Mexico · Coahuila · 5 cities
Air quality in Coahuila today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Ciudad Acuña has the cleanest air of the 5 cities we track in Coahuila (AQI 11, Good), and Monclova the worst (AQI 82, Moderate). Ciudad Acuña has the most tree cover, at 20.0% — #29 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 64
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 5
- average tree cover
- 10.2%
- Mexico: 14.6%
- worst air now: Monclova
- 82
- cleanest air now: Ciudad Acuña
- 11
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Coahuila · average AQI 64
Air quality today across Coahuila, city by city
| Torreón | 75Moderate | 3.5% | 83.3K | #105 of 114 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltillo | 81Moderate | 4.8% | 79.2K | #94 of 114 |
| Ciudad Acuña | 11Good | 20.0% | 31.3K | #29 of 114 |
| Monclova | 82Moderate | 9.7% | 63.8K | #66 of 114 |
| Piedras Negras | 69Moderate | 12.9% | 53.7K | #52 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 Coahuila lost?
Since 2001, Coahuila has lost about 19,700 hectares of forest (about 28,000 football pitches): 2.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 3,890 hectares (20%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 19,700 haabout 28,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3,890 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 | 653 ha | 564 ha | 1,220 ha |
| 2002 | 259 ha | 1,010 ha | 1,270 ha |
| 2003 | 302 ha | 477 ha | 779 ha |
| 2004 | 239 ha | 177 ha | 416 ha |
| 2005 | 191 ha | 135 ha | 326 ha |
| 2006 | 190 ha | 661 ha | 851 ha |
| 2007 | 190 ha | 219 ha | 409 ha |
| 2008 | 373 ha | 623 ha | 996 ha |
| 2009 | 135 ha | 394 ha | 529 ha |
| 2010 | 544 ha | 573 ha | 1,120 ha |
| 2011 | 178 ha | 2,900 ha | 3,080 ha |
| 2012 | 187 ha | 887 ha | 1,070 ha |
| 2013 | 18 ha | 239 ha | 257 ha |
| 2014 | 50 ha | 85 ha | 135 ha |
| 2015 | 56 ha | 6 ha | 62 ha |
| 2016 | 71 ha | 14 ha | 85 ha |
| 2017 | 29 ha | 16 ha | 44 ha |
| 2018 | 35 ha | 501 ha | 536 ha |
| 2019 | 15 ha | 232 ha | 247 ha |
| 2020 | 36 ha | 39 ha | 74 ha |
| 2021 | 25 ha | 2,550 ha | 2,580 ha |
| 2022 | 36 ha | 2,150 ha | 2,190 ha |
| 2023 | 14 ha | 713 ha | 727 ha |
| 2024 | 32 ha | 82 ha | 114 ha |
| 2025 | 36 ha | 608 ha | 644 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 1,250 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 197 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2011, when about 3,080 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Coahuila?
- Wildfirescan grow back66% · 13,000 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good17% · 3,280 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back5.7% · 1,140 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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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