City report · Veracruz, Mexico
Poza Rica de Hidalgo Air quality today
Air quality in Poza Rica de Hidalgo currently reads AQI 46 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 46
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 6.5
- tree cover
- 28.4%
- trees in this area
- 89.0K
- more trees needed
- 5.0K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Obras Sociales, Poza Rica de Hidalgo, Ver., Mexico (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Poza Rica de Hidalgo · AQI 46 (Good)
Poza Rica de Hidalgo's tree count comes to 88,954 trees across 12.53 km² of land, 2 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 5,011 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Poza Rica de Hidalgo today: AQI 46, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 11:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 185 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 185 km, e.g. Tulancingo and Puebla
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
6.5
PM10
2.9
NO₂
2.7
O₃
62.0
SO₂
7.9
CO
132.0
- 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 Poza Rica de Hidalgo's daily AQI at 54 on average, from 40 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 90 on Nov 5.
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Poza Rica de Hidalgo: Below target
28.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.53 km² of land.
Trees in this area
88,954
Target trees
93,965
More trees needed
5,011
CO₂ if planted / yr
110.2 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Poza Rica de Hidalgo lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Poza Rica de Hidalgo has lost about 2,840 hectares of forest (about 4,000 football pitches): 23% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2019: satellite photo from April 2019 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km east of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,840 haabout 4,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 23%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,810 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 114 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 157 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2019, when about 213 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 102 ha | 1 ha | 103 ha |
| 2002 | 78 ha | under 1 ha | 79 ha |
| 2003 | 69 ha | 1 ha | 70 ha |
| 2004 | 44 ha | under 1 ha | 44 ha |
| 2005 | 59 ha | under 1 ha | 59 ha |
| 2006 | 99 ha | under 1 ha | 99 ha |
| 2007 | 96 ha | 5 ha | 101 ha |
| 2008 | 53 ha | under 1 ha | 53 ha |
| 2009 | 134 ha | 3 ha | 137 ha |
| 2010 | 111 ha | 2 ha | 113 ha |
| 2011 | 80 ha | under 1 ha | 80 ha |
| 2012 | 94 ha | under 1 ha | 95 ha |
| 2013 | 184 ha | under 1 ha | 184 ha |
| 2014 | 97 ha | under 1 ha | 97 ha |
| 2015 | 176 ha | under 1 ha | 176 ha |
| 2016 | 162 ha | 2 ha | 164 ha |
| 2017 | 174 ha | 1 ha | 175 ha |
| 2018 | 175 ha | under 1 ha | 175 ha |
| 2019 | 199 ha | 14 ha | 213 ha |
| 2020 | 59 ha | under 1 ha | 59 ha |
| 2021 | 210 ha | 1 ha | 211 ha |
| 2022 | 99 ha | 2 ha | 101 ha |
| 2023 | 53 ha | under 1 ha | 53 ha |
| 2024 | 54 ha | under 1 ha | 55 ha |
| 2025 | 147 ha | 1 ha | 148 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Poza Rica de Hidalgo?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good92% · 2,630 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good6.4% · 182 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back1.2% · 34 ha
Also: 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
- 11,900 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 11,700 ha
- Overall change
- −231 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Poza Rica de Hidalgo stayed about the same size, at about 11,700 hectares: new forest grew on about 1,350 hectares, and about 1,580 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Poza Rica de Hidalgo
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Teziutlan80.3 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 53%
- Air quality
- 62
- Tulancingo107.3 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 10%
- Air quality
- 63
- Xalapa de Enríquez125.0 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 17%
- Air quality
- 55
- Pachuca de Soto140.6 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 9%
- Air quality
- 25
- 172.5 km
- Tree cover
- 13%
- Air quality
- 74
- Puebla182.7 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 7%
- Air quality
- 80
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Poza Rica de Hidalgo right now?
The latest reading for Poza Rica de Hidalgo shows an AQI of 46 (Good), observed Nov 10, 11:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 185 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Poza Rica de Hidalgo today?
At AQI 46 (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 Poza Rica de Hidalgo been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Poza Rica de Hidalgo's daily AQI at 54 on average, from 40 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 90 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 Poza Rica de Hidalgo lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Poza Rica de Hidalgo has lost about 2,840 hectares of forest (about 4,000 football pitches): 23% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is slowing down: about 114 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 157 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Poza Rica de Hidalgo stayed about the same size, at about 11,700 hectares: new forest grew on about 1,350 hectares, and about 1,580 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Poza Rica de Hidalgo?
Poza Rica de Hidalgo has an estimated 88,954 trees across the 12.53 km² of land measured — 28.4% tree cover, 2 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Poza Rica de Hidalgo need?
Poza Rica de Hidalgo needs roughly 5,011 more trees to close a 2-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 110.2 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Poza Rica de Hidalgo'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 Obras Sociales; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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