City report · Zulia, Venezuela
La Concepción Air quality today
Air quality in La Concepción currently reads AQI 51 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 51
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 9.4
- tree cover
- 20.7%
- trees in this area
- 65.0K
- more trees needed
- 29.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around La Concepción 4032, Zulia, Venezuela (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Jun 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
La Concepción · AQI 51 (Moderate)
La Concepción's tree count comes to 65,031 trees across 12.57 km², 9 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 29,217 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in La Concepción today: AQI 51, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 05:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
9.4
PM10
10.9
NO₂
3.6
O₃
52.0
SO₂
1.2
CO
151.0
- 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 La Concepción's daily AQI at 38 on average, from 29 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 55 on Nov 7.
Where La Concepción stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in La Concepción: Below target
20.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
65,031
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
29,217
CO₂ if planted / yr
642.8 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has La Concepción lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of La Concepción has lost about 462 hectares of forest (about 650 football pitches): 62% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 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 about 7 km north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 462 haabout 650 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 62%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 462 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 85 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 85 ha | under 1 ha | 85 ha |
| 2002 | 44 ha | under 1 ha | 44 ha |
| 2003 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2004 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2005 | 17 ha | under 1 ha | 17 ha |
| 2006 | 21 ha | under 1 ha | 21 ha |
| 2007 | 63 ha | under 1 ha | 63 ha |
| 2008 | 46 ha | under 1 ha | 46 ha |
| 2009 | 60 ha | under 1 ha | 60 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | 14 ha | under 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2012 | 21 ha | under 1 ha | 21 ha |
| 2013 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 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 | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2022 | 17 ha | under 1 ha | 17 ha |
| 2023 | 23 ha | under 1 ha | 23 ha |
| 2024 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2025 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
What is causing deforestation around La Concepción?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good99% · 458 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
- 621 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 509 ha
- Overall change
- −112 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around La Concepción shrank from about 621 hectares to 509 hectares, a net loss of about 112 hectares (−18%). New forest grew on about 156 hectares, but 268 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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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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- Ciudad Ojeda73.7 km
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- Air quality
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- Maicao95.1 km
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- Air quality
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What is the air quality (AQI) in La Concepción right now?
The latest reading for La Concepción shows an AQI of 51 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 05:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, 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 La Concepción today?
At AQI 51 (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 La Concepción been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put La Concepción's daily AQI at 38 on average, from 29 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 55 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around La Concepción lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of La Concepción has lost about 462 hectares of forest (about 650 football pitches): 62% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around La Concepción shrank from about 621 hectares to 509 hectares, a net loss of about 112 hectares (−18%). New forest grew on about 156 hectares, but 268 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in La Concepción?
La Concepción has an estimated 65,031 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 20.7% tree cover, 9 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does La Concepción need?
La Concepción needs roughly 29,217 more trees to close a 9-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 642.8 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are La Concepción'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 La Concepción 4032; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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