City report · Limburg, The Netherlands
Venlo Air quality today
Air quality in Venlo currently reads AQI 61 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 61
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 14.5
- tree cover
- 25.6%
- trees in this area
- 77.2K
- more trees needed
- 13.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Venlo, Netherlands (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Venlo · AQI 61 (Moderate)
Venlo's tree count comes to 77,208 trees across 12.07 km² of land, 4 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 13,270 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Venlo today: AQI 61, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Nettetal-Kaldenkirchen, 5.2 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
14.5
PM10
15.6
NO₂
—
O₃
6.8
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · EEA
- 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 Venlo's daily AQI at 71 on average, from 53 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 89 on Nov 6.
Where Venlo stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Venlo: Below target
25.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.07 km² of land.
Trees in this area
77,208
Target trees
90,478
More trees needed
13,270
CO₂ if planted / yr
291.9 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Venlo lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Venlo has lost about 493 hectares of forest (about 690 football pitches): 6.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 119 hectares (24%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km east of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 493 haabout 690 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 119 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2021, when about 64 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 ha | 6 ha | 9 ha |
| 2002 | 3 ha | 6 ha | 9 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2004 | 9 ha | 2 ha | 11 ha |
| 2005 | 8 ha | 11 ha | 19 ha |
| 2006 | 12 ha | 18 ha | 30 ha |
| 2007 | 4 ha | 40 ha | 44 ha |
| 2008 | 9 ha | 10 ha | 18 ha |
| 2009 | 5 ha | 7 ha | 12 ha |
| 2010 | 10 ha | 48 ha | 58 ha |
| 2011 | 11 ha | 19 ha | 30 ha |
| 2012 | 5 ha | 8 ha | 13 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2014 | 3 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2016 | 3 ha | 8 ha | 11 ha |
| 2017 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 7 ha |
| 2018 | 3 ha | 18 ha | 21 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | 21 ha | 23 ha |
| 2020 | 6 ha | 34 ha | 40 ha |
| 2021 | 13 ha | 50 ha | 64 ha |
| 2022 | 1 ha | 14 ha | 15 ha |
| 2023 | 1 ha | 27 ha | 28 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2025 | 3 ha | 3 ha | 6 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Venlo?
- Loggingcan grow back73% · 359 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good13% · 63 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good9.2% · 45 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
- 9,990 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 10,500 ha
- Overall change
- +562 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Venlo grew from about 9,990 hectares to 10,500 hectares, a net gain of about 562 hectares (+5.6%). New forest grew on about 805 hectares, while 243 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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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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- Moers33.5 km
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- Air quality
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- Duisburg42.0 km
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- Air quality
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- Düsseldorf45.5 km
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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Venlo right now?
The latest reading for Venlo shows an AQI of 61 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by the Nettetal-Kaldenkirchen ground monitoring station, 5.2 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Venlo today?
At AQI 61 (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 Venlo been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Venlo's daily AQI at 71 on average, from 53 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 89 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Venlo lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Venlo has lost about 493 hectares of forest (about 690 football pitches): 6.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 119 hectares (24%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Venlo grew from about 9,990 hectares to 10,500 hectares, a net gain of about 562 hectares (+5.6%). New forest grew on about 805 hectares, while 243 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Venlo?
Venlo has an estimated 77,208 trees across the 12.07 km² of land measured — 25.6% tree cover, 4 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Venlo need?
Venlo needs roughly 13,270 more trees to close a 4-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 291.9 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Venlo's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Venlo, 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 Venlo; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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