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Guantánamo Air quality today
Air quality in Guantánamo currently reads AQI 14 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 14
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 2.3
- tree cover
- 38.7%
- trees in this area
- 122K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Guantanamo, Cuba (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 12, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Guantánamo · AQI 14 (Good)
Guantánamo's tree count comes to 121,580 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 Guantánamo today: AQI 14, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 23:00 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
2.3
PM10
2.5
NO₂
4.0
O₃
35.0
SO₂
2.6
CO
273.0
- 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 Guantánamo's daily AQI at 21 on average, from 12 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 32 on Nov 9.
Where Guantánamo stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Guantánamo: Healthy tree cover
38.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
121,580
Target trees
121,580
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Guantánamo lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Guantánamo has lost about 787 hectares of forest (about 1,100 football pitches): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 787 haabout 1,100 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 16%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 781 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 498 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 496 ha | 2 ha | 498 ha |
| 2002 | 20 ha | under 1 ha | 20 ha |
| 2003 | 29 ha | under 1 ha | 29 ha |
| 2004 | 30 ha | under 1 ha | 30 ha |
| 2005 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2006 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2007 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2008 | 37 ha | under 1 ha | 37 ha |
| 2009 | 64 ha | under 1 ha | 64 ha |
| 2010 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2011 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2012 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2013 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2014 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2017 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2018 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2019 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2020 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2021 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2022 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Guantánamo?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good99% · 780 ha
Also: towns and roads, 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
- 5,650 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 5,850 ha
- Overall change
- +209 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Guantánamo grew from about 5,650 hectares to 5,850 hectares, a net gain of about 209 hectares (+3.7%). New forest grew on about 393 hectares, while 184 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 Guantánamo right now?
The latest reading for Guantánamo shows an AQI of 14 (Good), observed Nov 10, 23:00 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 Guantánamo today?
At AQI 14 (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 Guantánamo been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Guantánamo's daily AQI at 21 on average, from 12 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 32 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Guantánamo lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Guantánamo has lost about 787 hectares of forest (about 1,100 football pitches): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Guantánamo grew from about 5,650 hectares to 5,850 hectares, a net gain of about 209 hectares (+3.7%). New forest grew on about 393 hectares, while 184 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Guantánamo?
Guantánamo has an estimated 121,580 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 38.7% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Guantánamo need?
Guantánamo has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Guantánamo'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 Guantanamo; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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