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Trees & air quality in Mexico
How much tree cover Mexico's major cities have, what their air quality is right now, and how many more trees each one needs. Every report covers the same 2 km area, so the cities compare like for like.
- Cities tracked
- 5
- National forest cover
- 33.6%vs 30% target
- Worst air right now
- La MercedAQI 54
5 cities in Mexico
Mexico City
2 km around La Merced
Tree cover
6%
76.8K
trees needed
to reach 30%
Tijuana
2 km radius
Puebla
2 km around Historic Centre of Puebla
Tree cover
6%
75.1K
trees needed
to reach 30%
Santiago de Querétaro
2 km around Centro
Tree cover
11%
61.3K
trees needed
to reach 30%
León de los Aldama
2 km around Centro
Tree cover
5%
79.8K
trees needed
to reach 30%
Mexico as a whole
33.6% of Mexico was forested as of 2023, 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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