City report · Federal District, Brazil
Gama Air quality today
Air quality in Gama currently reads AQI 27 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 27
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 4.9
- tree cover
- 27.1%
- trees in this area
- 85.1K
- more trees needed
- 9.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around SSU Q 2 Conj. A - Gama, Brasília - DF, 72405-610, Brazil (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 20, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Gama · AQI 27 (Good)
Gama's tree count comes to 85,137 trees across 12.57 km², 3 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 9,111 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Gama today: AQI 27, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
4.9
PM10
5.7
NO₂
2.1
O₃
90.0
SO₂
1.1
CO
174.0
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Gama's daily AQI at 41 on average, from 23 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 99 on Nov 5.
Where Gama stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Gama: Below target
27.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
85,137
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
9,111
CO₂ if planted / yr
200.4 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Gama lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Gama has lost about 60 hectares of forest (about 84 football pitches): 2.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (80%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 60 haabout 84 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 49 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2005, when about 7 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | 4 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2009 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2010 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2011 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2012 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2013 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2014 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2015 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2016 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2017 | 5 ha | 1 ha | 6 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 | 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2025 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Gama?
- Towns and roadscleared for good39% · 24 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good38% · 23 ha
- Loggingcan grow back7% · 4 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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
- 3,570 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,760 ha
- Overall change
- +191 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Gama grew from about 3,570 hectares to 3,760 hectares, a net gain of about 191 hectares (+5.3%). New forest grew on about 251 hectares, while 61 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 Gama right now?
The latest reading for Gama shows an AQI of 27 (Good), observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Gama today?
At AQI 27 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Gama been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Gama's daily AQI at 41 on average, from 23 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 99 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 Gama lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Gama has lost about 60 hectares of forest (about 84 football pitches): 2.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (80%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Gama grew from about 3,570 hectares to 3,760 hectares, a net gain of about 191 hectares (+5.3%). New forest grew on about 251 hectares, while 61 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Gama?
Gama has an estimated 85,137 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 27.1% tree cover, 3 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Gama need?
Gama needs roughly 9,111 more trees to close a 3-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 200.4 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Gama's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. 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 SSU Q 2 Conj. A - Gama; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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