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Air quality in Umbria today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Perugia has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Umbria (AQI 18, Good), and Terni the worst (AQI 24, Good). Perugia has the most tree cover, at 61.8% — #1 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
- 49.1%
- Italy: 23.6%
- worst air now: Terni
- 24
- cleanest air now: Perugia
- 18
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Umbria
Air quality today across Umbria, city by city
| Perugia | 18Good | 61.8% | — | #1 of 44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terni | 24Good | 36.4% | — | #5 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 Umbria lost?
Since 2001, Umbria has lost about 32,100 hectares of forest (about 45,000 football pitches): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 696 hectares (2.2%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 32,100 haabout 45,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 11%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 696 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 | 56 ha | 267 ha | 323 ha |
| 2002 | 37 ha | 654 ha | 691 ha |
| 2003 | 19 ha | 92 ha | 110 ha |
| 2004 | 50 ha | 950 ha | 999 ha |
| 2005 | 39 ha | 795 ha | 834 ha |
| 2006 | 25 ha | 356 ha | 381 ha |
| 2007 | 15 ha | 242 ha | 257 ha |
| 2008 | 29 ha | 554 ha | 583 ha |
| 2009 | 33 ha | 675 ha | 708 ha |
| 2010 | 40 ha | 1,330 ha | 1,380 ha |
| 2011 | 33 ha | 578 ha | 611 ha |
| 2012 | 31 ha | 1,940 ha | 1,970 ha |
| 2013 | 21 ha | 1,060 ha | 1,080 ha |
| 2014 | 11 ha | 1,320 ha | 1,330 ha |
| 2015 | 7 ha | 1,010 ha | 1,020 ha |
| 2016 | 19 ha | 1,300 ha | 1,320 ha |
| 2017 | 22 ha | 1,520 ha | 1,540 ha |
| 2018 | 40 ha | 2,680 ha | 2,720 ha |
| 2019 | 22 ha | 2,500 ha | 2,520 ha |
| 2020 | 21 ha | 1,900 ha | 1,920 ha |
| 2021 | 20 ha | 1,390 ha | 1,410 ha |
| 2022 | 15 ha | 1,820 ha | 1,840 ha |
| 2023 | 35 ha | 3,000 ha | 3,030 ha |
| 2024 | 36 ha | 1,830 ha | 1,870 ha |
| 2025 | 22 ha | 1,650 ha | 1,670 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 1,960 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 2,000 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2023, when about 3,030 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Umbria?
- Loggingcan grow back96% · 30,700 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back1.4% · 441 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.4% · 439 ha
Also: towns and roads, 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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