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Laredo Air quality today

Air quality in Laredo currently reads AQI 47 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Air quality right now

AQI 47

Good

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
8.4
tree cover
14.8%
trees in this area
46.4K
more trees needed
47.6K

Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around C.B.D., Laredo, TX 78040, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 20, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Laredo · AQI 47 (Good)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 20, 2026

Laredo's tree count comes to 46,356 trees across 4.8 sq mi (12.53 km²) of land, 15 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 47,609 more trees would close the gap.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Laredo today: AQI 47, Good

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 08:00 local time via OpenAQ and World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Ground station · World Trade Bridge, Laredo, Texas, 6.6 mi (10.7 km) away · median of 2 stations

Health signal

Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

PM2.5

8.4

PM10

—

NO₂

—

O₃

23.6

SO₂

—

CO

—

Data: OpenAQ · AirNow, World Air Quality Index Project, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Air Now - US EPA

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 Laredo's daily AQI at 33 on average, from 20 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 60 on Nov 7.

Last 7 days · model estimateavg 33 · peak 60
Nov 4: AQI 20 (peak 45)Nov 5: AQI 42 (peak 53)Nov 6: AQI 20 (peak 47)Nov 7: AQI 46 (peak 60)Nov 8: AQI 23 (peak 55)Nov 9: AQI 42 (peak 54)Nov 10: AQI 38 (peak 51)
Nov 4Nov 10

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Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Laredo: Critically low

14.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.8 sq mi (12.53 km²) of land.

15 points below target

Trees in this area

46,356

Target trees

93,965

More trees needed

47,609

CO₂ if planted / yr

1,047 t

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Laredo lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Laredo has lost about 181 acres (73 hectares) of forest (about 140 football fields): 50% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (88%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.

Satellite image of the area around Laredo, September 2017

2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.

Forest lost since 2001
181 acres (73 ha)about 140 football fields
Share of its forest
50%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
158 acres (64 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

The worst year was 2010, when about 54 acres (22 hectares) of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Laredo, 2001–2025

Acres of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Laredo, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.54.4

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Forest lost each year around Laredo, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
200118 acres (7 ha)3 acres (1 ha)21 acres (8 ha)
200212 acres (5 ha)2 acres (1 ha)15 acres (6 ha)
20034 acres (2 ha)under 1 ha6 acres (2 ha)
20042 acres (1 ha)under 1 ha2 acres (1 ha)
200514 acres (6 ha)under 1 ha16 acres (6 ha)
200621 acres (8 ha)under 1 ha22 acres (9 ha)
20079 acres (4 ha)under 1 ha10 acres (4 ha)
200810 acres (4 ha)under 1 ha10 acres (4 ha)
20094 acres (2 ha)under 1 ha6 acres (2 ha)
201049 acres (20 ha)5 acres (2 ha)54 acres (22 ha)
20118 acres (3 ha)under 1 ha10 acres (4 ha)
2012under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2013under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2014under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2015under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2016under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2017under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2018under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2019under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2020under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2021under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2022under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
20232 acres (1 ha)under 1 ha2 acres (1 ha)
2024under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2025under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha

What is causing deforestation around Laredo?

  • Towns and roadscleared for good83% · 149 acres (60 ha)
  • Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good5.1% · 9 acres (4 ha)
  • Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back1.9% · 3 acres (1 ha)

Also: 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
761 acres (308 ha)
Forest in 2020
813 acres (329 ha)
Overall change
+52 acres (21 ha)more forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Laredo grew from about 761 acres (308 hectares) to 813 acres (329 hectares), a net gain of about 52 acres (21 hectares) (+6.8%). New forest grew on about 137 acres (56 hectares), while 84 acres (34 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 Laredo

What is the air quality (AQI) in Laredo right now?

The latest reading for Laredo shows an AQI of 47 (Good), measured Nov 11, 08:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is World Trade Bridge, Laredo, Texas, 6.6 mi (10.7 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Laredo today?

At AQI 47 (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 Laredo been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Laredo's daily AQI at 33 on average, from 20 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 60 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 Laredo lost since 2001?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Laredo has lost about 181 acres (73 hectares) of forest (about 140 football fields): 50% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (88%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Laredo grew from about 761 acres (308 hectares) to 813 acres (329 hectares), a net gain of about 52 acres (21 hectares) (+6.8%). New forest grew on about 137 acres (56 hectares), while 84 acres (34 hectares) were lost.

What is the tree count in Laredo?

Laredo has an estimated 46,356 trees across the 4.8 sq mi (12.53 km²) of land measured — 14.8% tree cover, 15 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Laredo need?

Laredo needs roughly 47,609 more trees to close a 15-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,047 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.

How are Laredo's air quality and tree cover measured?

Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near C.B.D., 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 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around C.B.D.; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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