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Staten Island Air quality today
Air quality in Staten Island currently reads AQI 18 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 18
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 3.2
- tree cover
- 42.7%
- trees in this area
- 133K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Richmond, Staten Island, NY 10306, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 8, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Staten Island · AQI 18 (Good)
Staten Island's tree count comes to 133,207 trees across 4.8 sq mi (12.48 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Staten Island today: AQI 18, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Port Richmond, 4.9 mi (7.9 km) away
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
3.2
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirNow
- 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 Staten Island's daily AQI at 40 on average, from 25 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 82 on Nov 6.
Where Staten Island stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Staten Island: Healthy tree cover
42.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.8 sq mi (12.48 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
133,207
Target trees
133,207
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Staten Island lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Staten Island has lost about 252 acres (102 hectares) of forest (about 190 football fields): 2.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (88%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 252 acres (102 ha)about 190 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 2.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 221 acres (90 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2005, when about 41 acres (16 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 10 acres (4 ha) |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 3 acres (1 ha) |
| 2003 | 5 acres (2 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 8 acres (3 ha) |
| 2004 | 12 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 14 acres (6 ha) |
| 2005 | 38 acres (16 ha) | under 1 ha | 41 acres (16 ha) |
| 2006 | 20 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 21 acres (8 ha) |
| 2007 | 9 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 9 acres (4 ha) |
| 2008 | 3 acres (1 ha) | under 1 ha | 3 acres (1 ha) |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | 16 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 18 acres (7 ha) |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 3 acres (1 ha) |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 4 acres (2 ha) |
| 2013 | 10 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 12 acres (5 ha) |
| 2014 | 8 acres (3 ha) | 2 acres (1 ha) | 10 acres (4 ha) |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 5 acres (2 ha) |
| 2017 | 21 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 21 acres (8 ha) |
| 2018 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 5 acres (2 ha) |
| 2019 | 14 acres (6 ha) | 2 acres (1 ha) | 16 acres (7 ha) |
| 2020 | 9 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 10 acres (4 ha) |
| 2021 | 13 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 13 acres (5 ha) |
| 2022 | 7 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 7 acres (3 ha) |
| 2023 | 12 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 12 acres (5 ha) |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 3 acres (1 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Staten Island?
- Towns and roadscleared for good88% · 221 acres (89 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown12% · 31 acres (12 ha)
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
- 16,800 acres (6,800 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 16,900 acres (6,830 ha)
- Overall change
- +79 acres (32 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Staten Island stayed about the same size, at about 16,900 acres (6,830 hectares): new forest grew on about 415 acres (168 hectares), and about 336 acres (136 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 Staten Island right now?
The latest reading for Staten Island shows an AQI of 18 (Good), measured Nov 11, 12:00 local time by the Port Richmond ground monitoring station, 4.9 mi (7.9 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Staten Island today?
At AQI 18 (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 Staten Island been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Staten Island's daily AQI at 40 on average, from 25 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 82 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 Staten Island lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Staten Island has lost about 252 acres (102 hectares) of forest (about 190 football fields): 2.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (88%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Staten Island stayed about the same size, at about 16,900 acres (6,830 hectares): new forest grew on about 415 acres (168 hectares), and about 336 acres (136 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Staten Island?
Staten Island has an estimated 133,207 trees across the 4.8 sq mi (12.48 km²) of land measured — 42.7% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Staten Island need?
Staten Island has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Staten Island's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Richmond, 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 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Richmond; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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