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Air quality in Occitanie today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Toulouse has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Occitanie (AQI 33, Good), and Perpignan the worst (AQI 60, Moderate). Nîmes has the most tree cover, at 34.1% — #6 of 39 cities measured in France.
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 52
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 25.5%
- France: 25.5%
- worst air now: Perpignan
- 60
- cleanest air now: Toulouse
- 33
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Occitanie · average AQI 52
Air quality today across Occitanie, city by city
| Toulouse | 33Good | 20.8% | 27.8K | #30 of 39 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 57Moderate | 28.9% | 3.5K | #12 of 39 |
| Nîmes | 56Moderate | 34.1% | — | #6 of 39 |
| Perpignan | 60Moderate | 18.1% | 37.4K | #33 of 39 |
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 France.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Occitanie lost?
Since 2001, Occitanie has lost about 6,870 hectares of forest (about 9,600 football pitches): 6.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 348 hectares (5.1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 6,870 haabout 9,600 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 348 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 | 84 ha | 397 ha | 481 ha |
| 2002 | 3 ha | 23 ha | 26 ha |
| 2003 | 11 ha | 41 ha | 52 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | 62 ha | 64 ha |
| 2005 | 37 ha | 338 ha | 375 ha |
| 2006 | 16 ha | 94 ha | 110 ha |
| 2007 | 11 ha | 154 ha | 165 ha |
| 2008 | 8 ha | 285 ha | 293 ha |
| 2009 | 15 ha | 109 ha | 124 ha |
| 2010 | 37 ha | 977 ha | 1,010 ha |
| 2011 | 10 ha | 182 ha | 192 ha |
| 2012 | 23 ha | 496 ha | 519 ha |
| 2013 | 6 ha | 71 ha | 77 ha |
| 2014 | 13 ha | 183 ha | 196 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 107 ha | 108 ha |
| 2016 | 3 ha | 300 ha | 303 ha |
| 2017 | 4 ha | 142 ha | 146 ha |
| 2018 | 12 ha | 315 ha | 327 ha |
| 2019 | 6 ha | 285 ha | 291 ha |
| 2020 | 6 ha | 204 ha | 210 ha |
| 2021 | 23 ha | 402 ha | 425 ha |
| 2022 | 3 ha | 244 ha | 247 ha |
| 2023 | 3 ha | 443 ha | 445 ha |
| 2024 | 4 ha | 502 ha | 506 ha |
| 2025 | 8 ha | 167 ha | 175 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 360 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 255 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2010, when about 1,010 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Occitanie?
- Loggingcan grow back90% · 6,170 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good3.3% · 225 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1.2% · 84 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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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