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Ecatepec de Morelos Air quality today
Air quality in Ecatepec de Morelos currently reads AQI 93 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 93
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 31.5
- tree cover
- 18.1%
- trees in this area
- 56.9K
- more trees needed
- 37.4K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Manzana 015, Tierra Blanca, 55020 Ecatepec de Morelos, Méx., Mexico (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 22, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Ecatepec de Morelos · AQI 93 (Moderate)
Ecatepec de Morelos's tree count comes to 56,863 trees across 12.57 km², 12 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 37,385 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Ecatepec de Morelos today: AQI 93, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 10:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Gustavo A. Madero, 14 km away · median of 14 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
31.5
PM10
75.0
NO₂
84.7
O₃
17.7
SO₂
23.6
CO
1603.8
Data: OpenAQ · Sinaica Mexico
- 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 Ecatepec de Morelos's daily AQI at 82 on average, from 70 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 135 on Nov 9.
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Ecatepec de Morelos: Below target
18.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
56,863
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
37,385
CO₂ if planted / yr
822.5 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Ecatepec de Morelos lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ecatepec de Morelos has lost about 49 hectares of forest (about 68 football pitches): 1.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (93%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 49 haabout 68 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 45 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 40 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39 ha | 2 ha | 40 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Ecatepec de Morelos?
- Towns and roadscleared for good58% · 28 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good35% · 17 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown6.8% · 3 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural 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
- 3,570 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,610 ha
- Overall change
- +37 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ecatepec de Morelos stayed about the same size, at about 3,610 hectares: new forest grew on about 51 hectares, and about 13 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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Questions about Ecatepec de Morelos
What is the air quality (AQI) in Ecatepec de Morelos right now?
The latest reading for Ecatepec de Morelos shows an AQI of 93 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 10:00 local time by 14 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Gustavo A. Madero, 14 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Ecatepec de Morelos today?
At AQI 93 (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 Ecatepec de Morelos been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Ecatepec de Morelos's daily AQI at 82 on average, from 70 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 135 on Nov 9. On 1 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Ecatepec de Morelos lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ecatepec de Morelos has lost about 49 hectares of forest (about 68 football pitches): 1.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (93%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ecatepec de Morelos stayed about the same size, at about 3,610 hectares: new forest grew on about 51 hectares, and about 13 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Ecatepec de Morelos?
Ecatepec de Morelos has an estimated 56,863 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 18.1% tree cover, 12 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Ecatepec de Morelos need?
Ecatepec de Morelos needs roughly 37,385 more trees to close a 12-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 822.5 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Ecatepec de Morelos's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Manzana 015, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Manzana 015; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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