City report · Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Reutlingen Air quality today
Air quality in Reutlingen currently reads AQI 19 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 19
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 3.4
- tree cover
- 38.3%
- trees in this area
- 120K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Reutlingen, Germany (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Reutlingen · AQI 19 (Good)
Reutlingen's tree count comes to 120,323 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Reutlingen today: AQI 19, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Sindelfinger Straße 34, 13.3 km away · median of 4 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
3.4
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, GWG Wohnanlage "Belle Vallee", Fabian, Ger1, mg
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Reutlingen's daily AQI at 57 on average, from 33 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 84 on Nov 6.
Where Reutlingen stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Reutlingen: Healthy tree cover
38.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
120,323
Target trees
120,323
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Reutlingen lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Reutlingen has lost about 181 hectares of forest (about 250 football pitches): 1.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 38 hectares (21%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 181 haabout 250 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 38 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2024, when about 22 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | 12 ha | 12 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 12 ha | 13 ha |
| 2005 | 5 ha | 8 ha | 12 ha |
| 2006 | 3 ha | 6 ha | 10 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 9 ha |
| 2008 | 4 ha | 5 ha | 9 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2010 | 3 ha | 8 ha | 11 ha |
| 2011 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2013 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2014 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2017 | 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2022 | 4 ha | 5 ha | 9 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | 6 ha | 8 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 22 ha | 22 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 14 ha | 14 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Reutlingen?
- Loggingcan grow back69% · 124 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good17% · 31 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good2.9% · 5 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.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 15,100 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 15,100 ha
- Overall change
- +18 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Reutlingen stayed about the same size, at about 15,100 hectares: new forest grew on about 183 hectares, and about 165 hectares were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
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. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Reutlingen right now?
The latest reading for Reutlingen shows an AQI of 19 (Good), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by 4 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Sindelfinger Straße 34, 13.3 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Reutlingen today?
At AQI 19 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Reutlingen been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Reutlingen's daily AQI at 57 on average, from 33 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 84 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Reutlingen lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Reutlingen has lost about 181 hectares of forest (about 250 football pitches): 1.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 38 hectares (21%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Reutlingen stayed about the same size, at about 15,100 hectares: new forest grew on about 183 hectares, and about 165 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Reutlingen?
Reutlingen has an estimated 120,323 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 38.3% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Reutlingen need?
Reutlingen has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Reutlingen's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Reutlingen, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Reutlingen; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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