
| 2014 | 17 ha | 292 ha | 309 ha |
| 2015 | 15 ha | 169 ha | 184 ha |
| 2016 | 19 ha | 286 ha | 305 ha |
| 2017 | 31 ha | 293 ha | 323 ha |
| 2018 | 36 ha | 281 ha | 317 ha |
| 2019 | 42 ha | 561 ha | 603 ha |
| 2020 | 54 ha | 406 ha | 460 ha |
| 2021 | 29 ha | 465 ha | 494 ha |
| 2022 | 26 ha | 304 ha | 330 ha |
| 2023 | 32 ha | 290 ha | 322 ha |
| 2024 | 28 ha | 540 ha | 568 ha |
| 2025 | 18 ha | 227 ha | 245 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 392 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 402 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2010, when about 1,210 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in North Brabant?
- Loggingcan grow back89% · 7,580 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good6.7% · 575 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown2.2% · 185 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, wildfires, farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy.
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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