Tegucigalpa
2 km around Colonia Maradiaga
Air quality now
AQI 64
20.9%
tree cover
28.6K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
North America · air quality report · 11 cities
Honduras air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 11 cities Airleaf measures in Honduras average AQI 43 (good). The worst air is in El Progreso, at AQI 67, and the cleanest in La Ceiba, at AQI 31.
At ground stations alone, which measure rather than estimate, the average is AQI 53 across 7 cities. None of the 11 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 55% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 43
Good
US EPA index, across 11 cities
- cities measured
- 11
- worst air: El Progreso
- 67
- cleanest air: La Ceiba
- 31
- average tree cover
- 41.1%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Honduras · average AQI 43
Air quality right now in the 8 largest cities in Honduras
Moderate
San Pedro Sula
2 km around Barrio Guamilito
Air quality now
AQI 54
15.9%
tree cover
44.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Danlí
2 km around Danli
Air quality now
AQI 29
36.1%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
La Ceiba
2 km around Sector 3
Air quality now
AQI 31
60.7%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Puerto Cortez
2 km around El Porvenir
Air quality now
AQI 8
42.8%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Catacamas
2 km around Catacamas
Air quality now
AQI 43
46.3%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Choloma
2 km around B. San Antonio
Air quality now
AQI 54
45.9%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Siguatepeque
2 km around Siguatepeque
Air quality now
AQI 21
24.1%
tree cover
18.5K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Honduras today?
None of the 11 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 55% have Good air. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
11 measured cities
- Good6 (55%)
- Moderate5 (45%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
In aggregate
Honduras 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 11 of 11 cities measured so far in Honduras.
- Average air quality
- AQI 43Mean of the latest reading per city
- Average tree cover
- 41.1%3 of 11 below their target
- Trees counted
- 1.4MAcross every measured area
- More trees needed
- 91.4KTo bring each area to its target
Worst air quality right now
Cleanest air right now
Greenest cities in Honduras
Least tree cover in Honduras
Excludes barren and desert sites
Against everywhere else
How does Honduras compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Honduras average cleaner air than 66% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 91%.
Cleaner air than…
- Honduras
- Beats 66%
More tree cover than…
- Honduras
- Beats 91%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Honduras lost?
Since 2001, Honduras has lost about 1.5 million hectares of forest (about 15,000 km²): 19% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (89%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1.5 million haabout 15,000 km²
- Share of its forest
- 19%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1.34 million hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39,500 ha | 3,020 ha | 42,500 ha |
| 2002 | 29,500 ha | 1,900 ha | 31,400 ha |
| 2003 | 31,900 ha | 1,770 ha | 33,600 ha |
| 2004 | 24,900 ha | 1,540 ha | 26,400 ha |
| 2005 | 36,900 ha | 2,930 ha | 39,800 ha |
| 2006 | 38,200 ha | 3,080 ha | 41,300 ha |
| 2007 | 39,600 ha | 2,370 ha | 41,900 ha |
| 2008 | 40,900 ha | 2,310 ha | 43,200 ha |
| 2009 | 48,800 ha | 2,510 ha | 51,300 ha |
| 2010 | 43,400 ha | 2,270 ha | 45,600 ha |
| 2011 | 49,700 ha | 2,550 ha | 52,300 ha |
| 2012 | 30,400 ha | 2,040 ha | 32,500 ha |
| 2013 | 40,400 ha | 3,120 ha | 43,600 ha |
| 2014 | 52,700 ha | 4,430 ha | 57,200 ha |
| 2015 | 43,900 ha | 6,170 ha | 50,100 ha |
| 2016 | 150,000 ha | 38,300 ha | 189,000 ha |
| 2017 | 97,500 ha | 15,700 ha | 113,000 ha |
| 2018 | 69,500 ha | 6,670 ha | 76,200 ha |
| 2019 | 73,400 ha | 7,890 ha | 81,300 ha |
| 2020 | 82,500 ha | 11,000 ha | 93,500 ha |
| 2021 | 62,200 ha | 7,010 ha | 69,300 ha |
| 2022 | 52,900 ha | 4,320 ha | 57,300 ha |
| 2023 | 73,100 ha | 10,900 ha | 84,000 ha |
| 2024 | 60,500 ha | 13,800 ha | 74,300 ha |
| 2025 | 29,800 ha | 4,520 ha | 34,300 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 63,800 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 111,000 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 189,000 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Honduras?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good89% · 1.33 million ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back4.7% · 71,200 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back4% · 60,200 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, towns and roads, logging, mining and energy, 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
Honduras as a whole
52.8% of Honduras 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 Honduras: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Honduras today?
Right now the 11 cities Airleaf measures in Honduras average AQI 43 (good). The worst air is in El Progreso, at AQI 67, and the cleanest in La Ceiba, at AQI 31. At ground stations alone, which measure rather than estimate, the average is AQI 53 across 7 cities. None of the 11 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 55% have Good air.
Which city in Honduras has the worst air right now?
El Progreso, at AQI 67 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Honduras has the cleanest air right now?
La Ceiba, at AQI 31 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Honduras has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Honduras safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 6 cities are Good, 5 cities are Moderate. At the national average of AQI 43: Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How much forest has Honduras lost since 2001?
About 1.5 million ha from 2001 to 2025, 19% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 1.34 million ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which city in Honduras has the most trees?
Tocoa, with 84.7% tree cover within 2 km of its center, measured from Sentinel-2 satellite images.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Honduras?
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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