United States · Indiana · 4 places
Air quality in Indiana today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Evansville has the cleanest air of the 4 Indiana cities we track (AQI 52, Moderate), and Indianapolis the worst (AQI 94, Moderate). South Bend has the most tree cover, at 37.9% — #45 of 278 large US cities.
Every place is measured the same way, over the same 1.2 mi (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 67
Moderate
- places tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 26.8%
- US cities: 25.1%
- worst air now: Indianapolis
- 94
- cleanest air now: Evansville
- 52
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Indiana · average AQI 67
Air quality today across Indiana, city by city
| Indianapolis | 94Moderate | 12.1% | 55.3K | #215 of 278 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne | 92Moderate | 30.9% | — | #88 of 278 |
| Evansville | 52Moderate | 26.1% | 12.2K | #129 of 278 |
| South Bend | 31Good | 37.9% | — | #45 of 278 |
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 1.2 mi (2 km) of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery. The US greenness rank covers cities of 100,000+ people; see the full ranking.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Indiana lost?
Since 2001, Indiana has lost about 101,000 acres (40,700 hectares) of forest (about 76,000 football fields): 1.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (53%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 101,000 acres (40,700 ha)about 76,000 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 1.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 53,500 acres (21,600 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 682 acres (276 ha) | 638 acres (258 ha) | 1,320 acres (534 ha) |
| 2002 | 808 acres (327 ha) | 393 acres (159 ha) | 1,200 acres (486 ha) |
| 2003 | 813 acres (329 ha) | 418 acres (169 ha) | 1,230 acres (498 ha) |
| 2004 | 1,440 acres (582 ha) | 1,180 acres (477 ha) | 2,620 acres (1,060 ha) |
| 2005 | 1,470 acres (594 ha) | 890 acres (360 ha) | 2,360 acres (954 ha) |
| 2006 | 1,710 acres (690 ha) | 1,010 acres (408 ha) | 2,710 acres (1,100 ha) |
| 2007 | 1,930 acres (781 ha) | 1,280 acres (517 ha) | 3,210 acres (1,300 ha) |
| 2008 | 1,710 acres (694 ha) | 1,450 acres (587 ha) | 3,170 acres (1,280 ha) |
| 2009 | 1,530 acres (620 ha) | 1,390 acres (563 ha) | 2,920 acres (1,180 ha) |
| 2010 | 1,260 acres (511 ha) | 959 acres (388 ha) | 2,220 acres (899 ha) |
| 2011 | 2,180 acres (882 ha) | 1,130 acres (457 ha) | 3,310 acres (1,340 ha) |
| 2012 | 2,940 acres (1,190 ha) | 1,870 acres (756 ha) | 4,810 acres (1,950 ha) |
| 2013 | 3,160 acres (1,280 ha) | 2,580 acres (1,040 ha) | 5,740 acres (2,320 ha) |
| 2014 | 2,210 acres (893 ha) | 1,250 acres (505 ha) | 3,450 acres (1,400 ha) |
| 2015 | 2,370 acres (961 ha) | 1,210 acres (489 ha) | 3,580 acres (1,450 ha) |
| 2016 | 3,780 acres (1,530 ha) | 2,750 acres (1,110 ha) | 6,530 acres (2,640 ha) |
| 2017 | 4,200 acres (1,700 ha) | 4,020 acres (1,630 ha) | 8,220 acres (3,330 ha) |
| 2018 | 2,910 acres (1,180 ha) | 2,390 acres (966 ha) | 5,300 acres (2,140 ha) |
| 2019 | 2,440 acres (986 ha) | 2,050 acres (828 ha) | 4,480 acres (1,810 ha) |
| 2020 | 2,580 acres (1,040 ha) | 2,260 acres (913 ha) | 4,840 acres (1,960 ha) |
| 2021 | 2,180 acres (884 ha) | 2,470 acres (1,000 ha) | 4,660 acres (1,880 ha) |
| 2022 | 2,580 acres (1,050 ha) | 2,940 acres (1,190 ha) | 5,530 acres (2,240 ha) |
| 2023 | 2,800 acres (1,130 ha) | 3,520 acres (1,420 ha) | 6,320 acres (2,560 ha) |
| 2024 | 2,310 acres (936 ha) | 2,000 acres (811 ha) | 4,320 acres (1,750 ha) |
| 2025 | 1,460 acres (589 ha) | 5,150 acres (2,080 ha) | 6,610 acres (2,670 ha) |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 5,480 acres (2,220 hectares) a year in 2021–2025, against 5,870 acres (2,380 hectares) a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 8,220 acres (3,330 hectares) of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Indiana?
- Loggingcan grow back35% · 35,700 acres (14,400 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good25% · 25,500 acres (10,300 ha)
- Towns and roadscleared for good19% · 19,400 acres (7,840 ha)
Also: mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, wildfires, 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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