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Botucatu Air quality today
Air quality in Botucatu currently reads AQI 69 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 69
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 15.5
- tree cover
- 23.3%
- trees in this area
- 73.2K
- more trees needed
- 21.0K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Centro, Botucatu - SP, Brazil (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Nov 4, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Botucatu · AQI 69 (Moderate)
Botucatu's tree count comes to 73,199 trees across 12.57 km², 7 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 21,049 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Botucatu today: AQI 69, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 11:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 105 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 105 km, e.g. Bauru and Rio Claro
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
15.5
PM10
13.7
NO₂
3.6
O₃
83.0
SO₂
2.6
CO
243.0
- 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 Botucatu's daily AQI at 90 on average, from 36 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 222 on Nov 6.
Where Botucatu stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Botucatu: Below target
23.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
73,199
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
21,049
CO₂ if planted / yr
463.1 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Botucatu lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Botucatu has lost about 1,010 hectares of forest (about 1,400 football pitches): 14% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 171 hectares (17%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,010 haabout 1,400 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 14%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 171 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2024, when about 156 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25 ha | 26 ha | 51 ha |
| 2002 | 5 ha | 16 ha | 20 ha |
| 2003 | 6 ha | 42 ha | 48 ha |
| 2004 | 5 ha | 24 ha | 30 ha |
| 2005 | 10 ha | 17 ha | 26 ha |
| 2006 | 9 ha | 40 ha | 49 ha |
| 2007 | 3 ha | 16 ha | 19 ha |
| 2008 | 14 ha | 37 ha | 51 ha |
| 2009 | 5 ha | 7 ha | 12 ha |
| 2010 | 15 ha | 38 ha | 52 ha |
| 2011 | 15 ha | 91 ha | 106 ha |
| 2012 | 10 ha | 56 ha | 67 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 110 ha | 110 ha |
| 2014 | 2 ha | 13 ha | 15 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 7 ha |
| 2016 | 4 ha | 14 ha | 18 ha |
| 2017 | 7 ha | 28 ha | 34 ha |
| 2018 | 4 ha | 25 ha | 29 ha |
| 2019 | 8 ha | 21 ha | 29 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | 19 ha | 22 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 14 ha | 15 ha |
| 2022 | 3 ha | 9 ha | 12 ha |
| 2023 | 1 ha | 27 ha | 28 ha |
| 2024 | 16 ha | 140 ha | 156 ha |
| 2025 | 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Botucatu?
- Loggingcan grow back68% · 681 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back14% · 142 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good14% · 141 ha
Also: towns and roads, 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
- 7,800 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 9,870 ha
- Overall change
- +2,070 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Botucatu grew from about 7,800 hectares to 9,870 hectares, a net gain of about 2,070 hectares (+27%). New forest grew on about 2,380 hectares, while 311 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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Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Jaú66.6 km
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- Air quality
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- Tatuí79.7 km
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- 23%
- Air quality
- 53
- Piracicaba83.5 km
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- Tree cover
- 16%
- Air quality
- 79
- Itapetininga88.1 km
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- Tree cover
- 21%
- Air quality
- 27
- Bauru89.6 km
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- Tree cover
- 14%
- Air quality
- 88
- Rio Claro104.9 km
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- Tree cover
- 19%
- Air quality
- 33
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Botucatu right now?
The latest reading for Botucatu shows an AQI of 69 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 11:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 105 km, 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 Botucatu today?
At AQI 69 (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 Botucatu been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Botucatu's daily AQI at 90 on average, from 36 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 222 on Nov 6. On 3 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Botucatu lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Botucatu has lost about 1,010 hectares of forest (about 1,400 football pitches): 14% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 171 hectares (17%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Botucatu grew from about 7,800 hectares to 9,870 hectares, a net gain of about 2,070 hectares (+27%). New forest grew on about 2,380 hectares, while 311 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Botucatu?
Botucatu has an estimated 73,199 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 23.3% tree cover, 7 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Botucatu need?
Botucatu needs roughly 21,049 more trees to close a 7-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 463.1 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Botucatu'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 Centro; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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