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Air quality in Oita today The AQI right now, city by city
Air quality and tree cover for 2 cities in Oita, 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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 23.8%
- Japan: 16.4%
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Oita
Air quality today across Oita, city by city
| Ōita | 13Good | 12.7% | 53.0K | #94 of 207 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beppu | 13Good | 34.9% | — | #19 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 Oita lost?
Since 2001, Oita has lost about 41,700 hectares of forest (about 58,000 football pitches): 8.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2,060 hectares (4.9%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 41,700 haabout 58,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,060 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 | 30 ha | 597 ha | 627 ha |
| 2002 | 105 ha | 840 ha | 945 ha |
| 2003 | 38 ha | 750 ha | 788 ha |
| 2004 | 81 ha | 1,120 ha | 1,200 ha |
| 2005 | 83 ha | 1,050 ha | 1,140 ha |
| 2006 | 72 ha | 1,300 ha | 1,380 ha |
| 2007 | 65 ha | 1,290 ha | 1,360 ha |
| 2008 | 49 ha | 1,070 ha | 1,120 ha |
| 2009 | 90 ha | 1,440 ha | 1,530 ha |
| 2010 | 48 ha | 1,020 ha | 1,070 ha |
| 2011 | 71 ha | 1,060 ha | 1,130 ha |
| 2012 | 38 ha | 673 ha | 711 ha |
| 2013 | 52 ha | 871 ha | 923 ha |
| 2014 | 88 ha | 996 ha | 1,080 ha |
| 2015 | 57 ha | 1,450 ha | 1,510 ha |
| 2016 | 123 ha | 2,040 ha | 2,160 ha |
| 2017 | 186 ha | 1,840 ha | 2,030 ha |
| 2018 | 124 ha | 2,500 ha | 2,620 ha |
| 2019 | 105 ha | 2,310 ha | 2,410 ha |
| 2020 | 94 ha | 2,200 ha | 2,290 ha |
| 2021 | 71 ha | 2,380 ha | 2,450 ha |
| 2022 | 76 ha | 2,760 ha | 2,840 ha |
| 2023 | 136 ha | 2,530 ha | 2,660 ha |
| 2024 | 81 ha | 2,710 ha | 2,790 ha |
| 2025 | 93 ha | 2,840 ha | 2,940 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 2,740 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 2,300 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 2,940 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Oita?
- Loggingcan grow back94% · 39,300 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good3.3% · 1,360 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good1.2% · 500 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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