City report · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Toulon Air quality today
Air quality in Toulon currently reads AQI 73 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 73
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 21.1
- tree cover
- 20.9%
- trees in this area
- 54.1K
- more trees needed
- 23.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Toulon, France (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 22, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Toulon · AQI 73 (Moderate)
Toulon's tree count comes to 54,103 trees across 10.36 km² of land, 9 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 23,557 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Toulon today: AQI 73, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 16:00 local time via OpenAQ and World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Toulon Foch, PACA, France, 600 m away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
21.1
PM10
43.2
NO₂
—
O₃
59.5
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · EEA, World Air Quality Index Project, L'observatoire de la qualité de l'air en Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- 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 Toulon's daily AQI at 31 on average, from 21 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 56 on Nov 7.
Where Toulon stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Toulon: Below target
20.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 10.36 km² of land.
Trees in this area
54,103
Target trees
77,660
More trees needed
23,557
CO₂ if planted / yr
518.3 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Toulon lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Toulon has lost about 494 hectares of forest (about 690 football pitches): 7.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 129 hectares (26%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 494 haabout 690 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 7.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 129 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2006, when about 63 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 ha | 4 ha | 8 ha |
| 2002 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2003 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2004 | 10 ha | 3 ha | 13 ha |
| 2005 | 11 ha | 10 ha | 21 ha |
| 2006 | 13 ha | 50 ha | 63 ha |
| 2007 | 10 ha | 49 ha | 59 ha |
| 2008 | 8 ha | 28 ha | 35 ha |
| 2009 | 6 ha | 9 ha | 16 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 4 ha | 7 ha |
| 2011 | 13 ha | 32 ha | 45 ha |
| 2012 | 2 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 7 ha |
| 2014 | 3 ha | 26 ha | 29 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2017 | 4 ha | 8 ha | 12 ha |
| 2018 | 1 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2019 | 14 ha | 24 ha | 38 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | 13 ha | 16 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | 12 ha | 14 ha |
| 2022 | 1 ha | 6 ha | 8 ha |
| 2023 | 5 ha | 43 ha | 48 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2025 | 5 ha | 11 ha | 17 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Toulon?
- Loggingcan grow back69% · 339 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good24% · 119 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back3.7% · 18 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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
- 10,400 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 10,300 ha
- Overall change
- −77 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Toulon stayed about the same size, at about 10,300 hectares: new forest grew on about 66 hectares, and about 143 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 Toulon right now?
The latest reading for Toulon shows an AQI of 73 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 16:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Toulon Foch, PACA, France, 600 m away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Toulon today?
At AQI 73 (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 Toulon been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Toulon's daily AQI at 31 on average, from 21 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 56 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 Toulon lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Toulon has lost about 494 hectares of forest (about 690 football pitches): 7.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 129 hectares (26%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Toulon stayed about the same size, at about 10,300 hectares: new forest grew on about 66 hectares, and about 143 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Toulon?
Toulon has an estimated 54,103 trees across the 10.36 km² of land measured — 20.9% tree cover, 9 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Toulon need?
Toulon needs roughly 23,557 more trees to close a 9-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 518.3 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Toulon's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Toulon, 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 Toulon; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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