Germany · Saxony · 3 cities
Air quality in Saxony today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Chemnitz has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Saxony (AQI 15, Good), and Leipzig the worst (AQI 95, Moderate). Chemnitz has the most tree cover, at 40.5% — #29 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.
AQI 54
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 36.0%
- Germany: 38.4%
- worst air now: Leipzig
- 95
- cleanest air now: Chemnitz
- 15
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Saxony · average AQI 54
Air quality today across Saxony, city by city
| Dresden | 52Moderate | 33.3% | — | #51 of 71 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leipzig | 95Moderate | 34.1% | — | #46 of 71 |
| Chemnitz | 15Good | 40.5% | — | #29 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 lost?
Since 2001, Saxony has lost about 71,200 hectares of forest (about 100,000 football pitches): 12% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 5,600 hectares (7.9%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 71,200 haabout 100,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 12%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,600 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 | 548 ha | 611 ha |
| 2002 | 192 ha | 568 ha | 760 ha |
| 2003 | 50 ha | 117 ha | 167 ha |
| 2004 | 262 ha | 962 ha | 1,220 ha |
| 2005 | 151 ha | 921 ha | 1,070 ha |
| 2006 | 268 ha | 1,390 ha | 1,660 ha |
| 2007 | 289 ha | 2,470 ha | 2,760 ha |
| 2008 | 216 ha | 1,430 ha | 1,640 ha |
| 2009 | 213 ha | 1,150 ha | 1,360 ha |
| 2010 | 302 ha | 1,490 ha | 1,790 ha |
| 2011 | 342 ha | 2,000 ha | 2,350 ha |
| 2012 | 264 ha | 720 ha | 984 ha |
| 2013 | 219 ha | 702 ha | 921 ha |
| 2014 | 410 ha | 969 ha | 1,380 ha |
| 2015 | 240 ha | 473 ha | 713 ha |
| 2016 | 314 ha | 1,650 ha | 1,970 ha |
| 2017 | 312 ha | 1,410 ha | 1,730 ha |
| 2018 | 331 ha | 3,540 ha | 3,870 ha |
| 2019 | 238 ha | 8,240 ha | 8,480 ha |
| 2020 | 238 ha | 9,950 ha | 10,200 ha |
| 2021 | 195 ha | 8,910 ha | 9,110 ha |
| 2022 | 102 ha | 6,260 ha | 6,370 ha |
| 2023 | 149 ha | 4,500 ha | 4,650 ha |
| 2024 | 115 ha | 3,020 ha | 3,140 ha |
| 2025 | 124 ha | 2,170 ha | 2,290 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 5,110 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 5,250 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2020, when about 10,200 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Saxony?
- Loggingcan grow back89% · 63,100 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good5.7% · 4,080 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back2% · 1,450 ha
Also: towns and roads, wildfires, 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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