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Chicoloapan Air quality today
Air quality in Chicoloapan currently reads AQI 86 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 86
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 28.0
- tree cover
- 6.5%
- trees in this area
- 20.4K
- more trees needed
- 73.8K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Manzana 020, Cabecera Municipal, 56370 Chicoloapan de Juárez, Méx., Mexico (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 22, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Chicoloapan · AQI 86 (Moderate)
Chicoloapan's tree count comes to 20,420 trees across 12.57 km², 24 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 73,827 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Chicoloapan today: AQI 86, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 09:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Nezahualcóyotl, 13.5 km away · median of 12 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
28.0
PM10
62.0
NO₂
67.7
O₃
8.8
SO₂
13.1
CO
2062.1
Data: OpenAQ · Sinaica Mexico
- 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 Chicoloapan's daily AQI at 67 on average, from 58 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 105 on Nov 6.
Where Chicoloapan stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Chicoloapan: Critically low
6.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
20,420
Target trees
94,247
More trees needed
73,827
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,624 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Chicoloapan lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Chicoloapan has lost about 5 hectares of forest (about 7 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (40%), after which forest can grow back. About 1 hectare (28%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 5 haabout 7 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2017, when about 2 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 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 Chicoloapan?
- Wildfirescan grow back40% · 2 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good21% · 1 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good6.4% · under 1 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
- 1,470 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,520 ha
- Overall change
- +47 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Chicoloapan grew from about 1,470 hectares to 1,520 hectares, a net gain of about 47 hectares (+3.2%). New forest grew on about 85 hectares, while 39 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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Questions about Chicoloapan
What is the air quality (AQI) in Chicoloapan right now?
The latest reading for Chicoloapan shows an AQI of 86 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 09:00 local time by 12 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Nezahualcóyotl, 13.5 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Chicoloapan today?
At AQI 86 (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 Chicoloapan been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Chicoloapan's daily AQI at 67 on average, from 58 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 105 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Chicoloapan lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Chicoloapan has lost about 5 hectares of forest (about 7 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (40%), after which forest can grow back. About 1 hectare (28%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Chicoloapan grew from about 1,470 hectares to 1,520 hectares, a net gain of about 47 hectares (+3.2%). New forest grew on about 85 hectares, while 39 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Chicoloapan?
Chicoloapan has an estimated 20,420 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 6.5% tree cover, 24 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Chicoloapan need?
Chicoloapan needs roughly 73,827 more trees to close a 24-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,624 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Chicoloapan's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Manzana 020, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Manzana 020; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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