City report · Federal District, Brazil
Brasília Air quality today
Air quality in Brasília currently reads AQI 10 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 10
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 1.9
- tree cover
- 27.0%
- trees in this area
- 84.8K
- more trees needed
- 9.4K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Eixo Monumental - SMU - Plano Piloto, Brasília - DF, Brazil (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 20, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Brasília · AQI 10 (Good)
Brasília's tree count comes to 84,823 trees across 12.57 km², 3 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 9,425 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Brasília today: AQI 10, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 17:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
1.9
PM10
1.9
NO₂
8.4
O₃
71.0
SO₂
0.9
CO
275.0
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Brasília's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 19 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 96 on Nov 5.
Where Brasília stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Brasília: Below target
27.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
84,823
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
9,425
CO₂ if planted / yr
207.3 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Brasília lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Brasília has lost about 81 hectares of forest (about 110 football pitches): 5.5% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (42%), after which forest can grow back. About 37 hectares (46%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 81 haabout 110 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 37 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2025, when about 28 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2006 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2008 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2009 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2012 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 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 | 1 ha |
| 2018 | 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2019 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2023 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | 9 ha | 10 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 27 ha | 28 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Brasília?
- Wildfirescan grow back42% · 34 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good34% · 28 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good12% · 10 ha
Also: 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
- 2,350 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 2,560 ha
- Overall change
- +215 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Brasília grew from about 2,350 hectares to 2,560 hectares, a net gain of about 215 hectares (+9.2%). New forest grew on about 240 hectares, while 25 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 Brasília right now?
The latest reading for Brasília shows an AQI of 10 (Good), observed Nov 10, 17:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Brasília today?
At AQI 10 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Brasília been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Brasília's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 19 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 96 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 Brasília lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Brasília has lost about 81 hectares of forest (about 110 football pitches): 5.5% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (42%), after which forest can grow back. About 37 hectares (46%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Brasília grew from about 2,350 hectares to 2,560 hectares, a net gain of about 215 hectares (+9.2%). New forest grew on about 240 hectares, while 25 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Brasília?
Brasília has an estimated 84,823 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 27.0% tree cover, 3 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Brasília need?
Brasília needs roughly 9,425 more trees to close a 3-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 207.3 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Brasília'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 Eixo Monumental - SMU - Plano Piloto; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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