City report · Veracruz, Mexico
Coatzacoalcos Air quality today
Air quality in Coatzacoalcos currently reads AQI 51 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 51
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.0
- tree cover
- 14.5%
- trees in this area
- 29.7K
- more trees needed
- 31.7K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Puerto Mexico, Coatzacoalcos, Ver., Mexico (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 21, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Coatzacoalcos · AQI 51 (Moderate)
Coatzacoalcos's tree count comes to 29,655 trees across 8.18 km² of land, 16 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 31,700 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Coatzacoalcos today: AQI 51, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 07:00 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
10.0
PM10
12.2
NO₂
5.6
O₃
45.0
SO₂
1.3
CO
167.0
- 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 Coatzacoalcos's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 34 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 63 on Nov 6.
Where Coatzacoalcos stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Coatzacoalcos: Critically low
14.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 8.18 km² of land.
Trees in this area
29,655
Target trees
61,355
More trees needed
31,700
CO₂ if planted / yr
697.4 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Coatzacoalcos lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Coatzacoalcos has lost about 239 hectares of forest (about 330 football pitches): 5.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (92%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from April 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 239 haabout 330 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 220 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2008, when about 47 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2003 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2004 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2005 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2006 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2007 | 12 ha | 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2008 | 47 ha | under 1 ha | 47 ha |
| 2009 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2010 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2011 | 10 ha | 2 ha | 12 ha |
| 2012 | 14 ha | 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2014 | 9 ha | 2 ha | 10 ha |
| 2015 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2016 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2017 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2019 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2020 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2021 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2022 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2023 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2024 | 4 ha | 5 ha | 9 ha |
| 2025 | 8 ha | 2 ha | 9 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Coatzacoalcos?
- Towns and roadscleared for good64% · 152 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good28% · 68 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back5.2% · 12 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
- 1,260 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,210 ha
- Overall change
- −47 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Coatzacoalcos shrank from about 1,260 hectares to 1,210 hectares, a net loss of about 47 hectares (−3.7%). New forest grew on about 96 hectares, but 142 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 Coatzacoalcos right now?
The latest reading for Coatzacoalcos shows an AQI of 51 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 07:00 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 Coatzacoalcos today?
At AQI 51 (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 Coatzacoalcos been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Coatzacoalcos's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 34 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 63 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 Coatzacoalcos lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Coatzacoalcos has lost about 239 hectares of forest (about 330 football pitches): 5.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (92%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Coatzacoalcos shrank from about 1,260 hectares to 1,210 hectares, a net loss of about 47 hectares (−3.7%). New forest grew on about 96 hectares, but 142 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Coatzacoalcos?
Coatzacoalcos has an estimated 29,655 trees across the 8.18 km² of land measured — 14.5% tree cover, 16 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Coatzacoalcos need?
Coatzacoalcos needs roughly 31,700 more trees to close a 16-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 697.4 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Coatzacoalcos'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 Puerto Mexico; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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