City report · New Mexico, United States
Albuquerque Air quality today
Air quality in Albuquerque currently reads AQI 65 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 65
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 16.6
- tree cover
- 10.3%
- trees in this area
- 32.3K
- more trees needed
- 61.8K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Raynolds Addition, Albuquerque, NM 87102, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 12, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Albuquerque · AQI 65 (Moderate)
Albuquerque's tree count comes to 32,326 trees across 4.8 sq mi (12.56 km²) of land, 20 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 61,827 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Albuquerque today: AQI 65, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 07:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Mobile Trailer-San J, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) away · median of 3 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
16.6
PM10
53.5
NO₂
32.0
O₃
9.8
SO₂
1.6
CO
916.5
Data: OpenAQ · AirNow
- 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 Albuquerque's daily AQI at 38 on average, from 24 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 67 on Nov 10.
Where Albuquerque stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Albuquerque: Critically low
10.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.8 sq mi (12.56 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
32,326
Target trees
94,153
More trees needed
61,827
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,360 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Albuquerque lost?
There was very little forest around Albuquerque in 2000, about 32 acres (13 hectares), and about 14 acres (6 hectares) of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
The worst year was 2003, when about 5 acres (2 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | 5 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 5 acres (2 ha) |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Albuquerque?
- Towns and roadscleared for good77% · 11 acres (4 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good19% · 3 acres (1 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown1.8% · under 1 ha
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
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. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Albuquerque right now?
The latest reading for Albuquerque shows an AQI of 65 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 07:00 local time by 3 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Mobile Trailer-San J, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Albuquerque today?
At AQI 65 (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 Albuquerque been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Albuquerque's daily AQI at 38 on average, from 24 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 67 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Albuquerque lost since 2001?
There was very little forest around Albuquerque in 2000, about 32 acres (13 hectares), and about 14 acres (6 hectares) of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.
What is the tree count in Albuquerque?
Albuquerque has an estimated 32,326 trees across the 4.8 sq mi (12.56 km²) of land measured — 10.3% tree cover, 20 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Albuquerque need?
Albuquerque needs roughly 61,827 more trees to close a 20-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,360 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Albuquerque's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Raynolds Addition, 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 Raynolds Addition; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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