City report · Veracruz, Mexico
Córdoba Air quality today
Air quality in Córdoba currently reads AQI 160 (Unhealthy): Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Air quality right now
AQI 160
Unhealthy
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 69.2
- tree cover
- 36.8%
- trees in this area
- 116K
- more trees needed
- 10.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around San Cayetano, 94640 Córdoba, Ver., Mexico (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 4, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Córdoba · AQI 160 (Unhealthy)
Córdoba's tree count comes to 115,611 trees across 12.57 km², 3 points below the 40% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 10,053 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Córdoba today: AQI 160, Unhealthy
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 04:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 205 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 3 station cities within 205 km, e.g. Puebla and San Pedro Cholula
Health signal
Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
PM2.5
69.2
PM10
33.6
NO₂
36.3
O₃
0.0
SO₂
2.6
CO
512.0
- Outdoor exercise
- Everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it
- Windows
- Keep them closed
- Mask
- Wear an N95 outdoors
- Air purifier
- Run one
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Córdoba's daily AQI at 80 on average, from 67 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 135 on Nov 9.
Where Córdoba stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Córdoba: Below target
36.8% tree cover against a 40% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
115,611
Target trees
125,664
More trees needed
10,053
CO₂ if planted / yr
221.2 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Córdoba lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Córdoba has lost about 292 hectares of forest (about 410 football pitches): 1.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (92%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 292 haabout 410 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 269 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2018, when about 29 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2003 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2004 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2005 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2006 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2007 | 16 ha | under 1 ha | 17 ha |
| 2008 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2009 | 14 ha | 2 ha | 15 ha |
| 2010 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2011 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2012 | 10 ha | 3 ha | 12 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2014 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2015 | 20 ha | under 1 ha | 21 ha |
| 2016 | 17 ha | 1 ha | 18 ha |
| 2017 | 19 ha | 3 ha | 22 ha |
| 2018 | 28 ha | 1 ha | 29 ha |
| 2019 | 20 ha | 1 ha | 21 ha |
| 2020 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2021 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 16 ha |
| 2022 | 10 ha | 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2023 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2024 | 9 ha | 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2025 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Córdoba?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good50% · 147 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good42% · 122 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown6.8% · 20 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, logging, mining and energy.
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
- 20,100 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 19,900 ha
- Overall change
- −121 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Córdoba stayed about the same size, at about 19,900 hectares: new forest grew on about 290 hectares, and about 411 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 Córdoba right now?
The latest reading for Córdoba shows an AQI of 160 (Unhealthy), observed Nov 11, 04:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 205 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Córdoba today?
At AQI 160 (Unhealthy): everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it. Windows: keep them closed. Masks: wear an N95 outdoors. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Córdoba been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Córdoba's daily AQI at 80 on average, from 67 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 135 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 Córdoba lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Córdoba has lost about 292 hectares of forest (about 410 football pitches): 1.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (92%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Córdoba stayed about the same size, at about 19,900 hectares: new forest grew on about 290 hectares, and about 411 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Córdoba?
Córdoba has an estimated 115,611 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 36.8% tree cover, 3 percentage points short of the 40% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Córdoba need?
Córdoba needs roughly 10,053 more trees to close a 3-point shortfall against its 40% tree-cover target — about 221.2 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Córdoba'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 San Cayetano; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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