Colombia · Bolívar · 2 cities
Air quality in Bolívar, Colombia today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Magangué has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Bolívar (AQI 34, Good), and Cartagena the worst (AQI 52, Moderate). Magangué has the most tree cover, at 38.7% — #8 of 48 cities measured in Colombia.
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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 27.2%
- Colombia: 24.8%
- worst air now: Cartagena
- 52
- cleanest air now: Magangué
- 34
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Bolívar
Air quality today across Bolívar, Colombia, city by city
| Cartagena | 52Moderate | 15.7% | 44.6K | #37 of 48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magangué | 34Good | 38.7% | — | #8 of 48 |
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 Colombia.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Bolívar, Colombia lost?
Since 2001, Bolívar, Colombia has lost about 292,000 hectares of forest (about 2,900 km²): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (94%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 292,000 haabout 2,900 km²
- Share of its forest
- 16%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 273,000 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 | 8,380 ha | 415 ha | 8,790 ha |
| 2002 | 6,070 ha | 373 ha | 6,440 ha |
| 2003 | 4,940 ha | 281 ha | 5,220 ha |
| 2004 | 7,380 ha | 355 ha | 7,730 ha |
| 2005 | 6,490 ha | 291 ha | 6,780 ha |
| 2006 | 7,920 ha | 334 ha | 8,250 ha |
| 2007 | 7,780 ha | 465 ha | 8,240 ha |
| 2008 | 7,910 ha | 245 ha | 8,160 ha |
| 2009 | 10,700 ha | 400 ha | 11,100 ha |
| 2010 | 7,720 ha | 450 ha | 8,170 ha |
| 2011 | 7,500 ha | 492 ha | 7,990 ha |
| 2012 | 9,740 ha | 586 ha | 10,300 ha |
| 2013 | 7,320 ha | 293 ha | 7,620 ha |
| 2014 | 9,540 ha | 530 ha | 10,100 ha |
| 2015 | 8,650 ha | 609 ha | 9,260 ha |
| 2016 | 18,700 ha | 5,600 ha | 24,300 ha |
| 2017 | 29,600 ha | 2,080 ha | 31,700 ha |
| 2018 | 18,000 ha | 783 ha | 18,700 ha |
| 2019 | 14,500 ha | 589 ha | 15,000 ha |
| 2020 | 16,600 ha | 913 ha | 17,500 ha |
| 2021 | 14,600 ha | 674 ha | 15,300 ha |
| 2022 | 12,900 ha | 586 ha | 13,500 ha |
| 2023 | 13,000 ha | 577 ha | 13,600 ha |
| 2024 | 8,180 ha | 334 ha | 8,520 ha |
| 2025 | 9,330 ha | 581 ha | 9,910 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 12,200 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 21,500 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 31,700 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Bolívar, Colombia?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good92% · 269,000 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back2.9% · 8,380 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back2.4% · 6,990 ha
Also: mining and energy, wildfires, towns and roads, logging, 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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