City report · Pernambuco, Brazil
Camaragibe Air quality today
Air quality in Camaragibe currently reads AQI 52 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 52
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.5
- tree cover
- 41.7%
- trees in this area
- 131K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Bairro Novo do Carmelo, Camaragibe - PE, Brazil (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Camaragibe · AQI 52 (Moderate)
Camaragibe's tree count comes to 131,004 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Camaragibe today: AQI 52, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 10:00 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
10.5
PM10
16.9
NO₂
1.4
O₃
51.0
SO₂
1.0
CO
129.0
- 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 Camaragibe's daily AQI at 47 on average, from 42 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 56 on Nov 5.
Where Camaragibe stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Camaragibe: Healthy tree cover
41.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
131,004
Target trees
131,004
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Camaragibe lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Camaragibe has lost about 849 hectares of forest (about 1,200 football pitches): 5.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2020: satellite photo from November 2019 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 849 haabout 1,200 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 824 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2002, when about 178 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22 ha | under 1 ha | 23 ha |
| 2002 | 175 ha | 3 ha | 178 ha |
| 2003 | 44 ha | under 1 ha | 45 ha |
| 2004 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2005 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2006 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2007 | 63 ha | under 1 ha | 64 ha |
| 2008 | 96 ha | 2 ha | 98 ha |
| 2009 | 22 ha | 1 ha | 23 ha |
| 2010 | 67 ha | 1 ha | 68 ha |
| 2011 | 37 ha | under 1 ha | 38 ha |
| 2012 | 47 ha | under 1 ha | 47 ha |
| 2013 | 32 ha | under 1 ha | 33 ha |
| 2014 | 26 ha | under 1 ha | 26 ha |
| 2015 | 16 ha | under 1 ha | 16 ha |
| 2016 | 21 ha | under 1 ha | 21 ha |
| 2017 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2018 | 14 ha | under 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2019 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2020 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2021 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2022 | 59 ha | 13 ha | 73 ha |
| 2023 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2024 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2025 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Camaragibe?
- Towns and roadscleared for good58% · 495 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good39% · 329 ha
- Loggingcan grow back1.6% · 14 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
- 10,000 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 10,300 ha
- Overall change
- +322 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Camaragibe grew from about 10,000 hectares to 10,300 hectares, a net gain of about 322 hectares (+3.2%). New forest grew on about 452 hectares, while 130 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 Camaragibe right now?
The latest reading for Camaragibe shows an AQI of 52 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 10:00 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 Camaragibe today?
At AQI 52 (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 Camaragibe been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Camaragibe's daily AQI at 47 on average, from 42 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 56 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 Camaragibe lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Camaragibe has lost about 849 hectares of forest (about 1,200 football pitches): 5.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Camaragibe grew from about 10,000 hectares to 10,300 hectares, a net gain of about 322 hectares (+3.2%). New forest grew on about 452 hectares, while 130 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Camaragibe?
Camaragibe has an estimated 131,004 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 41.7% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Camaragibe need?
Camaragibe has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Camaragibe'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 Bairro Novo do Carmelo; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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