Germany · Thuringia · 3 cities
Air quality in Thuringia today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Gera has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Thuringia (AQI 46, Good), and Erfurt the worst (AQI 64, Moderate). Jena has the most tree cover, at 54.7% — #4 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
- 45.5%
- Germany: 38.4%
- worst air now: Erfurt
- 64
- cleanest air now: Gera
- 46
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Thuringia · average AQI 54
Air quality today across Thuringia, city by city
| Erfurt | 64Moderate | 33.7% | — | #48 of 71 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jena | 51Moderate | 54.7% | — | #4 of 71 |
| Gera | 46Good | 48.2% | — | #13 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 Thuringia lost?
Since 2001, Thuringia has lost about 135,000 hectares of forest (about 190,000 football pitches): 23% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 590 hectares (under 1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 135,000 haabout 190,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 23%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 590 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 | 19 ha | 349 ha | 368 ha |
| 2002 | 37 ha | 484 ha | 521 ha |
| 2003 | 5 ha | 66 ha | 72 ha |
| 2004 | 28 ha | 1,120 ha | 1,150 ha |
| 2005 | 44 ha | 1,750 ha | 1,790 ha |
| 2006 | 42 ha | 2,260 ha | 2,300 ha |
| 2007 | 33 ha | 6,280 ha | 6,310 ha |
| 2008 | 50 ha | 1,780 ha | 1,830 ha |
| 2009 | 21 ha | 807 ha | 828 ha |
| 2010 | 50 ha | 1,780 ha | 1,830 ha |
| 2011 | 29 ha | 2,020 ha | 2,050 ha |
| 2012 | 32 ha | 641 ha | 673 ha |
| 2013 | 9 ha | 616 ha | 625 ha |
| 2014 | 16 ha | 828 ha | 844 ha |
| 2015 | 1 ha | 278 ha | 279 ha |
| 2016 | 5 ha | 1,150 ha | 1,150 ha |
| 2017 | 10 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,010 ha |
| 2018 | 14 ha | 1,810 ha | 1,820 ha |
| 2019 | 15 ha | 4,750 ha | 4,760 ha |
| 2020 | 13 ha | 11,100 ha | 11,200 ha |
| 2021 | 36 ha | 19,700 ha | 19,700 ha |
| 2022 | 8 ha | 10,400 ha | 10,500 ha |
| 2023 | 36 ha | 31,800 ha | 31,900 ha |
| 2024 | 24 ha | 24,400 ha | 24,400 ha |
| 2025 | 15 ha | 7,400 ha | 7,420 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 18,800 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 3,980 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2023, when about 31,900 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Thuringia?
- Loggingcan grow back99% · 134,000 ha
Also: towns and roads, farms, pasture and plantations, wildfires, 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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