Air quality comparison · Guyana, 94 km apart
Georgetown vs New Amsterdam Air quality index (AQI) today
Georgetown has cleaner air than New Amsterdam right now: AQI 33 (Good) against 38 (Good).
Both sit in the same EPA band, so the health advice is the same for each today. Over the past 6 days, on modeled daily averages, Georgetown averaged AQI 43 against 44, and it was the cleaner of the two on 3 of those days. New Amsterdam has lost more forest since 2001. New Amsterdam has more tree cover.
Guyana
AQI 33
Good
Cleaner right now
- PM2.5
- 6.6 µg/m³
- Main pollutant
- PM2.5
- Source
- Model estimate
- Reading
- Nov 10, 09:00 local
Guyana
AQI 38
Good
Cleaner right now
- PM2.5
- 6.6 µg/m³
- Main pollutant
- PM2.5
- Source
- Model estimate
- Reading
- Nov 11, 04:00 local
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Georgetown33New Amsterdam38
Head to head
Georgetown vs New Amsterdam at a glance
Georgetown is ahead on 3 of 6 measures, and New Amsterdam on 2. The better figure in each row is marked.
| Georgetown | New Amsterdam | |
|---|---|---|
| Air quality nowUS AQI. Lower is better. | 33 (better) | 38 |
| PM2.5Fine particles, µg/m³. | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Past week's averageUS AQI, 6 days. | 43 (better) | 44 |
| Forest lost since 2001Within 10 km of the center. | 346 ha (better) | 1,070 ha |
| Tree coverWithin 2 km of the center. | 11.3% | 31.6% (better) |
| Trees still neededTo reach a healthy canopy. | 52.6K | 0 (better) |
Air quality today
What is the air like in Georgetown and New Amsterdam right now?
Georgetown has cleaner air than New Amsterdam right now: AQI 33 (Good) against 38 (Good). PM2.5 is setting the index in both.
Both readings are model estimates, with no ground station close enough to either.
GeorgetownNew Amsterdam
Concentrations at the same moment as the index above, for the pollutants both places report. Lower is better. The dark marks on the PM2.5 and PM10 rows show the WHO's 24-hour guidelines (15 and 45 µg/m³).
Georgetown: Model estimate · no ground station nearby. Data: Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index.
New Amsterdam: Model estimate · no ground station nearby. Data: Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index.
The past week
Which had cleaner air over the past 6 days?
Over the past 6 days, on modeled daily averages, Georgetown averaged AQI 43 against 44, and it was the cleaner of the two on 3 of those days. A single reading can catch a city on a bad afternoon; the week says whether it was the weather or the place.
- Cleaner days
- Georgetown3New Amsterdam2
- Average AQI
- Georgetown43New Amsterdam44
- Worst day, AQI
- Georgetown47New Amsterdam51
The daily numbers (6 days)
| Day | Georgetown | New Amsterdam |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | 47 | 51 |
| Nov 6 | 47 | 48 |
| Nov 7 | 47 | 44 |
| Nov 8 | 45 | 42 |
| Nov 9 | 39 | 39 |
| Nov 10 | 30 | 40 |
Daily averages from the CAMS atmospheric model for both places, so the week compares like with like. They can differ from today's reading at the top of the page wherever that comes from a ground station.
What it means today
Is it safe to go outside in Georgetown and New Amsterdam today?
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone. Both are in the same EPA band today (Good), so the advice is the same.
Exercise outdoors
A good day to be active outside.
Windows
Open them to air the house.
Masks
Not needed.
Air purifier
Not needed.
Against everywhere else
How do Georgetown and New Amsterdam compare with the rest of the world?
Right now Georgetown's air is cleaner than 76% of the 5,420 places Airleaf tracks, and New Amsterdam's is cleaner than 72%.
Cleaner air than…
- Georgetown
- Beats 76%
- New Amsterdam
- Beats 72%
More tree cover than…
- Georgetown
- Beats 24%
- New Amsterdam
- Beats 72%
Includes model estimates as well as station readings, so it can differ from our most polluted and cleanest air rankings, which use station readings only.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
Which has lost more forest, Georgetown or New Amsterdam?
New Amsterdam has lost more: about 1,070 ha of forest within 10 km of its center from 2001 to 2025, against 346 ha around Georgetown. 784 ha of that was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Measured within 10 km of each center, from the yearly satellite maps of forest loss: a wider circle than the one for tree cover, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
Worst year: 2023, with 109 ha lost.
Worst year: 2024, with 333 ha lost.
| Georgetown | New Amsterdam | |
|---|---|---|
| Forest lost since 2001Cleared, burned or logged. | 346 ha (better) | 1,070 ha |
| Share of its forestOf what it had in 2000. | 12% (better) | 13% |
| Cleared for goodTurned into farms, mines or towns. | 321 ha (better) | 784 ha |
| Recent trend2021–2025 against the five years before. | Too little to call | Speeding up |
| Main known cause | Farms, pasture and plantations (70%) | Farms, pasture and plantations (72%) |
Satellite timelapses
Watch both change, year by year
A clear satellite photo a year of the land around each city. Press play, turn on the forest cleared since the first year, or drag the before and after.
Georgetown
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km southeast of the city center.
New Amsterdam
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km west of the city center.
Trees
Which has more trees, Georgetown or New Amsterdam?
New Amsterdam has more tree cover: 31.6% of the land within 2 km of its center against 11.3% around Georgetown, or about 77,930 trees against 31,772.
The dark mark is each place's canopy target: 30% of the land, raised where air quality is poor.
| Georgetown | New Amsterdam | |
|---|---|---|
| Trees standingEstimated from the canopy area. | 31.8K | 77.9K (better) |
| Trees still neededTo reach the target. Fewer is better. | 52.6K | 0 (better) |
| CO₂ absorbed each yearBy the trees already standing. | 699K kg | 1.7M kg (better) |
Tree cover on the satellite image
The same 2 km radius around each center, with the tree cover the satellite found marked on it.
Reading these numbers
How this comparison is made
Air quality index
The US EPA index, computed from current pollutant concentrations: ground stations where a place has them nearby, and the CAMS atmospheric model everywhere else. It moves hour to hour, so it is a snapshot rather than a verdict on either place. The guideline marks are from the WHO's 2021 air quality guidelines.
Trees and forest
Tree cover is the share of ground under canopy within 2 km of each center, read from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery at 10 m detail. It measures that circle, not the whole municipality, which is what makes the two comparable. Forest loss comes from the University of Maryland's Global Forest Change maps.
More on the method on the About Airleaf page.
Frequently asked
Georgetown vs New Amsterdam: your questions answered
Is Georgetown cleaner than New Amsterdam?
On air quality, yes, right now: Georgetown reads AQI 33 against 38, a gap of 5 points on the US EPA index. This is a live reading rather than an annual average, so it can reverse within a day. Over the past 6 days, on modeled daily averages, Georgetown averaged AQI 43 against 44, and it was the cleaner of the two on 3 of those days.
Is it safe to exercise outdoors in Georgetown and New Amsterdam today?
The advice is the same for both today. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone. Georgetown reads AQI 33 and New Amsterdam reads AQI 38.
Which has lost more forest, Georgetown or New Amsterdam?
New Amsterdam has lost more: about 1,070 ha of forest within 10 km of its center from 2001 to 2025, against 346 ha around Georgetown. 784 ha of that was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which has more trees, Georgetown or New Amsterdam?
New Amsterdam has more tree cover: 31.6% of the land within 2 km of its center against 11.3% around Georgetown, or about 77,930 trees against 31,772. Both figures describe the same-sized circle of ground around each center, not the whole municipality.
How many more trees do Georgetown and New Amsterdam need?
Georgetown needs about 52,579 more to reach its canopy target of 30%, and New Amsterdam about 0 to reach 30%. The target starts at 30% of the land and rises where air quality is poor.
Are Georgetown and New Amsterdam measured the same way?
The method is the same: the US EPA index for air, and Sentinel-2 satellite imagery at 10 m detail over an identical radius for trees. Both readings are model estimates, with no ground station close enough to either. Nothing is adjusted for population, city limits or climate.
How often does the Georgetown vs New Amsterdam comparison update?
The air readings refresh about once an hour, and each reading's local time is shown at the top of the page. Tree cover comes from the latest clear satellite image of each area (Jun 8, 2026 and Aug 29, 2026), and the forest figures are published yearly.
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