Mexico · Chihuahua · 5 cities
Air quality in Chihuahua today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Cuauhtémoc has the cleanest air of the 5 cities we track in Chihuahua (AQI 29, Good), and Ciudad Juárez the worst (AQI 74, Moderate). Cuauhtémoc has the most tree cover, at 4.4% — #97 of 114 cities measured in Mexico.
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.
AQI 53
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 5
- average tree cover
- 3.1%
- Mexico: 14.6%
- worst air now: Ciudad Juárez
- 74
- cleanest air now: Cuauhtémoc
- 29
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Chihuahua · average AQI 53
Air quality today across Chihuahua, city by city
| Ciudad Juárez | 74Moderate | 1.5% | 89.5K | #114 of 114 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chihuahua | 65Moderate | 4.3% | 80.7K | #100 of 114 |
| Cuauhtémoc | 29Good | 4.4% | 80.4K | #97 of 114 |
| Ciudad Delicias | 51Moderate | 2.6% | 86.1K | #109 of 114 |
| Hidalgo del Parral | 48Good | 2.7% | 85.8K | #108 of 114 |
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 Mexico.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Chihuahua lost?
Since 2001, Chihuahua has lost about 73,800 hectares of forest (about 100,000 football pitches): 2.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 5,790 hectares (7.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 73,800 haabout 100,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,790 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 | 70 ha | 126 ha | 196 ha |
| 2002 | 231 ha | 559 ha | 790 ha |
| 2003 | 136 ha | 214 ha | 350 ha |
| 2004 | 148 ha | 851 ha | 999 ha |
| 2005 | 205 ha | 504 ha | 709 ha |
| 2006 | 293 ha | 769 ha | 1,060 ha |
| 2007 | 113 ha | 429 ha | 542 ha |
| 2008 | 235 ha | 682 ha | 917 ha |
| 2009 | 151 ha | 534 ha | 685 ha |
| 2010 | 332 ha | 381 ha | 713 ha |
| 2011 | 266 ha | 1,710 ha | 1,980 ha |
| 2012 | 323 ha | 4,020 ha | 4,340 ha |
| 2013 | 165 ha | 2,140 ha | 2,300 ha |
| 2014 | 135 ha | 700 ha | 835 ha |
| 2015 | 95 ha | 126 ha | 221 ha |
| 2016 | 483 ha | 717 ha | 1,200 ha |
| 2017 | 292 ha | 1,760 ha | 2,050 ha |
| 2018 | 371 ha | 5,210 ha | 5,580 ha |
| 2019 | 80 ha | 444 ha | 524 ha |
| 2020 | 82 ha | 285 ha | 367 ha |
| 2021 | 132 ha | 3,360 ha | 3,500 ha |
| 2022 | 118 ha | 3,020 ha | 3,130 ha |
| 2023 | 136 ha | 2,120 ha | 2,250 ha |
| 2024 | 87 ha | 8,430 ha | 8,510 ha |
| 2025 | 1,110 ha | 29,000 ha | 30,100 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 9,500 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 1,940 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 30,100 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Chihuahua?
- Wildfirescan grow back52% · 38,700 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good6.3% · 4,640 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back2.8% · 2,060 ha
Also: mining and energy, logging, 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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