Italy · Trentino-Alto Adige · 2 cities
Air quality in Trentino-Alto Adige today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Trento has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Trentino-Alto Adige (AQI 79, Moderate), and Trento the worst (AQI 79, Moderate). Trento has the most tree cover, at 41.8% — #3 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
- 39.5%
- Italy: 23.6%
- worst air now: Trento
- 79
- cleanest air now: Trento
- 79
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Trentino-Alto Adige
Air quality today across Trentino-Alto Adige, city by city
| Trento | 79Moderate | 41.8% | — | #3 of 44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolzano | 119Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 37.2% | — | #4 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 Trentino-Alto Adige lost?
Since 2001, Trentino-Alto Adige has lost about 65,500 hectares of forest (about 92,000 football pitches): 8.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2,700 hectares (4.1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 65,500 haabout 92,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,700 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 | 39 ha | 435 ha | 474 ha |
| 2002 | 44 ha | 475 ha | 519 ha |
| 2003 | 35 ha | 344 ha | 379 ha |
| 2004 | 101 ha | 682 ha | 783 ha |
| 2005 | 81 ha | 629 ha | 710 ha |
| 2006 | 63 ha | 512 ha | 574 ha |
| 2007 | 80 ha | 582 ha | 662 ha |
| 2008 | 89 ha | 723 ha | 812 ha |
| 2009 | 140 ha | 782 ha | 922 ha |
| 2010 | 103 ha | 713 ha | 816 ha |
| 2011 | 66 ha | 459 ha | 525 ha |
| 2012 | 77 ha | 645 ha | 722 ha |
| 2013 | 115 ha | 638 ha | 753 ha |
| 2014 | 82 ha | 831 ha | 912 ha |
| 2015 | 57 ha | 464 ha | 521 ha |
| 2016 | 108 ha | 1,260 ha | 1,360 ha |
| 2017 | 133 ha | 1,610 ha | 1,740 ha |
| 2018 | 192 ha | 2,220 ha | 2,410 ha |
| 2019 | 201 ha | 18,700 ha | 18,900 ha |
| 2020 | 138 ha | 4,780 ha | 4,920 ha |
| 2021 | 102 ha | 2,770 ha | 2,880 ha |
| 2022 | 121 ha | 3,440 ha | 3,560 ha |
| 2023 | 207 ha | 9,020 ha | 9,220 ha |
| 2024 | 173 ha | 6,120 ha | 6,290 ha |
| 2025 | 157 ha | 4,020 ha | 4,180 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 5,230 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 5,860 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2019, when about 18,900 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Trentino-Alto Adige?
- Loggingcan grow back87% · 57,200 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back7.3% · 4,800 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good3% · 1,950 ha
Also: 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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