City report · Washington, United States
Vancouver Air quality today
Air quality in Vancouver currently reads AQI 48 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 48
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 8.6
- tree cover
- 35.6%
- trees in this area
- 112K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Central Park, Vancouver, WA, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 8, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Vancouver · AQI 48 (Good)
Vancouver's tree count comes to 111,841 trees across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²), already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Vancouver today: AQI 48, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 06:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Roosevelt High Schoo, 5.0 mi (8 km) away
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
8.6
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirNow
- 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 Vancouver's daily AQI at 53 on average, from 16 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 116 on Nov 8.
Where Vancouver stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Vancouver: Healthy tree cover
35.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²).
Trees in this area
111,841
Target trees
111,841
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Vancouver lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Vancouver has lost about 608 acres (246 hectares) of forest (about 460 football fields): 6.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (95%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 608 acres (246 ha)about 460 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 6.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 579 acres (234 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2018, when about 58 acres (23 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14 acres (6 ha) | under 1 ha | 15 acres (6 ha) |
| 2002 | 9 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 10 acres (4 ha) |
| 2003 | 38 acres (15 ha) | under 1 ha | 39 acres (16 ha) |
| 2004 | 21 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 23 acres (9 ha) |
| 2005 | 28 acres (12 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 33 acres (14 ha) |
| 2006 | 33 acres (13 ha) | under 1 ha | 34 acres (14 ha) |
| 2007 | 19 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 20 acres (8 ha) |
| 2008 | 13 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 15 acres (6 ha) |
| 2009 | 10 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 11 acres (5 ha) |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | 36 acres (15 ha) | under 1 ha | 37 acres (15 ha) |
| 2012 | 9 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 11 acres (5 ha) |
| 2013 | 7 acres (3 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 10 acres (4 ha) |
| 2014 | 26 acres (10 ha) | 2 acres (1 ha) | 28 acres (11 ha) |
| 2015 | 11 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 12 acres (5 ha) |
| 2016 | 49 acres (20 ha) | under 1 ha | 49 acres (20 ha) |
| 2017 | 38 acres (15 ha) | under 1 ha | 38 acres (15 ha) |
| 2018 | 58 acres (23 ha) | under 1 ha | 58 acres (23 ha) |
| 2019 | 17 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 19 acres (8 ha) |
| 2020 | 21 acres (9 ha) | under 1 ha | 22 acres (9 ha) |
| 2021 | 26 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| 2022 | 44 acres (18 ha) | under 1 ha | 45 acres (18 ha) |
| 2023 | 29 acres (12 ha) | under 1 ha | 29 acres (12 ha) |
| 2024 | 8 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 8 acres (3 ha) |
| 2025 | 16 acres (6 ha) | under 1 ha | 16 acres (7 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Vancouver?
- Towns and roadscleared for good93% · 566 acres (229 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good2% · 12 acres (5 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown4.1% · 25 acres (10 ha)
Also: logging, storms, floods and other natural 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
- 26,900 acres (10,900 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 28,300 acres (11,500 ha)
- Overall change
- +1,410 acres (571 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Vancouver grew from about 26,900 acres (10,900 hectares) to 28,300 acres (11,500 hectares), a net gain of about 1,410 acres (571 hectares) (+5.2%). New forest grew on about 1,920 acres (776 hectares), while 509 acres (206 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 Vancouver right now?
The latest reading for Vancouver shows an AQI of 48 (Good), measured Nov 11, 06:00 local time by the Roosevelt High Schoo ground monitoring station, 5.0 mi (8 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Vancouver today?
At AQI 48 (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 Vancouver been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Vancouver's daily AQI at 53 on average, from 16 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 116 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 Vancouver lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Vancouver has lost about 608 acres (246 hectares) of forest (about 460 football fields): 6.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (95%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Vancouver grew from about 26,900 acres (10,900 hectares) to 28,300 acres (11,500 hectares), a net gain of about 1,410 acres (571 hectares) (+5.2%). New forest grew on about 1,920 acres (776 hectares), while 509 acres (206 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Vancouver?
Vancouver has an estimated 111,841 trees across the 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²) measured — 35.6% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Vancouver need?
Vancouver has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Vancouver's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Central Park, 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 Central Park; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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