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Parauapebas Air quality today

Air quality in Parauapebas currently reads AQI 53 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

Air quality right now

AQI 53

Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
10.4
tree cover
34.1%
trees in this area
107K
more trees needed
0

Measured across a 2 km radius around Cidade Nova, Parauapebas - PA, 68515-000, Brazil (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 23, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Parauapebas · AQI 53 (Moderate)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 23, 2026

Parauapebas's tree count comes to 107,128 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Parauapebas today: AQI 53, Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 02:00 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

10.4

PM10

10.9

NO₂

7.6

O₃

55.0

SO₂

1.1

CO

238.0

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 Parauapebas's daily AQI at 69 on average, from 40 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 93 on Nov 9.

Last 7 daysavg 69 · peak 93
Nov 5: AQI 73 (peak 79)Nov 6: AQI 77 (peak 84)Nov 7: AQI 79 (peak 84)Nov 8: AQI 82 (peak 90)Nov 9: AQI 80 (peak 93)Nov 10: AQI 40 (peak 70)Nov 11: AQI 52 (peak 53)
Nov 5Nov 11

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Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Parauapebas: Healthy tree cover

34.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².

Target reached

Trees in this area

107,128

Target trees

107,128

More trees needed

0

CO₂ if planted / yr

0 kg

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Parauapebas lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Parauapebas has lost about 3,650 hectares of forest (about 5,100 football pitches): 19% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (93%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.

Satellite image of the area around Parauapebas, July 2017

2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northeast of the city center.

Forest lost since 2001
3,650 haabout 5,100 football pitches
Share of its forest
19%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
3,400 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

Forest loss is slowing down: about 107 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 153 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2002, when about 449 hectares of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Parauapebas, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Parauapebas, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.449

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Forest lost each year around Parauapebas, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
2001196 ha2 ha198 ha
2002447 ha2 ha449 ha
2003127 haunder 1 ha127 ha
2004196 ha1 ha197 ha
2005406 ha1 ha407 ha
2006102 haunder 1 ha102 ha
200783 haunder 1 ha84 ha
2008136 ha1 ha137 ha
200983 haunder 1 ha84 ha
2010117 ha1 ha118 ha
2011117 ha1 ha118 ha
2012151 ha1 ha152 ha
201332 haunder 1 ha32 ha
201494 haunder 1 ha94 ha
201547 haunder 1 ha47 ha
201665 haunder 1 ha65 ha
2017100 ha4 ha104 ha
2018183 haunder 1 ha183 ha
2019140 ha4 ha144 ha
2020145 ha124 ha269 ha
202176 ha34 ha110 ha
2022111 haunder 1 ha111 ha
2023128 haunder 1 ha128 ha
202470 ha9 ha79 ha
202549 ha59 ha108 ha

What is causing deforestation around Parauapebas?

  • Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good69% · 2,520 ha
  • Towns and roadscleared for good24% · 879 ha
  • Wildfirescan grow back6.3% · 229 ha

Also: logging, 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
17,000 ha
Forest in 2020
15,600 ha
Overall change
−1,370 haless forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Parauapebas shrank from about 17,000 hectares to 15,600 hectares, a net loss of about 1,370 hectares (−8.1%). New forest grew on about 356 hectares, but 1,720 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 Parauapebas

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

The latest reading for Parauapebas shows an AQI of 53 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 02:00 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 Parauapebas today?

At AQI 53 (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 Parauapebas been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Parauapebas's daily AQI at 69 on average, from 40 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 93 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.

How much forest has the area around Parauapebas lost since 2001?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Parauapebas has lost about 3,650 hectares of forest (about 5,100 football pitches): 19% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (93%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is slowing down: about 107 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 153 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Parauapebas shrank from about 17,000 hectares to 15,600 hectares, a net loss of about 1,370 hectares (−8.1%). New forest grew on about 356 hectares, but 1,720 hectares were lost.

What is the tree count in Parauapebas?

Parauapebas has an estimated 107,128 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 34.1% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Parauapebas need?

Parauapebas has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.

How are Parauapebas'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 Cidade Nova; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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