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Planaltina, Goias Air quality today
Air quality in Planaltina, Goias currently reads AQI 31 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 31
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 5.2
- tree cover
- 6.8%
- trees in this area
- 21.4K
- more trees needed
- 72.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around St. Norte, Planaltina - GO, Brazil (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Planaltina, Goias · AQI 31 (Good)
Planaltina, Goias's tree count comes to 21,363 trees across 12.57 km², 23 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 72,885 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Planaltina, Goias today: AQI 31, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 9, 11:00 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
5.2
PM10
5.3
NO₂
2.0
O₃
110.0
SO₂
1.0
CO
163.0
- 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, Goias's daily AQI at 47 on average, from 34 on Nov 3 to an hourly peak of 92 on Nov 5.
Where Planaltina, Goias stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Planaltina, Goias: Critically low
6.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
21,363
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
72,885
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,603 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Planaltina, Goias lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Planaltina, Goias has lost about 483 hectares of forest (about 680 football pitches): 14% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 198 hectares (41%) 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 west of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 483 haabout 680 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 14%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 198 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 7 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 59 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 259 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 | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2002 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2003 | 17 ha | under 1 ha | 17 ha |
| 2004 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2005 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2006 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2007 | 19 ha | 3 ha | 21 ha |
| 2008 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2009 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2010 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2011 | 24 ha | under 1 ha | 25 ha |
| 2012 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | 5 ha | 22 ha | 27 ha |
| 2015 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2017 | 16 ha | 243 ha | 259 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2019 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2020 | 20 ha | under 1 ha | 20 ha |
| 2021 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2022 | 4 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2023 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2025 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Planaltina, Goias?
- Wildfirescan grow back56% · 270 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good37% · 181 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good3.2% · 16 ha
Also: logging, 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
- 4,050 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 4,040 ha
- Overall change
- −6 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Planaltina, Goias stayed about the same size, at about 4,040 hectares: new forest grew on about 115 hectares, and about 120 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, Goias right now?
The latest reading for Planaltina, Goias shows an AQI of 31 (Good), observed Nov 9, 11:00 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, Goias today?
At AQI 31 (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, Goias been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Planaltina, Goias's daily AQI at 47 on average, from 34 on Nov 3 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, Goias lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Planaltina, Goias has lost about 483 hectares of forest (about 680 football pitches): 14% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 198 hectares (41%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss is slowing down: about 7 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 59 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Planaltina, Goias stayed about the same size, at about 4,040 hectares: new forest grew on about 115 hectares, and about 120 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Planaltina, Goias?
Planaltina, Goias has an estimated 21,363 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 6.8% tree cover, 23 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Planaltina, Goias need?
Planaltina, Goias needs roughly 72,885 more trees to close a 23-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,603 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Planaltina, Goias'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. Norte; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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