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Umeå

Measured across a 2 km radius around Centrala stan, Umeå, Sweden (12.57 km²)

Tree cover
58.1%
Air quality
13Good
Trees in this area
168K
More trees needed
0
Area analyzed
11.56 km²land, in a 12.57 km² circle
Satellite image
Sep 22, 2026
Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 22, 2026

Umeå's tree count comes to 167,924 trees across 11.56 km² of land — already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area. Air quality currently reads AQI 13 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Umeå: Healthy tree cover

58.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.56 km² of land.

Target reached

Trees in this area

167,924

Target trees

167,924

More trees needed

0

CO₂ if planted / yr

0 kg

Air quality detail

Air quality in Umeå today: AQI 13, Good

Observed Oct 19, 14:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Model estimate · no ground station nearby

Health signal

Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

PM2.5

2.2

PM10

3.4

NO₂

1.2

O₃

62.0

SO₂

0.2

CO

160.0

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Umeå lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Umeå has lost about 4,860 hectares of forest (about 6,800 football pitches): 23% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,240 hectares (25%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.

Satellite image of the area around Umeå, July 2017

2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km east of the city centre.

Forest lost since 2001
4,860 haabout 6,800 football pitches
Share of its forest
23%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
1,240 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 225 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 263 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2021, when about 324 hectares of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Umeå, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Umeå, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.324

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Forest lost each year around Umeå, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
200132 ha76 ha108 ha
200227 ha101 ha128 ha
200315 ha90 ha105 ha
200438 ha139 ha176 ha
200527 ha119 ha146 ha
200686 ha128 ha214 ha
200763 ha197 ha260 ha
200859 ha202 ha260 ha
200967 ha157 ha224 ha
201062 ha45 ha107 ha
201132 ha129 ha161 ha
201249 ha95 ha144 ha
201327 ha83 ha109 ha
201428 ha100 ha128 ha
201533 ha118 ha151 ha
201657 ha203 ha260 ha
201779 ha206 ha285 ha
2018103 ha121 ha224 ha
201975 ha165 ha240 ha
2020113 ha191 ha304 ha
202157 ha267 ha324 ha
202245 ha210 ha255 ha
202320 ha101 ha121 ha
202410 ha244 ha254 ha
202536 ha135 ha171 ha

What is causing deforestation around Umeå?

  • Loggingcan grow back74% · 3,620 ha
  • Towns and roadscleared for good18% · 880 ha
  • Mining and energycleared for good6.6% · 322 ha

Also: farms, pasture and plantations, 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
20,200 ha
Forest in 2020
19,000 ha
Overall change
−1,240 haless forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Umeå shrank from about 20,200 hectares to 19,000 hectares, a net loss of about 1,240 hectares (−6.1%). New forest grew on about 869 hectares, but 2,110 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 centre, 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 Umeå

What is the tree count in Umeå?

Umeå has an estimated 167,924 trees across the 11.56 km² of land measured — 58.1% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Umeå need?

Umeå has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.

What is the air quality (AQI) in Umeå right now?

The latest reading for Umeå shows an AQI of 13 (Good), observed Oct 19, 14:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

How much forest has the area around Umeå lost since 2001?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Umeå has lost about 4,860 hectares of forest (about 6,800 football pitches): 23% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,240 hectares (25%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 225 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 263 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Umeå shrank from about 20,200 hectares to 19,000 hectares, a net loss of about 1,240 hectares (−6.1%). New forest grew on about 869 hectares, but 2,110 hectares were lost.

How is Umeå's tree cover and air quality measured?

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 Centrala stan; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover. Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors.

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