City report · Zulia, Venezuela
Cabimas Air quality today
Air quality in Cabimas currently reads AQI 55 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 55
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 11.8
- tree cover
- 14.6%
- trees in this area
- 45.8K
- more trees needed
- 48.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Sector Delicias Viejas, Cabimas 4013, Zulia, Venezuela (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Cabimas · AQI 55 (Moderate)
Cabimas's tree count comes to 45,821 trees across 12.56 km² of land, 15 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 48,332 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Cabimas today: AQI 55, 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
11.8
PM10
13.6
NO₂
6.6
O₃
76.0
SO₂
2.6
CO
418.0
- 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 Cabimas's daily AQI at 40 on average, from 30 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 62 on Nov 9.
Where Cabimas stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Cabimas: Critically low
14.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.56 km² of land.
Trees in this area
45,821
Target trees
94,153
More trees needed
48,332
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,063 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Cabimas lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Cabimas has lost about 474 hectares of forest (about 660 football pitches): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 474 haabout 660 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 13%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 472 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2007, when about 59 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 31 ha | under 1 ha | 32 ha |
| 2002 | 35 ha | under 1 ha | 35 ha |
| 2003 | 27 ha | under 1 ha | 27 ha |
| 2004 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2005 | 42 ha | under 1 ha | 42 ha |
| 2006 | 17 ha | under 1 ha | 17 ha |
| 2007 | 58 ha | under 1 ha | 59 ha |
| 2008 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2009 | 32 ha | under 1 ha | 32 ha |
| 2010 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2011 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2012 | 36 ha | under 1 ha | 36 ha |
| 2013 | 30 ha | under 1 ha | 30 ha |
| 2014 | 40 ha | under 1 ha | 40 ha |
| 2015 | 37 ha | under 1 ha | 38 ha |
| 2016 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2017 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | 23 ha | under 1 ha | 23 ha |
| 2020 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 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 Cabimas?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good96% · 457 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good3.3% · 16 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
- 3,290 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 2,630 ha
- Overall change
- −660 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Cabimas shrank from about 3,290 hectares to 2,630 hectares, a net loss of about 660 hectares (−20%). New forest grew on about 90 hectares, but 750 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.
- Ciudad Ojeda26.6 km
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- 12%
- Air quality
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- Maracaibo32.1 km
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- Tree cover
- 8%
- Air quality
- 64
- Los Puertos de Altagracia35.9 km
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- Tree cover
- 29%
- Air quality
- 55
- La Concepción48.8 km
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- Tree cover
- 21%
- Air quality
- 51
- Machiques126.1 km
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- Tree cover
- 44%
- Air quality
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- Maicao138.7 km
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- Tree cover
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- Air quality
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Cabimas right now?
The latest reading for Cabimas shows an AQI of 55 (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 Cabimas today?
At AQI 55 (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 Cabimas been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Cabimas's daily AQI at 40 on average, from 30 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 62 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Cabimas lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Cabimas has lost about 474 hectares of forest (about 660 football pitches): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Cabimas shrank from about 3,290 hectares to 2,630 hectares, a net loss of about 660 hectares (−20%). New forest grew on about 90 hectares, but 750 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Cabimas?
Cabimas has an estimated 45,821 trees across the 12.56 km² of land measured — 14.6% tree cover, 15 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Cabimas need?
Cabimas needs roughly 48,332 more trees to close a 15-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,063 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Cabimas'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 Sector Delicias Viejas; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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