The Netherlands · Utrecht · 2 cities
Air quality in Utrecht today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Utrecht has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Utrecht (AQI 72, Moderate), and Amersfoort the worst (AQI 118, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Amersfoort has the most tree cover, at 35.6% — #1 of 25 cities measured in The Netherlands.
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
- 31.3%
- The Netherlands: 28.1%
- worst air now: Amersfoort
- 118
- cleanest air now: Utrecht
- 72
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Utrecht
Air quality today across Utrecht, city by city
| Utrecht | 72Moderate | 27.0% | 9.4K | #14 of 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amersfoort | 118Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 35.6% | — | #1 of 25 |
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 The Netherlands.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Utrecht lost?
Since 2001, Utrecht has lost about 1,810 hectares of forest (about 2,500 football pitches): 5.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 345 hectares (19%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,810 haabout 2,500 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 345 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 | 12 ha | 14 ha | 26 ha |
| 2002 | 9 ha | 44 ha | 52 ha |
| 2003 | 3 ha | 8 ha | 11 ha |
| 2004 | 3 ha | 47 ha | 50 ha |
| 2005 | 13 ha | 43 ha | 56 ha |
| 2006 | 10 ha | 25 ha | 34 ha |
| 2007 | 28 ha | 139 ha | 166 ha |
| 2008 | 7 ha | 26 ha | 33 ha |
| 2009 | 32 ha | 70 ha | 102 ha |
| 2010 | 39 ha | 119 ha | 158 ha |
| 2011 | 21 ha | 54 ha | 75 ha |
| 2012 | 13 ha | 30 ha | 44 ha |
| 2013 | 7 ha | 30 ha | 37 ha |
| 2014 | 3 ha | 30 ha | 33 ha |
| 2015 | 3 ha | 57 ha | 60 ha |
| 2016 | 10 ha | 95 ha | 105 ha |
| 2017 | 28 ha | 52 ha | 81 ha |
| 2018 | 19 ha | 45 ha | 64 ha |
| 2019 | 20 ha | 98 ha | 118 ha |
| 2020 | 12 ha | 101 ha | 113 ha |
| 2021 | 26 ha | 180 ha | 206 ha |
| 2022 | 9 ha | 58 ha | 67 ha |
| 2023 | 9 ha | 63 ha | 71 ha |
| 2024 | 7 ha | 28 ha | 34 ha |
| 2025 | 2 ha | 16 ha | 18 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 79 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 96 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2021, when about 206 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Utrecht?
- Loggingcan grow back78% · 1,420 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good17% · 307 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.9% · 35 ha
Also: 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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