Sucre
2 km around Sucre
Air quality now
AQI 18
0.5%
tree cover
92.7K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
South America · air quality report · 9 cities
Bolivia air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 9 cities Airleaf measures in Bolivia average AQI 21 (good). The worst air is in Cochabamba, at AQI 53, and the cleanest in Quillacollo, at AQI 8.
None of the 9 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 89% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 21
Good
US EPA index, across 9 cities
- cities measured
- 9
- worst air: Cochabamba
- 53
- cleanest air: Quillacollo
- 8
- average tree cover
- 7.3%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Bolivia · average AQI 21
Air quality right now in the 8 largest cities in Bolivia
Good
La Paz
2 km around Macrodistrito Max Paredes
Air quality now
AQI 9
2.1%
tree cover
87.7K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
2 km around Distrito 11
Air quality now
AQI 18
13.6%
tree cover
51.5K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Cochabamba
2 km around Noroeste
Air quality now
AQI 53
11.4%
tree cover
58.4K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Oruro
2 km around Oruro
Air quality now
AQI 17
0%
tree cover
94.2K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Sacaba
2 km around Sacaba
Air quality now
AQI 36
9.2%
tree cover
65.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Quillacollo
2 km around Quillacollo
Air quality now
AQI 8
11.0%
tree cover
59.7K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Tarija
2 km around Las Panosas
Air quality now
AQI 18
17.4%
tree cover
39.6K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Bolivia today?
None of the 9 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 89% have Good air. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
9 measured cities
- Good8 (89%)
- Moderate1 (11%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
In aggregate
Bolivia in numbers
Every figure below is read the same way over the same 2 km area per city, so they add up and compare like for like. Averaged across the 9 of 9 cities measured so far in Bolivia.
- Average air quality
- AQI 21Mean of the latest reading per city
- Average tree cover
- 7.3%9 of 9 below their target
- Trees counted
- 206KAcross every measured area
- More trees needed
- 642KTo bring each area to its target
Worst air quality right now
Cleanest air right now
Greenest cities in Bolivia
Least tree cover in Bolivia
Excludes barren and desert sites
Against everywhere else
How does Bolivia compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Bolivia average cleaner air than 96% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 15%.
Cleaner air than…
- Bolivia
- Beats 96%
More tree cover than…
- Bolivia
- Beats 15%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Bolivia lost?
Since 2001, Bolivia has lost about 10.6 million hectares of forest (about 110,000 km²): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (55%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 10.6 million haabout 110,000 km²
- Share of its forest
- 16%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5.81 million hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 117,000 ha | 24,200 ha | 141,000 ha |
| 2002 | 150,000 ha | 30,800 ha | 181,000 ha |
| 2003 | 146,000 ha | 19,000 ha | 165,000 ha |
| 2004 | 169,000 ha | 35,400 ha | 204,000 ha |
| 2005 | 208,000 ha | 44,400 ha | 253,000 ha |
| 2006 | 185,000 ha | 32,500 ha | 217,000 ha |
| 2007 | 155,000 ha | 35,900 ha | 191,000 ha |
| 2008 | 322,000 ha | 48,300 ha | 370,000 ha |
| 2009 | 191,000 ha | 34,300 ha | 225,000 ha |
| 2010 | 299,000 ha | 155,000 ha | 454,000 ha |
| 2011 | 249,000 ha | 81,400 ha | 331,000 ha |
| 2012 | 211,000 ha | 64,000 ha | 275,000 ha |
| 2013 | 142,000 ha | 38,300 ha | 180,000 ha |
| 2014 | 191,000 ha | 67,100 ha | 258,000 ha |
| 2015 | 142,000 ha | 24,700 ha | 167,000 ha |
| 2016 | 360,000 ha | 112,000 ha | 472,000 ha |
| 2017 | 354,000 ha | 111,000 ha | 465,000 ha |
| 2018 | 258,000 ha | 45,400 ha | 304,000 ha |
| 2019 | 304,000 ha | 531,000 ha | 835,000 ha |
| 2020 | 230,000 ha | 203,000 ha | 433,000 ha |
| 2021 | 266,000 ha | 294,000 ha | 560,000 ha |
| 2022 | 387,000 ha | 212,000 ha | 599,000 ha |
| 2023 | 297,000 ha | 402,000 ha | 699,000 ha |
| 2024 | 289,000 ha | 1.52 million ha | 1.81 million ha |
| 2025 | 185,000 ha | 583,000 ha | 768,000 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 888,000 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 502,000 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2024, when about 1.81 million hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Bolivia?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good55% · 5.77 million ha
- Wildfirescan grow back36% · 3.85 million ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back3.6% · 376,000 ha
Also: shifting farming, logging, mining and energy, towns and roads, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
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. How it's measured
Bolivia as a whole
50.2% of Bolivia was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. That already clears the benchmark — the city reports above show where cover is still thin locally. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Bolivia: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Bolivia today?
Right now the 9 cities Airleaf measures in Bolivia average AQI 21 (good). The worst air is in Cochabamba, at AQI 53, and the cleanest in Quillacollo, at AQI 8. None of the 9 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 89% have Good air.
Which city in Bolivia has the worst air right now?
Cochabamba, at AQI 53 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Bolivia has the cleanest air right now?
Quillacollo, at AQI 8 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Bolivia has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Bolivia safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 8 cities are Good, 1 city is Moderate. At the national average of AQI 21: Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How much forest has Bolivia lost since 2001?
About 10.6 million ha from 2001 to 2025, 16% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 5.81 million ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which city in Bolivia has the most trees?
Tarija, with 17.4% tree cover within 2 km of its center, measured from Sentinel-2 satellite images.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Bolivia?
Each city's reading is the US EPA air quality index, from ground monitoring stations where one has reported recently nearby, and from the CAMS atmospheric model elsewhere; each city's report says which. Tree cover is measured over the same 2 km radius in every city, so the cities compare like for like.
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