City report · Buenos Aires, Argentina
La Plata Air quality today
Air quality in La Plata currently reads AQI 48 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 48
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 8.7
- tree cover
- 23.5%
- trees in this area
- 73.8K
- more trees needed
- 20.4K
Measured across a 2 km radius around La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Mar 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
La Plata · AQI 48 (Good)
La Plata's tree count comes to 73,827 trees across 12.57 km², 7 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 20,420 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in La Plata today: AQI 48, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 14:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · La Plata, 3.6 km away
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
8.7
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient
- 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 La Plata's daily AQI at 34 on average, from 22 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 8.
Where La Plata stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in La Plata: Below target
23.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
73,827
Target trees
94,247
More trees needed
20,420
CO₂ if planted / yr
449.2 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has La Plata lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of La Plata has lost about 46 hectares of forest (about 64 football pitches): 4.4% 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 March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 46 haabout 64 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 37 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 | 1 ha |
| 2005 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2011 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2014 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2017 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around La Plata?
- Towns and roadscleared for good69% · 32 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good9.6% · 4 ha
- Loggingcan grow back2.4% · 1 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
- 303 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 436 ha
- Overall change
- +133 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around La Plata grew from about 303 hectares to 436 hectares, a net gain of about 133 hectares (+44%). New forest grew on about 152 hectares, while 19 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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Questions about La Plata
What is the air quality (AQI) in La Plata right now?
The latest reading for La Plata shows an AQI of 48 (Good), measured Nov 11, 14:00 local time by the La Plata ground monitoring station, 3.6 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in La Plata today?
At AQI 48 (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 La Plata been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put La Plata's daily AQI at 34 on average, from 22 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around La Plata lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of La Plata has lost about 46 hectares of forest (about 64 football pitches): 4.4% 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 La Plata grew from about 303 hectares to 436 hectares, a net gain of about 133 hectares (+44%). New forest grew on about 152 hectares, while 19 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in La Plata?
La Plata has an estimated 73,827 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 23.5% tree cover, 7 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does La Plata need?
La Plata needs roughly 20,420 more trees to close a 7-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 449.2 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are La Plata's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near La Plata, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Plata; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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