Autovacuum falling behind on tables causes bloat accumulation

Autovacuum processes cannot keep up with table update rates, allowing dead tuples to accumulate. pgwatch monitors autovacuum activity to detect this condition.

Check pgwatch autovacuum activity dashboards or query pg_stat_user_tables for last_autovacuum timestamps and n_dead_tup counts. Increase autovacuum_max_workers, adjust autovacuum thresholds (autovacuum_vacuum_threshold, autovacuum_vacuum_scale_factor), or schedule manual VACUUM during maintenance windows.