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Air quality now: AQI55Moderate, Los Puertos de Altagracia

City report · Zulia, Venezuela

Los Puertos de Altagracia Air quality today

Air quality in Los Puertos de Altagracia currently reads AQI 55 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

AQI 55

Air quality right now

Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
11.0
tree cover
29.3%
trees in this area
59.0K
more trees needed
1.4K

Measured across a 2 km radius around Los Puertos de Altagracia, Zulia, Venezuela (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Los Puertos de Altagracia · AQI 55 (Moderate)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 26, 2026

Los Puertos de Altagracia's tree count comes to 59,003 trees across 8.06 km² of land, 1 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 1,410 more trees would close the gap.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Los Puertos de Altagracia today: AQI 55, Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 01:00 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

11.0

PM10

12.8

NO₂

4.8

O₃

47.0

SO₂

1.5

CO

154.0

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 Los Puertos de Altagracia's daily AQI at 53 on average, from 42 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 78 on Nov 6.

Last 7 daysavg 53 · peak 78
Nov 5: AQI 42 (peak 62)Nov 6: AQI 60 (peak 78)Nov 7: AQI 51 (peak 65)Nov 8: AQI 47 (peak 64)Nov 9: AQI 54 (peak 62)Nov 10: AQI 61 (peak 69)Nov 11: AQI 56 (peak 56)
Nov 5Nov 11

Where Los Puertos de Altagracia stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest

Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Los Puertos de Altagracia: Below target

29.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 8.06 km² of land.

1 points below target

Trees in this area

59,003

Target trees

60,413

More trees needed

1,410

CO₂ if planted / yr

31.0 t

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Los Puertos de Altagracia lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Los Puertos de Altagracia has lost about 593 hectares of forest (about 830 football pitches): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.

Satellite image of the area around Los Puertos de Altagracia, February 2017

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

Forest lost since 2001
593 haabout 830 football pitches
Share of its forest
16%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
575 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

The worst year was 2009, when about 115 hectares of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Los Puertos de Altagracia, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Los Puertos de Altagracia, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.115

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Forest lost each year around Los Puertos de Altagracia, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
200112 haunder 1 ha13 ha
200227 haunder 1 ha27 ha
20035 haunder 1 ha5 ha
20043 haunder 1 ha3 ha
200516 haunder 1 ha16 ha
200635 haunder 1 ha35 ha
200764 haunder 1 ha65 ha
200888 haunder 1 ha88 ha
2009115 haunder 1 ha115 ha
201016 haunder 1 ha16 ha
201115 haunder 1 ha15 ha
201253 haunder 1 ha53 ha
201348 haunder 1 ha48 ha
201431 haunder 1 ha31 ha
201514 haunder 1 ha14 ha
20163 haunder 1 ha3 ha
2017under 1 ha15 ha15 ha
2018under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
201910 haunder 1 ha10 ha
20202 haunder 1 ha3 ha
20212 haunder 1 ha2 ha
2022under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
20231 haunder 1 ha1 ha
20242 haunder 1 ha2 ha
202512 haunder 1 ha12 ha

What is causing deforestation around Los Puertos de Altagracia?

  • Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good97% · 575 ha
  • Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back2.7% · 16 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
4,170 ha
Forest in 2020
3,670 ha
Overall change
−502 haless forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Los Puertos de Altagracia shrank from about 4,170 hectares to 3,670 hectares, a net loss of about 502 hectares (−12%). New forest grew on about 193 hectares, but 695 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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Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.

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Questions about Los Puertos de Altagracia

What is the air quality (AQI) in Los Puertos de Altagracia right now?

The latest reading for Los Puertos de Altagracia shows an AQI of 55 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 01:00 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 Los Puertos de Altagracia today?

At AQI 55 (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 Los Puertos de Altagracia been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Los Puertos de Altagracia's daily AQI at 53 on average, from 42 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 78 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.

How much forest has the area around Los Puertos de Altagracia lost since 2001?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Los Puertos de Altagracia has lost about 593 hectares of forest (about 830 football pitches): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Los Puertos de Altagracia shrank from about 4,170 hectares to 3,670 hectares, a net loss of about 502 hectares (−12%). New forest grew on about 193 hectares, but 695 hectares were lost.

What is the tree count in Los Puertos de Altagracia?

Los Puertos de Altagracia has an estimated 59,003 trees across the 8.06 km² of land measured — 29.3% tree cover, 1 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Los Puertos de Altagracia need?

Los Puertos de Altagracia needs roughly 1,410 more trees to close a 1-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 31.0 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.

How are Los Puertos de Altagracia'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 Los Puertos de Altagracia; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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