Colombia · Boyacá · 2 cities
Air quality in Boyacá today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Tunja has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Boyacá (AQI 21, Good), and Sogamoso the worst (AQI 54, Moderate). Tunja has the most tree cover, at 19.3% — #32 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
- 14.8%
- Colombia: 24.8%
- worst air now: Sogamoso
- 54
- cleanest air now: Tunja
- 21
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Boyacá
Air quality today across Boyacá, city by city
| Tunja | 21Good | 19.3% | 33.6K | #32 of 48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sogamoso | 54Moderate | 10.2% | 62.2K | #43 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 Boyacá lost?
Since 2001, Boyacá has lost about 41,100 hectares of forest (about 58,000 football pitches): 3.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (86%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 41,100 haabout 58,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 35,500 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 | 1,970 ha | 267 ha | 2,240 ha |
| 2002 | 1,520 ha | 236 ha | 1,760 ha |
| 2003 | 1,150 ha | 218 ha | 1,370 ha |
| 2004 | 2,810 ha | 407 ha | 3,220 ha |
| 2005 | 1,710 ha | 242 ha | 1,960 ha |
| 2006 | 2,310 ha | 230 ha | 2,540 ha |
| 2007 | 2,160 ha | 338 ha | 2,500 ha |
| 2008 | 1,430 ha | 199 ha | 1,620 ha |
| 2009 | 1,860 ha | 221 ha | 2,080 ha |
| 2010 | 1,860 ha | 216 ha | 2,070 ha |
| 2011 | 1,500 ha | 301 ha | 1,800 ha |
| 2012 | 2,080 ha | 483 ha | 2,560 ha |
| 2013 | 438 ha | 120 ha | 558 ha |
| 2014 | 817 ha | 215 ha | 1,030 ha |
| 2015 | 434 ha | 79 ha | 513 ha |
| 2016 | 992 ha | 144 ha | 1,140 ha |
| 2017 | 2,540 ha | 294 ha | 2,830 ha |
| 2018 | 1,520 ha | 174 ha | 1,690 ha |
| 2019 | 1,120 ha | 173 ha | 1,290 ha |
| 2020 | 918 ha | 157 ha | 1,080 ha |
| 2021 | 1,000 ha | 166 ha | 1,170 ha |
| 2022 | 705 ha | 67 ha | 772 ha |
| 2023 | 931 ha | 133 ha | 1,060 ha |
| 2024 | 881 ha | 284 ha | 1,170 ha |
| 2025 | 826 ha | 228 ha | 1,050 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 1,040 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 1,600 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2004, when about 3,220 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Boyacá?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good86% · 35,200 ha
- Loggingcan grow back4.4% · 1,790 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back3.2% · 1,330 ha
Also: shifting farming, mining and energy, wildfires, 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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