City report · Atlántico, Colombia
Malambo Air quality today
Air quality in Malambo currently reads AQI 51 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 51
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 8.3
- tree cover
- 42.0%
- trees in this area
- 125K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Malambo, Atlantico, Colombia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 17, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Malambo · AQI 51 (Moderate)
Malambo's tree count comes to 125,481 trees across 11.95 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Malambo today: AQI 51, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 04:00 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
8.3
PM10
10.3
NO₂
4.6
O₃
59.0
SO₂
2.4
CO
163.0
- 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 Malambo's daily AQI at 44 on average, from 31 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 73 on Nov 6.
Where Malambo stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Malambo: Healthy tree cover
42.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.95 km² of land.
Trees in this area
125,481
Target trees
125,481
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Malambo lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Malambo has lost about 717 hectares of forest (about 1,000 football pitches): 29% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (98%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km west of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 717 haabout 1,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 29%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 703 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2008, when about 193 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2002 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2003 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2004 | 36 ha | under 1 ha | 36 ha |
| 2005 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2006 | 77 ha | under 1 ha | 77 ha |
| 2007 | 16 ha | under 1 ha | 16 ha |
| 2008 | 193 ha | under 1 ha | 193 ha |
| 2009 | 59 ha | under 1 ha | 59 ha |
| 2010 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2011 | 19 ha | under 1 ha | 19 ha |
| 2012 | 18 ha | under 1 ha | 18 ha |
| 2013 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2014 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2015 | 23 ha | 2 ha | 25 ha |
| 2016 | 25 ha | 2 ha | 26 ha |
| 2017 | 33 ha | 7 ha | 39 ha |
| 2018 | 32 ha | under 1 ha | 32 ha |
| 2019 | 23 ha | 1 ha | 24 ha |
| 2020 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2021 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2022 | 22 ha | under 1 ha | 22 ha |
| 2023 | 43 ha | under 1 ha | 44 ha |
| 2024 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2025 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Malambo?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good95% · 679 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good2.8% · 20 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back1.7% · 12 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
- 2,210 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,780 ha
- Overall change
- −425 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Malambo shrank from about 2,210 hectares to 1,780 hectares, a net loss of about 425 hectares (−19%). New forest grew on about 167 hectares, but 591 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 Malambo right now?
The latest reading for Malambo shows an AQI of 51 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 04:00 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 Malambo 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 Malambo been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Malambo's daily AQI at 44 on average, from 31 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 73 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 Malambo lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Malambo has lost about 717 hectares of forest (about 1,000 football pitches): 29% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (98%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Malambo shrank from about 2,210 hectares to 1,780 hectares, a net loss of about 425 hectares (−19%). New forest grew on about 167 hectares, but 591 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Malambo?
Malambo has an estimated 125,481 trees across the 11.95 km² of land measured — 42.0% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Malambo need?
Malambo has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Malambo'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 Malambo; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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