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Iguala de la Independencia Air quality today
Air quality in Iguala de la Independencia currently reads AQI 73 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 73
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 16.5
- tree cover
- 22.3%
- trees in this area
- 70.1K
- more trees needed
- 24.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Centro, Iguala de la Independencia, Gro., Mexico (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 28, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Iguala de la Independencia · AQI 73 (Moderate)
Iguala de la Independencia's tree count comes to 70,058 trees across 12.57 km², 8 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 24,190 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Iguala de la Independencia today: AQI 73, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 13:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 5 ground-station cities within 145 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 5 station cities within 145 km, e.g. Cuautla and Toluca de Lerdo
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
16.5
PM10
13.2
NO₂
0.6
O₃
111.0
SO₂
1.4
CO
149.0
- 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 Iguala de la Independencia's daily AQI at 71 on average, from 50 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 96 on Nov 10.
Where Iguala de la Independencia stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Iguala de la Independencia: Below target
22.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
70,058
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
24,190
CO₂ if planted / yr
532.2 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Iguala de la Independencia lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Iguala de la Independencia has lost about 43 hectares of forest (about 60 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (83%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 43 haabout 60 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 36 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 5 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2011 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2012 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2016 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2019 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2023 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Iguala de la Independencia?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good67% · 29 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good17% · 7 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown17% · 7 ha
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
- 13,000 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 13,000 ha
- Overall change
- +87 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Iguala de la Independencia stayed about the same size, at about 13,000 hectares: new forest grew on about 172 hectares, and about 85 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Iguala de la Independencia
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Cuernavaca72.3 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 33%
- Air quality
- 96
- Yautepec77.6 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 29%
- Air quality
- 103
- Cuautla80.5 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 32%
- Air quality
- 93
- Chilpancingo88.2 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 19%
- Air quality
- 69
- Toluca105.6 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 10%
- Air quality
- 107
- Xochimilco111.0 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 30%
- Air quality
- 99
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Questions about Iguala de la Independencia
What is the air quality (AQI) in Iguala de la Independencia right now?
The latest reading for Iguala de la Independencia shows an AQI of 73 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 13:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 5 ground-station cities within 145 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Iguala de la Independencia today?
At AQI 73 (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 Iguala de la Independencia been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Iguala de la Independencia's daily AQI at 71 on average, from 50 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 96 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Iguala de la Independencia lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Iguala de la Independencia has lost about 43 hectares of forest (about 60 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (83%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Iguala de la Independencia stayed about the same size, at about 13,000 hectares: new forest grew on about 172 hectares, and about 85 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Iguala de la Independencia?
Iguala de la Independencia has an estimated 70,058 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 22.3% tree cover, 8 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Iguala de la Independencia need?
Iguala de la Independencia needs roughly 24,190 more trees to close a 8-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 532.2 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Iguala de la Independencia'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 Centro; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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