Germany · Saxony-Anhalt · 2 cities
Air quality in Saxony-Anhalt today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Halle (Saale) has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Saxony-Anhalt (AQI 63, Moderate), and Magdeburg the worst (AQI 75, Moderate). Magdeburg has the most tree cover, at 33.2% — #53 of 71 cities measured in Germany.
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
- 28.8%
- Germany: 38.4%
- worst air now: Magdeburg
- 75
- cleanest air now: Halle (Saale)
- 63
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Saxony-Anhalt
Air quality today across Saxony-Anhalt, city by city
| Magdeburg | 75Moderate | 33.2% | — | #53 of 71 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halle (Saale) | 63Moderate | 24.5% | 17.2K | #66 of 71 |
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 Germany.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Saxony-Anhalt lost?
Since 2001, Saxony-Anhalt has lost about 81,300 hectares of forest (about 110,000 football pitches): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,170 hectares (1.4%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 81,300 haabout 110,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 16%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,170 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 | 12 ha | 765 ha | 777 ha |
| 2002 | 23 ha | 316 ha | 339 ha |
| 2003 | 11 ha | 142 ha | 153 ha |
| 2004 | 41 ha | 1,420 ha | 1,460 ha |
| 2005 | 49 ha | 2,740 ha | 2,790 ha |
| 2006 | 58 ha | 1,770 ha | 1,830 ha |
| 2007 | 21 ha | 3,730 ha | 3,750 ha |
| 2008 | 25 ha | 1,910 ha | 1,940 ha |
| 2009 | 33 ha | 1,120 ha | 1,150 ha |
| 2010 | 54 ha | 1,900 ha | 1,950 ha |
| 2011 | 41 ha | 1,560 ha | 1,600 ha |
| 2012 | 25 ha | 1,010 ha | 1,030 ha |
| 2013 | 44 ha | 850 ha | 894 ha |
| 2014 | 17 ha | 1,030 ha | 1,050 ha |
| 2015 | 27 ha | 762 ha | 789 ha |
| 2016 | 65 ha | 1,470 ha | 1,540 ha |
| 2017 | 32 ha | 2,000 ha | 2,030 ha |
| 2018 | 105 ha | 4,080 ha | 4,180 ha |
| 2019 | 178 ha | 11,000 ha | 11,200 ha |
| 2020 | 70 ha | 16,200 ha | 16,300 ha |
| 2021 | 75 ha | 12,500 ha | 12,600 ha |
| 2022 | 34 ha | 4,220 ha | 4,250 ha |
| 2023 | 56 ha | 4,330 ha | 4,390 ha |
| 2024 | 40 ha | 1,600 ha | 1,640 ha |
| 2025 | 38 ha | 1,690 ha | 1,730 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 4,920 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 7,040 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2020, when about 16,300 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Saxony-Anhalt?
- Loggingcan grow back97% · 79,100 ha
Also: mining and energy, wildfires, towns and roads, 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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