United States · Utah · 4 places
Air quality in Utah today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Provo has the cleanest air of the 4 Utah cities we track (AQI 22, Good), and West Jordan the worst (AQI 43, Good). Provo has the most tree cover, at 19.4% — #162 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 35
Good
- places tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 17.8%
- US cities: 25.1%
- worst air now: West Jordan
- 43
- cleanest air now: Provo
- 22
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Utah · average AQI 35
Air quality today across Utah, city by city
| Salt Lake City | 35Good | 14.2% | 49.6K | #200 of 278 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Valley City | 39Good | 19.2% | 33.9K | #165 of 278 |
| Provo | 22Good | 19.4% | 33.3K | #162 of 278 |
| West Jordan | 43Good | 18.2% | 36.9K | #173 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 Utah lost?
Since 2001, Utah has lost about 635,000 acres (257,000 hectares) of forest (about 2,600 km²): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 8,740 acres (3,540 hectares) (1.4%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 635,000 acres (257,000 ha)about 2,600 km²
- Share of its forest
- 13%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 8,740 acres (3,540 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Acres of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 226 acres (92 ha) | 12,200 acres (4,920 ha) | 12,400 acres (5,010 ha) |
| 2002 | 174 acres (70 ha) | 52,800 acres (21,400 ha) | 53,000 acres (21,400 ha) |
| 2003 | 222 acres (90 ha) | 12,100 acres (4,890 ha) | 12,300 acres (4,980 ha) |
| 2004 | 274 acres (111 ha) | 22,000 acres (8,890 ha) | 22,300 acres (9,010 ha) |
| 2005 | 660 acres (267 ha) | 39,700 acres (16,100 ha) | 40,300 acres (16,300 ha) |
| 2006 | 221 acres (90 ha) | 9,750 acres (3,950 ha) | 9,970 acres (4,040 ha) |
| 2007 | 292 acres (118 ha) | 25,900 acres (10,500 ha) | 26,100 acres (10,600 ha) |
| 2008 | 172 acres (70 ha) | 12,400 acres (5,020 ha) | 12,600 acres (5,090 ha) |
| 2009 | 262 acres (106 ha) | 17,700 acres (7,140 ha) | 17,900 acres (7,250 ha) |
| 2010 | 247 acres (100 ha) | 13,700 acres (5,540 ha) | 13,900 acres (5,640 ha) |
| 2011 | 408 acres (165 ha) | 47,900 acres (19,400 ha) | 48,300 acres (19,500 ha) |
| 2012 | 398 acres (161 ha) | 25,400 acres (10,300 ha) | 25,800 acres (10,400 ha) |
| 2013 | 213 acres (86 ha) | 5,380 acres (2,180 ha) | 5,590 acres (2,260 ha) |
| 2014 | 405 acres (164 ha) | 4,500 acres (1,820 ha) | 4,910 acres (1,990 ha) |
| 2015 | 198 acres (80 ha) | 2,390 acres (967 ha) | 2,590 acres (1,050 ha) |
| 2016 | 304 acres (123 ha) | 6,720 acres (2,720 ha) | 7,030 acres (2,840 ha) |
| 2017 | 435 acres (176 ha) | 47,100 acres (19,100 ha) | 47,600 acres (19,300 ha) |
| 2018 | 274 acres (111 ha) | 57,800 acres (23,400 ha) | 58,000 acres (23,500 ha) |
| 2019 | 502 acres (203 ha) | 36,800 acres (14,900 ha) | 37,300 acres (15,100 ha) |
| 2020 | 309 acres (125 ha) | 27,500 acres (11,100 ha) | 27,800 acres (11,200 ha) |
| 2021 | 586 acres (237 ha) | 24,500 acres (9,900 ha) | 25,100 acres (10,100 ha) |
| 2022 | 289 acres (117 ha) | 12,200 acres (4,920 ha) | 12,400 acres (5,040 ha) |
| 2023 | 378 acres (153 ha) | 14,100 acres (5,700 ha) | 14,500 acres (5,850 ha) |
| 2024 | 395 acres (160 ha) | 30,600 acres (12,400 ha) | 31,000 acres (12,500 ha) |
| 2025 | 892 acres (361 ha) | 65,700 acres (26,600 ha) | 66,600 acres (26,900 ha) |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 29,900 acres (12,100 hectares) a year in 2021–2025, against 35,500 acres (14,400 hectares) a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 66,600 acres (26,900 hectares) of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Utah?
- Wildfirescan grow back69% · 441,000 acres (178,000 ha)
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back13% · 82,100 acres (33,200 ha)
- Loggingcan grow back11% · 67,100 acres (27,100 ha)
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, towns and roads, 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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