City report · Lara, Venezuela
Barquisimeto Air quality today
Air quality in Barquisimeto currently reads AQI 72 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 72
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 21.6
- tree cover
- 12.2%
- trees in this area
- 38.3K
- more trees needed
- 55.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Brisas Del Obelisco, Barquisimeto 3001, Lara, Venezuela (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Barquisimeto · AQI 72 (Moderate)
Barquisimeto's tree count comes to 38,327 trees across 12.57 km², 18 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 55,920 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Barquisimeto today: AQI 72, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 09:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
21.6
PM10
25.0
NO₂
5.0
O₃
69.0
SO₂
1.2
CO
274.0
- 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 Barquisimeto's daily AQI at 57 on average, from 40 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 91 on Nov 5.
Where Barquisimeto stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Barquisimeto: Critically low
12.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
38,327
Target trees
94,247
More trees needed
55,920
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,230 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Barquisimeto lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Barquisimeto has lost about 65 hectares of forest (about 92 football pitches): 2.2% 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 February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 65 haabout 92 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 62 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2007, when about 8 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2005 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2006 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2007 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2008 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2009 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2010 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 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 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Barquisimeto?
- Towns and roadscleared for good53% · 35 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good42% · 27 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown5% · 3 ha
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
- 4,940 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 4,870 ha
- Overall change
- −68 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Barquisimeto stayed about the same size, at about 4,870 hectares: new forest grew on about 55 hectares, and about 123 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 Barquisimeto right now?
The latest reading for Barquisimeto shows an AQI of 72 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 09:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Barquisimeto today?
At AQI 72 (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 Barquisimeto been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Barquisimeto's daily AQI at 57 on average, from 40 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 91 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Barquisimeto lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Barquisimeto has lost about 65 hectares of forest (about 92 football pitches): 2.2% 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 Barquisimeto stayed about the same size, at about 4,870 hectares: new forest grew on about 55 hectares, and about 123 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Barquisimeto?
Barquisimeto has an estimated 38,327 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 12.2% tree cover, 18 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Barquisimeto need?
Barquisimeto needs roughly 55,920 more trees to close a 18-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,230 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Barquisimeto's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. 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 Brisas Del Obelisco; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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