City report · Federal District, Brazil
Planaltina Air quality today
Air quality in Planaltina currently reads AQI 13 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 13
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 2.5
- tree cover
- 17.4%
- trees in this area
- 54.7K
- more trees needed
- 39.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around St. Res. Leste | Buritís I Q 2 Conj. A - Vila Nossa Sra. de Fátima, Brasília - DF, Brazil (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 20, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Planaltina · AQI 13 (Good)
Planaltina's tree count comes to 54,664 trees across 12.57 km², 13 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 39,584 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Planaltina today: AQI 13, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 21:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
2.5
PM10
2.6
NO₂
6.6
O₃
59.0
SO₂
0.6
CO
174.0
- 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 Planaltina's daily AQI at 42 on average, from 16 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 92 on Nov 5.
Where Planaltina stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Planaltina: Critically low
17.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
54,664
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
39,584
CO₂ if planted / yr
870.8 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Planaltina lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Planaltina has lost about 99 hectares of forest (about 140 football pitches): 3.9% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (38%), after which forest can grow back. About 28 hectares (29%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 99 haabout 140 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 28 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2017, when about 40 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 ha | 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2007 | 9 ha | 8 ha | 17 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2009 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | 2 ha | 38 ha | 40 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2020 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Planaltina?
- Wildfirescan grow back38% · 38 ha
- Loggingcan grow back25% · 25 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good25% · 25 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
- 4,100 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 4,550 ha
- Overall change
- +457 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Planaltina grew from about 4,100 hectares to 4,550 hectares, a net gain of about 457 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 492 hectares, while 35 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 Planaltina right now?
The latest reading for Planaltina shows an AQI of 13 (Good), observed Nov 10, 21:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Planaltina today?
At AQI 13 (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 Planaltina been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Planaltina's daily AQI at 42 on average, from 16 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 92 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 Planaltina lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Planaltina has lost about 99 hectares of forest (about 140 football pitches): 3.9% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (38%), after which forest can grow back. About 28 hectares (29%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Planaltina grew from about 4,100 hectares to 4,550 hectares, a net gain of about 457 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 492 hectares, while 35 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Planaltina?
Planaltina has an estimated 54,664 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 17.4% tree cover, 13 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Planaltina need?
Planaltina needs roughly 39,584 more trees to close a 13-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 870.8 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Planaltina'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 St. Res. Leste | Buritís I Q 2 Conj. A - Vila Nossa Sra. de Fátima; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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