City report · Madrid, Spain
Torrejón de Ardoz Air quality today
Air quality in Torrejón de Ardoz currently reads AQI 22 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 22
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 1.0
- tree cover
- 9.8%
- trees in this area
- 30.8K
- more trees needed
- 63.5K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Torrejón de Ardoz · AQI 22 (Good)
Torrejón de Ardoz's tree count comes to 30,788 trees across 12.57 km², 20 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 63,460 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Torrejón de Ardoz today: AQI 22, Good
Main pollutant: Ozone · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · TORREJON DE ARDOZ , 900 m away · median of 4 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
1.0
PM10
8.0
NO₂
12.0
O₃
48.0
SO₂
3.0
CO
700.0
Data: OpenAQ · EEA
- 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 Torrejón de Ardoz's daily AQI at 52 on average, from 18 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 96 on Nov 7.
Where Torrejón de Ardoz stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Torrejón de Ardoz: Critically low
9.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
30,788
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
63,460
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,396 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Torrejón de Ardoz lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Torrejón de Ardoz has lost about 60 hectares of forest (about 84 football pitches): 8.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 11 hectares (18%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 60 haabout 84 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 11 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2021, when about 23 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2004 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | 22 ha | 23 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 13 ha | 13 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Torrejón de Ardoz?
- Loggingcan grow back70% · 42 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good14% · 8 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good4.2% · 3 ha
Also: unknown causes.
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
- 867 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 981 ha
- Overall change
- +114 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Torrejón de Ardoz grew from about 867 hectares to 981 hectares, a net gain of about 114 hectares (+13%). New forest grew on about 143 hectares, while 30 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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Questions about Torrejón de Ardoz
What is the air quality (AQI) in Torrejón de Ardoz right now?
The latest reading for Torrejón de Ardoz shows an AQI of 22 (Good), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by 4 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is TORREJON DE ARDOZ , 900 m away). The main pollutant is Ozone. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Torrejón de Ardoz today?
At AQI 22 (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 Torrejón de Ardoz been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Torrejón de Ardoz's daily AQI at 52 on average, from 18 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 96 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 Torrejón de Ardoz lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Torrejón de Ardoz has lost about 60 hectares of forest (about 84 football pitches): 8.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 11 hectares (18%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Torrejón de Ardoz grew from about 867 hectares to 981 hectares, a net gain of about 114 hectares (+13%). New forest grew on about 143 hectares, while 30 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Torrejón de Ardoz?
Torrejón de Ardoz has an estimated 30,788 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 9.8% tree cover, 20 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Torrejón de Ardoz need?
Torrejón de Ardoz needs roughly 63,460 more trees to close a 20-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,396 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Torrejón de Ardoz's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Torrejón de Ardoz, 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 Torrejón de Ardoz; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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