Venezuela · Anzoátegui · 4 cities
Air quality in Anzoátegui today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Anaco has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Anzoátegui (AQI 7, Good), and Puerto La Cruz the worst (AQI 49, Good). Anaco has the most tree cover, at 21.1% — #35 of 57 cities measured in Venezuela.
Every city is measured the same way, over the same 2 km around its center: the air quality right now, from ground stations where there are any, and its tree cover.
Average right now
AQI 26
Good
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 17.2%
- Venezuela: 27.3%
- worst air now: Puerto La Cruz
- 49
- cleanest air now: Anaco
- 7
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Anzoátegui · average AQI 26
Air quality today across Anzoátegui, city by city
| Barcelona | 23Good | 16.2% | 43.4K | #44 of 57 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto La Cruz | 49Good | 14.1% | 42.2K | #48 of 57 |
| El Tigre | 23Good | 17.3% | 39.9K | #42 of 57 |
| Anaco | 7Good | 21.1% | 28.0K | #35 of 57 |
Air quality is the US AQI from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where available, otherwise the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 2 km of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in Venezuela.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Anzoátegui lost?
Since 2001, Anzoátegui has lost about 198,000 hectares of forest (about 280,000 football pitches): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (63%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 198,000 haabout 280,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 13%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 125,000 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6,150 ha | 4,480 ha | 10,600 ha |
| 2002 | 5,550 ha | 599 ha | 6,150 ha |
| 2003 | 7,040 ha | 3,210 ha | 10,200 ha |
| 2004 | 5,980 ha | 1,790 ha | 7,780 ha |
| 2005 | 4,150 ha | 1,070 ha | 5,220 ha |
| 2006 | 3,920 ha | 813 ha | 4,730 ha |
| 2007 | 7,390 ha | 589 ha | 7,980 ha |
| 2008 | 8,620 ha | 1,350 ha | 9,970 ha |
| 2009 | 13,600 ha | 4,190 ha | 17,800 ha |
| 2010 | 4,010 ha | 3,400 ha | 7,400 ha |
| 2011 | 5,060 ha | 3,970 ha | 9,030 ha |
| 2012 | 6,650 ha | 7,480 ha | 14,100 ha |
| 2013 | 4,070 ha | 4,520 ha | 8,580 ha |
| 2014 | 6,630 ha | 4,790 ha | 11,400 ha |
| 2015 | 2,560 ha | 782 ha | 3,350 ha |
| 2016 | 3,530 ha | 4,040 ha | 7,570 ha |
| 2017 | 5,590 ha | 1,460 ha | 7,050 ha |
| 2018 | 5,320 ha | 4,560 ha | 9,880 ha |
| 2019 | 3,810 ha | 12,300 ha | 16,100 ha |
| 2020 | 3,750 ha | 3,250 ha | 7,000 ha |
| 2021 | 2,310 ha | 632 ha | 2,940 ha |
| 2022 | 1,980 ha | 447 ha | 2,420 ha |
| 2023 | 2,340 ha | 1,660 ha | 4,000 ha |
| 2024 | 2,700 ha | 905 ha | 3,610 ha |
| 2025 | 2,150 ha | 378 ha | 2,530 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 3,100 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 9,520 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2009, when about 17,800 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Anzoátegui?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good63% · 124,000 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back20% · 38,700 ha
- Loggingcan grow back14% · 27,500 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, shifting farming, mining and energy, towns and roads, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
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. How it's measured
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