Italy · Piedmont · 2 cities
Air quality in Piedmont today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Novara has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Piedmont (AQI 111, Unhealthy for sensitive groups), and Turin the worst (AQI 124, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Novara has the most tree cover, at 19.1% — #29 of 44 cities measured in Italy.
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
- 18.1%
- Italy: 23.6%
- worst air now: Turin
- 124
- cleanest air now: Novara
- 111
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Piedmont
Air quality today across Piedmont, city by city
| Turin | 124Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 17.2% | 54.7K | #32 of 44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novara | 111Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 19.1% | 50.0K | #29 of 44 |
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 Italy.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Piedmont lost?
Since 2001, Piedmont has lost about 21,000 hectares of forest (about 29,000 football pitches): 2.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 3,700 hectares (18%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 21,000 haabout 29,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3,700 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 | 149 ha | 382 ha | 531 ha |
| 2002 | 143 ha | 488 ha | 631 ha |
| 2003 | 37 ha | 105 ha | 142 ha |
| 2004 | 281 ha | 655 ha | 936 ha |
| 2005 | 163 ha | 362 ha | 525 ha |
| 2006 | 187 ha | 420 ha | 607 ha |
| 2007 | 139 ha | 328 ha | 467 ha |
| 2008 | 262 ha | 424 ha | 686 ha |
| 2009 | 329 ha | 868 ha | 1,200 ha |
| 2010 | 186 ha | 504 ha | 690 ha |
| 2011 | 174 ha | 476 ha | 650 ha |
| 2012 | 114 ha | 353 ha | 467 ha |
| 2013 | 71 ha | 343 ha | 414 ha |
| 2014 | 79 ha | 385 ha | 464 ha |
| 2015 | 57 ha | 240 ha | 297 ha |
| 2016 | 141 ha | 577 ha | 718 ha |
| 2017 | 237 ha | 845 ha | 1,080 ha |
| 2018 | 138 ha | 1,880 ha | 2,010 ha |
| 2019 | 132 ha | 1,430 ha | 1,560 ha |
| 2020 | 107 ha | 909 ha | 1,020 ha |
| 2021 | 115 ha | 716 ha | 831 ha |
| 2022 | 111 ha | 712 ha | 823 ha |
| 2023 | 142 ha | 1,370 ha | 1,510 ha |
| 2024 | 131 ha | 1,700 ha | 1,830 ha |
| 2025 | 79 ha | 816 ha | 895 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 1,180 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 1,280 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2018, when about 2,010 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Piedmont?
- Loggingcan grow back67% · 14,000 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good11% · 2,370 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back6.9% · 1,440 ha
Also: towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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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