City report · North Brabant, The Netherlands
Tilburg Air quality today
Air quality in Tilburg currently reads AQI 69 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 69
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 18.9
- tree cover
- 26.2%
- trees in this area
- 82.0K
- more trees needed
- 11.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Binnenstad, Tilburg, Netherlands (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Tilburg · AQI 69 (Moderate)
Tilburg's tree count comes to 81,980 trees across 12.52 km² of land, 4 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 11,890 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Tilburg today: AQI 69, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 16:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Biest Houtakker-Biestsestraat, 5.7 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
18.9
PM10
24.6
NO₂
16.8
O₃
17.3
SO₂
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CO
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Data: OpenAQ · EEA, Netherlands, RIVM · Luchtmeetnet
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Tilburg's daily AQI at 72 on average, from 49 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 103 on Nov 7.
Where Tilburg stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Tilburg: Below target
26.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.52 km² of land.
Trees in this area
81,980
Target trees
93,870
More trees needed
11,890
CO₂ if planted / yr
261.6 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Tilburg lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tilburg has lost about 626 hectares of forest (about 880 football pitches): 7.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 123 hectares (20%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 626 haabout 880 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 7.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 123 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2010, when about 97 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 ha | 8 ha | 10 ha |
| 2002 | 2 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2004 | 4 ha | 11 ha | 15 ha |
| 2005 | 9 ha | 25 ha | 34 ha |
| 2006 | 3 ha | 11 ha | 14 ha |
| 2007 | 8 ha | 37 ha | 46 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | 7 ha | 22 ha | 29 ha |
| 2010 | 9 ha | 88 ha | 97 ha |
| 2011 | 6 ha | 15 ha | 21 ha |
| 2012 | 5 ha | 12 ha | 17 ha |
| 2013 | 3 ha | 7 ha | 10 ha |
| 2014 | 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2015 | 1 ha | 10 ha | 11 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | 14 ha | 16 ha |
| 2017 | 18 ha | 23 ha | 41 ha |
| 2018 | 11 ha | 21 ha | 32 ha |
| 2019 | 3 ha | 43 ha | 46 ha |
| 2020 | 10 ha | 37 ha | 47 ha |
| 2021 | 3 ha | 46 ha | 49 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2023 | 6 ha | 14 ha | 20 ha |
| 2024 | 5 ha | 15 ha | 20 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 24 ha | 25 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Tilburg?
- Loggingcan grow back78% · 490 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good20% · 123 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown2% · 12 ha
Also: mining and energy.
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
- 11,800 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 12,200 ha
- Overall change
- +427 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tilburg grew from about 11,800 hectares to 12,200 hectares, a net gain of about 427 hectares (+3.6%). New forest grew on about 718 hectares, while 290 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 Tilburg right now?
The latest reading for Tilburg shows an AQI of 69 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 16:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Biest Houtakker-Biestsestraat, 5.7 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Tilburg today?
At AQI 69 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Tilburg been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Tilburg's daily AQI at 72 on average, from 49 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 103 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Tilburg lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tilburg has lost about 626 hectares of forest (about 880 football pitches): 7.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 123 hectares (20%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tilburg grew from about 11,800 hectares to 12,200 hectares, a net gain of about 427 hectares (+3.6%). New forest grew on about 718 hectares, while 290 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Tilburg?
Tilburg has an estimated 81,980 trees across the 12.52 km² of land measured — 26.2% tree cover, 4 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Tilburg need?
Tilburg needs roughly 11,890 more trees to close a 4-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 261.6 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Tilburg's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Binnenstad, 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 Binnenstad; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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