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Francisco Morato Air quality today
Air quality in Francisco Morato currently reads AQI 75 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 75
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 22.1
- tree cover
- 39.7%
- trees in this area
- 125K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Centro, Francisco Morato - SP, Brazil (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Nov 3, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Francisco Morato · AQI 75 (Moderate)
Francisco Morato's tree count comes to 124,721 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Francisco Morato today: AQI 75, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 13:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Perus, São Paulo, Brazil, 14.7 km away · median of 3 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
22.1
PM10
36.7
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, CETESB - Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo
- 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 Francisco Morato's daily AQI at 55 on average, from 36 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 118 on Nov 5.
Where Francisco Morato stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Francisco Morato: Healthy tree cover
39.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
124,721
Target trees
124,721
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Francisco Morato lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Francisco Morato has lost about 4,030 hectares of forest (about 5,600 football pitches): 23% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,600 hectares (40%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km west of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 4,030 haabout 5,600 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 23%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,600 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 140 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 203 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 335 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 136 ha | 192 ha | 328 ha |
| 2002 | 59 ha | 88 ha | 147 ha |
| 2003 | 76 ha | 114 ha | 190 ha |
| 2004 | 89 ha | 112 ha | 200 ha |
| 2005 | 32 ha | 39 ha | 70 ha |
| 2006 | 35 ha | 34 ha | 69 ha |
| 2007 | 148 ha | 186 ha | 334 ha |
| 2008 | 29 ha | 31 ha | 60 ha |
| 2009 | 55 ha | 63 ha | 118 ha |
| 2010 | 58 ha | 38 ha | 95 ha |
| 2011 | 37 ha | 16 ha | 53 ha |
| 2012 | 47 ha | 52 ha | 99 ha |
| 2013 | 31 ha | 148 ha | 179 ha |
| 2014 | 43 ha | 179 ha | 222 ha |
| 2015 | 23 ha | 124 ha | 147 ha |
| 2016 | 38 ha | 137 ha | 175 ha |
| 2017 | 145 ha | 190 ha | 335 ha |
| 2018 | 113 ha | 91 ha | 204 ha |
| 2019 | 87 ha | 90 ha | 177 ha |
| 2020 | 50 ha | 73 ha | 123 ha |
| 2021 | 56 ha | 66 ha | 122 ha |
| 2022 | 60 ha | 78 ha | 137 ha |
| 2023 | 82 ha | 152 ha | 234 ha |
| 2024 | 48 ha | 95 ha | 143 ha |
| 2025 | 24 ha | 41 ha | 65 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Francisco Morato?
- Loggingcan grow back60% · 2,420 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good19% · 758 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good11% · 424 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, wildfires, unknown 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
- 19,000 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 18,300 ha
- Overall change
- −670 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Francisco Morato shrank from about 19,000 hectares to 18,300 hectares, a net loss of about 670 hectares (−3.5%). New forest grew on about 473 hectares, but 1,140 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 Francisco Morato right now?
The latest reading for Francisco Morato shows an AQI of 75 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 13:00 local time by 3 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Perus, São Paulo, Brazil, 14.7 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Francisco Morato today?
At AQI 75 (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 Francisco Morato been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Francisco Morato's daily AQI at 55 on average, from 36 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 118 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Francisco Morato lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Francisco Morato has lost about 4,030 hectares of forest (about 5,600 football pitches): 23% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,600 hectares (40%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss is slowing down: about 140 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 203 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Francisco Morato shrank from about 19,000 hectares to 18,300 hectares, a net loss of about 670 hectares (−3.5%). New forest grew on about 473 hectares, but 1,140 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Francisco Morato?
Francisco Morato has an estimated 124,721 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 39.7% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Francisco Morato need?
Francisco Morato has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Francisco Morato's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Centro, 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 Centro; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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