United States · Washington · 9 places
Air quality in Washington today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Bellevue has the cleanest air of the 8 Washington cities we track (AQI 6, Good), and Spokane the worst (AQI 70, Moderate). Bellevue has the most tree cover, at 49.1% — #15 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 32
Good
- places tracked
- 9
- average tree cover
- 29.4%
- US cities: 25.1%
- worst air now: Spokane
- 70
- cleanest air now: Bellevue
- 6
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Washington · average AQI 32
Air quality today across Washington, city by city
| Seattle | 27Good | 13.7% | 39.7K | #204 of 278 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-Cities | 54Moderate | 22.1% | 19.3K | — |
| Spokane | 70Moderate | 26.5% | 10.9K | #124 of 278 |
| Tacoma | 38Good | 19.4% | 29.5K | #163 of 278 |
| Vancouver | 48Good | 35.6% | — | #59 of 278 |
| Bellevue | 6Good | 49.1% | — | #15 of 278 |
| Kent | 21Good | 35.5% | — | #61 of 278 |
| Everett | 22Good | 23.0% | 20.2K | #142 of 278 |
| Renton | 27Good | 32.1% | — | #79 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 Washington lost?
Since 2001, Washington has lost about 5.18 million acres (2.1 million hectares) of forest (about 21,000 km²): 24% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 229,000 acres (92,500 hectares) (4.4%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 5.18 million acres (2.1 million ha)about 21,000 km²
- Share of its forest
- 24%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 229,000 acres (92,500 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 | 13,300 acres (5,370 ha) | 173,000 acres (70,100 ha) | 186,000 acres (75,400 ha) |
| 2002 | 10,400 acres (4,220 ha) | 156,000 acres (63,300 ha) | 167,000 acres (67,500 ha) |
| 2003 | 8,560 acres (3,470 ha) | 194,000 acres (78,600 ha) | 203,000 acres (82,100 ha) |
| 2004 | 12,500 acres (5,040 ha) | 236,000 acres (95,400 ha) | 248,000 acres (100,000 ha) |
| 2005 | 11,700 acres (4,730 ha) | 181,000 acres (73,300 ha) | 193,000 acres (78,000 ha) |
| 2006 | 16,500 acres (6,690 ha) | 305,000 acres (123,000 ha) | 321,000 acres (130,000 ha) |
| 2007 | 10,200 acres (4,150 ha) | 206,000 acres (83,500 ha) | 217,000 acres (87,600 ha) |
| 2008 | 10,500 acres (4,230 ha) | 205,000 acres (82,900 ha) | 215,000 acres (87,100 ha) |
| 2009 | 6,930 acres (2,810 ha) | 126,000 acres (51,200 ha) | 133,000 acres (54,000 ha) |
| 2010 | 5,560 acres (2,250 ha) | 128,000 acres (51,900 ha) | 134,000 acres (54,200 ha) |
| 2011 | 6,650 acres (2,690 ha) | 117,000 acres (47,500 ha) | 124,000 acres (50,200 ha) |
| 2012 | 7,540 acres (3,050 ha) | 177,000 acres (71,700 ha) | 185,000 acres (74,800 ha) |
| 2013 | 4,760 acres (1,930 ha) | 148,000 acres (59,700 ha) | 152,000 acres (61,600 ha) |
| 2014 | 7,320 acres (2,960 ha) | 191,000 acres (77,300 ha) | 198,000 acres (80,300 ha) |
| 2015 | 9,940 acres (4,020 ha) | 254,000 acres (103,000 ha) | 264,000 acres (107,000 ha) |
| 2016 | 11,900 acres (4,810 ha) | 334,000 acres (135,000 ha) | 345,000 acres (140,000 ha) |
| 2017 | 13,300 acres (5,390 ha) | 247,000 acres (99,800 ha) | 260,000 acres (105,000 ha) |
| 2018 | 9,920 acres (4,020 ha) | 229,000 acres (92,900 ha) | 239,000 acres (96,900 ha) |
| 2019 | 8,290 acres (3,360 ha) | 179,000 acres (72,400 ha) | 187,000 acres (75,700 ha) |
| 2020 | 8,710 acres (3,530 ha) | 146,000 acres (59,100 ha) | 155,000 acres (62,700 ha) |
| 2021 | 9,230 acres (3,740 ha) | 254,000 acres (103,000 ha) | 264,000 acres (107,000 ha) |
| 2022 | 7,710 acres (3,120 ha) | 234,000 acres (94,700 ha) | 242,000 acres (97,800 ha) |
| 2023 | 5,110 acres (2,070 ha) | 167,000 acres (67,600 ha) | 172,000 acres (69,700 ha) |
| 2024 | 4,900 acres (1,980 ha) | 174,000 acres (70,300 ha) | 179,000 acres (72,300 ha) |
| 2025 | 7,050 acres (2,860 ha) | 188,000 acres (75,900 ha) | 195,000 acres (78,700 ha) |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 210,000 acres (85,000 hectares) a year in 2021–2025, against 237,000 acres (96,100 hectares) a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 345,000 acres (140,000 hectares) of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Washington?
- Loggingcan grow back63% · 3.25 million acres (1.32 million ha)
- Wildfirescan grow back30% · 1.56 million acres (630,000 ha)
- Towns and roadscleared for good2.1% · 110,000 acres (44,500 ha)
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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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