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Paragominas Air quality today
Air quality in Paragominas currently reads AQI 59 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 59
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 14.7
- tree cover
- 10.2%
- trees in this area
- 32.0K
- more trees needed
- 62.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Bairro Célio Mirandia, Paragominas - PA, Brazil (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 20, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Paragominas · AQI 59 (Moderate)
Paragominas's tree count comes to 32,044 trees across 12.57 km², 20 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 62,204 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Paragominas today: AQI 59, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 18:00 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
14.7
PM10
16.8
NO₂
2.9
O₃
50.0
SO₂
0.8
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 Paragominas's daily AQI at 51 on average, from 41 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 72 on Nov 5.
Where Paragominas stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Paragominas: Critically low
10.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
32,044
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
62,204
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,368 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Paragominas lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Paragominas has lost about 7,610 hectares of forest (about 11,000 football pitches): 59% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 7,610 haabout 11,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 59%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 6,930 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 137 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 344 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2010, when about 1,350 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 246 ha | 4 ha | 250 ha |
| 2002 | 183 ha | 4 ha | 187 ha |
| 2003 | 156 ha | 3 ha | 159 ha |
| 2004 | 496 ha | 1 ha | 497 ha |
| 2005 | 687 ha | 39 ha | 726 ha |
| 2006 | 146 ha | 3 ha | 149 ha |
| 2007 | 360 ha | 40 ha | 400 ha |
| 2008 | 218 ha | 33 ha | 251 ha |
| 2009 | 219 ha | 5 ha | 224 ha |
| 2010 | 963 ha | 391 ha | 1,350 ha |
| 2011 | 261 ha | under 1 ha | 261 ha |
| 2012 | 211 ha | under 1 ha | 211 ha |
| 2013 | 88 ha | under 1 ha | 88 ha |
| 2014 | 130 ha | 6 ha | 136 ha |
| 2015 | 306 ha | 5 ha | 311 ha |
| 2016 | 153 ha | 44 ha | 197 ha |
| 2017 | 112 ha | 9 ha | 121 ha |
| 2018 | 316 ha | 33 ha | 349 ha |
| 2019 | 510 ha | 24 ha | 534 ha |
| 2020 | 515 ha | 3 ha | 518 ha |
| 2021 | 290 ha | 20 ha | 310 ha |
| 2022 | 206 ha | 13 ha | 219 ha |
| 2023 | 45 ha | under 1 ha | 45 ha |
| 2024 | 98 ha | under 1 ha | 98 ha |
| 2025 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Paragominas?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good83% · 6,320 ha
- Loggingcan grow back8.9% · 678 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good4.7% · 361 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
- 10,600 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 6,340 ha
- Overall change
- −4,230 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Paragominas shrank from about 10,600 hectares to 6,340 hectares, a net loss of about 4,230 hectares (−40%). New forest grew on about 863 hectares, but 5,090 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 Paragominas right now?
The latest reading for Paragominas shows an AQI of 59 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 18:00 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 Paragominas today?
At AQI 59 (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 Paragominas been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Paragominas's daily AQI at 51 on average, from 41 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 72 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Paragominas lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Paragominas has lost about 7,610 hectares of forest (about 11,000 football pitches): 59% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is slowing down: about 137 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 344 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Paragominas shrank from about 10,600 hectares to 6,340 hectares, a net loss of about 4,230 hectares (−40%). New forest grew on about 863 hectares, but 5,090 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Paragominas?
Paragominas has an estimated 32,044 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 10.2% tree cover, 20 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Paragominas need?
Paragominas needs roughly 62,204 more trees to close a 20-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,368 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Paragominas'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 Bairro Célio Mirandia; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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