Italy · Veneto · 4 cities
Air quality in Veneto today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Padua has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Veneto (AQI 117, Unhealthy for sensitive groups), and Vicenza the worst (AQI 140, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Vicenza has the most tree cover, at 33.9% — #6 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.
Average right now
AQI 132
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 26.4%
- Italy: 23.6%
- worst air now: Vicenza
- 140
- cleanest air now: Padua
- 117
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Veneto · average AQI 132
Air quality today across Veneto, city by city
| Verona | 138Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 28.7% | 19.1K | #12 of 44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padua | 117Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 22.0% | 40.8K | #23 of 44 |
| Mestre | 134Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 21.0% | 44.0K | #25 of 44 |
| Vicenza | 140Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 33.9% | 3.5K | #6 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 Veneto lost?
Since 2001, Veneto has lost about 22,900 hectares of forest (about 32,000 football pitches): 5.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,280 hectares (5.6%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 22,900 haabout 32,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,280 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 | 23 ha | 53 ha | 76 ha |
| 2002 | 26 ha | 113 ha | 138 ha |
| 2003 | 21 ha | 45 ha | 66 ha |
| 2004 | 44 ha | 152 ha | 196 ha |
| 2005 | 28 ha | 97 ha | 125 ha |
| 2006 | 24 ha | 67 ha | 91 ha |
| 2007 | 17 ha | 57 ha | 74 ha |
| 2008 | 51 ha | 124 ha | 175 ha |
| 2009 | 73 ha | 127 ha | 200 ha |
| 2010 | 27 ha | 85 ha | 112 ha |
| 2011 | 35 ha | 191 ha | 226 ha |
| 2012 | 19 ha | 103 ha | 122 ha |
| 2013 | 34 ha | 161 ha | 195 ha |
| 2014 | 46 ha | 365 ha | 411 ha |
| 2015 | 30 ha | 208 ha | 238 ha |
| 2016 | 67 ha | 374 ha | 441 ha |
| 2017 | 62 ha | 522 ha | 584 ha |
| 2018 | 75 ha | 569 ha | 644 ha |
| 2019 | 205 ha | 10,100 ha | 10,300 ha |
| 2020 | 102 ha | 1,200 ha | 1,300 ha |
| 2021 | 57 ha | 800 ha | 857 ha |
| 2022 | 36 ha | 922 ha | 958 ha |
| 2023 | 67 ha | 2,140 ha | 2,200 ha |
| 2024 | 63 ha | 1,400 ha | 1,470 ha |
| 2025 | 53 ha | 1,660 ha | 1,720 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 1,440 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 2,650 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2019, when about 10,300 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Veneto?
- Loggingcan grow back84% · 19,300 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back5.2% · 1,180 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good3.1% · 705 ha
Also: wildfires, farms, pasture and plantations, 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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