City report · Paraíba, Brazil
João Pessoa Air quality today
Air quality in João Pessoa currently reads AQI 38 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 38
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 6.6
- tree cover
- 18.1%
- trees in this area
- 56.8K
- more trees needed
- 37.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Treze de Maio, João Pessoa - PB, Brazil (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 18, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
João Pessoa · AQI 38 (Good)
João Pessoa's tree count comes to 56,806 trees across 12.56 km² of land, 12 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 37,348 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in João Pessoa today: AQI 38, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 09:00 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
6.6
PM10
10.5
NO₂
1.7
O₃
53.0
SO₂
1.2
CO
145.0
- 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 João Pessoa's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 40 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 60 on Nov 4.
Where João Pessoa stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in João Pessoa: Below target
18.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.56 km² of land.
Trees in this area
56,806
Target trees
94,154
More trees needed
37,348
CO₂ if planted / yr
821.7 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has João Pessoa lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of João Pessoa has lost about 686 hectares of forest (about 960 football pitches): 9.3% 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 November 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km southeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 686 haabout 960 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 9.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 641 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2008, when about 87 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 33 ha | under 1 ha | 33 ha |
| 2002 | 45 ha | under 1 ha | 45 ha |
| 2003 | 30 ha | under 1 ha | 30 ha |
| 2004 | 20 ha | under 1 ha | 20 ha |
| 2005 | 25 ha | under 1 ha | 25 ha |
| 2006 | 40 ha | under 1 ha | 40 ha |
| 2007 | 28 ha | under 1 ha | 28 ha |
| 2008 | 86 ha | 2 ha | 87 ha |
| 2009 | 36 ha | under 1 ha | 37 ha |
| 2010 | 33 ha | under 1 ha | 33 ha |
| 2011 | 22 ha | under 1 ha | 23 ha |
| 2012 | 19 ha | 1 ha | 20 ha |
| 2013 | 37 ha | under 1 ha | 38 ha |
| 2014 | 23 ha | under 1 ha | 23 ha |
| 2015 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2016 | 24 ha | under 1 ha | 24 ha |
| 2017 | 30 ha | under 1 ha | 31 ha |
| 2018 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2019 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2020 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2021 | 27 ha | under 1 ha | 28 ha |
| 2022 | 31 ha | 31 ha | 62 ha |
| 2023 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2024 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2025 | 6 ha | 5 ha | 10 ha |
What is causing deforestation around João Pessoa?
- Towns and roadscleared for good76% · 523 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good16% · 113 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back4.5% · 31 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
- 5,740 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 5,730 ha
- Overall change
- −16 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around João Pessoa stayed about the same size, at about 5,730 hectares: new forest grew on about 119 hectares, and about 135 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 João Pessoa right now?
The latest reading for João Pessoa shows an AQI of 38 (Good), observed Nov 10, 09:00 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 João Pessoa today?
At AQI 38 (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 João Pessoa been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put João Pessoa's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 40 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 60 on Nov 4. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around João Pessoa lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of João Pessoa has lost about 686 hectares of forest (about 960 football pitches): 9.3% 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 João Pessoa stayed about the same size, at about 5,730 hectares: new forest grew on about 119 hectares, and about 135 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in João Pessoa?
João Pessoa has an estimated 56,806 trees across the 12.56 km² of land measured — 18.1% tree cover, 12 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does João Pessoa need?
João Pessoa needs roughly 37,348 more trees to close a 12-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 821.7 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are João Pessoa'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 Treze de Maio; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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