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Air quality in Osaka today The AQI right now, city by city
Air quality and tree cover for 7 cities in Osaka, 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.
Average right now
AQI 55
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 7
- average tree cover
- 7.0%
- Japan: 16.4%
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Osaka · average AQI 55
Air quality today across Osaka, city by city
| Osaka | 74Moderate | 2.7% | 72.0K | #201 of 207 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakai | 53Moderate | 2.0% | 72.5K | #206 of 207 |
| Higashiosaka | 55Moderate | 1.6% | 88.9K | #207 of 207 |
| Hirakata | 55Moderate | 12.4% | 52.8K | #98 of 207 |
| Toyonaka | 55Moderate | 9.5% | 64.1K | #127 of 207 |
| Kishiwada | 42Good | 2.6% | 51.0K | #202 of 207 |
| Tondabayashichō | 53Moderate | 18.5% | 35.9K | #61 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 Osaka lost?
Since 2001, Osaka has lost about 1,630 hectares of forest (about 2,300 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (81%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,630 haabout 2,300 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,320 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 | 63 ha | 13 ha | 76 ha |
| 2002 | 34 ha | 17 ha | 51 ha |
| 2003 | 52 ha | 10 ha | 62 ha |
| 2004 | 71 ha | 27 ha | 98 ha |
| 2005 | 78 ha | 26 ha | 104 ha |
| 2006 | 81 ha | 35 ha | 116 ha |
| 2007 | 67 ha | 9 ha | 75 ha |
| 2008 | 105 ha | 21 ha | 126 ha |
| 2009 | 55 ha | 12 ha | 68 ha |
| 2010 | 48 ha | 9 ha | 57 ha |
| 2011 | 33 ha | 11 ha | 45 ha |
| 2012 | 115 ha | 11 ha | 126 ha |
| 2013 | 73 ha | 4 ha | 77 ha |
| 2014 | 30 ha | 5 ha | 35 ha |
| 2015 | 42 ha | 5 ha | 47 ha |
| 2016 | 119 ha | 8 ha | 127 ha |
| 2017 | 30 ha | 8 ha | 39 ha |
| 2018 | 37 ha | 16 ha | 52 ha |
| 2019 | 24 ha | 16 ha | 40 ha |
| 2020 | 28 ha | 11 ha | 38 ha |
| 2021 | 15 ha | 10 ha | 25 ha |
| 2022 | 66 ha | 16 ha | 82 ha |
| 2023 | 27 ha | 4 ha | 31 ha |
| 2024 | 23 ha | 3 ha | 26 ha |
| 2025 | 6 ha | 5 ha | 11 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 35 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 59 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 127 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Osaka?
- Towns and roadscleared for good67% · 1,100 ha
- Loggingcan grow back14% · 233 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good13% · 220 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, farms, pasture and plantations, 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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