City report · Oklahoma, United States
Tulsa Air quality today
Air quality in Tulsa currently reads AQI 57 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 57
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 12.1
- tree cover
- 20.5%
- trees in this area
- 61.4K
- more trees needed
- 28.4K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Deco District, Tulsa, OK, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Tulsa · AQI 57 (Moderate)
Tulsa's tree count comes to 61,376 trees across 4.6 sq mi (11.98 km²) of land, 10 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 28,442 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Tulsa today: AQI 57, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 09:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Tulsa, 2.5 mi (4.1 km) away · median of 5 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
12.1
PM10
—
NO₂
5.3
O₃
43.2
SO₂
0.0
CO
229.1
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, AirNow, Clarity
- 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 Tulsa's daily AQI at 38 on average, from 19 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 84 on Nov 8.
Where Tulsa stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Tulsa: Below target
20.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.6 sq mi (11.98 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
61,376
Target trees
89,818
More trees needed
28,442
CO₂ if planted / yr
625.7 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Tulsa lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tulsa has lost about 591 acres (239 hectares) of forest (about 450 football fields): 4.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (94%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 591 acres (239 ha)about 450 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 4.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 555 acres (225 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2020, when about 87 acres (35 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12 acres (5 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 16 acres (6 ha) |
| 2002 | 20 acres (8 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 23 acres (9 ha) |
| 2003 | 14 acres (6 ha) | under 1 ha | 14 acres (6 ha) |
| 2004 | 36 acres (14 ha) | under 1 ha | 37 acres (15 ha) |
| 2005 | 23 acres (9 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| 2006 | 8 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 8 acres (3 ha) |
| 2007 | 23 acres (9 ha) | under 1 ha | 24 acres (10 ha) |
| 2008 | 17 acres (7 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 20 acres (8 ha) |
| 2009 | 8 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 9 acres (4 ha) |
| 2010 | 33 acres (13 ha) | under 1 ha | 33 acres (14 ha) |
| 2011 | 19 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 19 acres (8 ha) |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | 16 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 18 acres (7 ha) |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 3 acres (1 ha) |
| 2015 | 18 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 19 acres (8 ha) |
| 2016 | 19 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 20 acres (8 ha) |
| 2017 | 55 acres (22 ha) | under 1 ha | 56 acres (23 ha) |
| 2018 | 19 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 20 acres (8 ha) |
| 2019 | 2 acres (1 ha) | under 1 ha | 2 acres (1 ha) |
| 2020 | 86 acres (35 ha) | under 1 ha | 87 acres (35 ha) |
| 2021 | 18 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 18 acres (7 ha) |
| 2022 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 4 acres (2 ha) |
| 2023 | 30 acres (12 ha) | under 1 ha | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| 2024 | 28 acres (11 ha) | under 1 ha | 29 acres (12 ha) |
| 2025 | 44 acres (18 ha) | 9 acres (4 ha) | 53 acres (22 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Tulsa?
- Towns and roadscleared for good82% · 484 acres (196 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good12% · 72 acres (29 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown5.4% · 32 acres (13 ha)
Also: logging.
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
- 23,900 acres (9,680 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 24,100 acres (9,760 ha)
- Overall change
- +185 acres (75 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tulsa stayed about the same size, at about 24,100 acres (9,760 hectares): new forest grew on about 904 acres (366 hectares), and about 719 acres (291 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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Frequently asked
Questions about Tulsa
What is the air quality (AQI) in Tulsa right now?
The latest reading for Tulsa shows an AQI of 57 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 09:00 local time by 5 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Tulsa, 2.5 mi (4.1 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Tulsa today?
At AQI 57 (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 Tulsa been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Tulsa's daily AQI at 38 on average, from 19 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 84 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Tulsa lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tulsa has lost about 591 acres (239 hectares) of forest (about 450 football fields): 4.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (94%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tulsa stayed about the same size, at about 24,100 acres (9,760 hectares): new forest grew on about 904 acres (366 hectares), and about 719 acres (291 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Tulsa?
Tulsa has an estimated 61,376 trees across the 4.6 sq mi (11.98 km²) of land measured — 20.5% tree cover, 10 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Tulsa need?
Tulsa needs roughly 28,442 more trees to close a 10-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 625.7 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Tulsa's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Deco District, 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 Deco District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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