Italy · Tuscany · 5 cities
Air quality in Tuscany today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Florence has the cleanest air of the 5 cities we track in Tuscany (AQI 29, Good), and Pisa the worst (AQI 120, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Arezzo has the most tree cover, at 30.2% — #9 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.
AQI 79
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 5
- average tree cover
- 24.4%
- Italy: 23.6%
- worst air now: Pisa
- 120
- cleanest air now: Florence
- 29
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Tuscany · average AQI 79
Air quality today across Tuscany, city by city
| Florence | 29Good | 25.8% | 12.9K | #17 of 44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prato | 118Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 27.6% | 23.2K | #14 of 44 |
| Livorno | 58Moderate | 19.5% | 32.8K | #28 of 44 |
| Pisa | 120Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 19.0% | 49.1K | #30 of 44 |
| Arezzo | 69Moderate | 30.2% | — | #9 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 Tuscany lost?
Since 2001, Tuscany has lost about 106,000 hectares of forest (about 150,000 football pitches): 9.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2,810 hectares (2.6%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 106,000 haabout 150,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 9.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,810 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 | 54 ha | 858 ha | 912 ha |
| 2002 | 98 ha | 2,880 ha | 2,980 ha |
| 2003 | 47 ha | 445 ha | 492 ha |
| 2004 | 187 ha | 4,750 ha | 4,930 ha |
| 2005 | 166 ha | 1,690 ha | 1,860 ha |
| 2006 | 123 ha | 787 ha | 910 ha |
| 2007 | 166 ha | 1,500 ha | 1,660 ha |
| 2008 | 93 ha | 1,520 ha | 1,620 ha |
| 2009 | 162 ha | 2,500 ha | 2,660 ha |
| 2010 | 130 ha | 5,590 ha | 5,720 ha |
| 2011 | 76 ha | 2,370 ha | 2,440 ha |
| 2012 | 156 ha | 5,300 ha | 5,460 ha |
| 2013 | 72 ha | 3,300 ha | 3,380 ha |
| 2014 | 103 ha | 5,770 ha | 5,870 ha |
| 2015 | 97 ha | 4,050 ha | 4,150 ha |
| 2016 | 133 ha | 5,080 ha | 5,210 ha |
| 2017 | 96 ha | 5,040 ha | 5,140 ha |
| 2018 | 108 ha | 8,610 ha | 8,720 ha |
| 2019 | 130 ha | 7,980 ha | 8,110 ha |
| 2020 | 80 ha | 5,780 ha | 5,860 ha |
| 2021 | 56 ha | 4,220 ha | 4,280 ha |
| 2022 | 85 ha | 5,640 ha | 5,730 ha |
| 2023 | 187 ha | 7,650 ha | 7,830 ha |
| 2024 | 113 ha | 5,270 ha | 5,380 ha |
| 2025 | 87 ha | 4,470 ha | 4,560 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 5,560 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 6,610 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2018, when about 8,720 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Tuscany?
- Loggingcan grow back93% · 98,600 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back3.2% · 3,440 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1.4% · 1,460 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy, 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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