Venezuela · Cojedes · 2 cities
Air quality in Cojedes today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, San Carlos has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Cojedes (AQI 42, Good), and Tinaquillo the worst (AQI 57, Moderate). San Carlos has the most tree cover, at 38.5% — #11 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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 35.0%
- Venezuela: 27.3%
- worst air now: Tinaquillo
- 57
- cleanest air now: San Carlos
- 42
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Cojedes
Air quality today across Cojedes, city by city
| San Carlos | 42Good | 38.5% | — | #11 of 57 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinaquillo | 57Moderate | 31.4% | — | #22 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 Cojedes lost?
Since 2001, Cojedes has lost about 35,700 hectares of forest (about 50,000 football pitches): 6.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (88%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 35,700 haabout 50,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 31,300 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 | 822 ha | 359 ha | 1,180 ha |
| 2002 | 1,380 ha | 622 ha | 2,000 ha |
| 2003 | 528 ha | 143 ha | 671 ha |
| 2004 | 1,780 ha | 200 ha | 1,980 ha |
| 2005 | 1,350 ha | 126 ha | 1,480 ha |
| 2006 | 1,290 ha | 114 ha | 1,400 ha |
| 2007 | 1,120 ha | 70 ha | 1,190 ha |
| 2008 | 2,180 ha | 93 ha | 2,270 ha |
| 2009 | 1,860 ha | 107 ha | 1,970 ha |
| 2010 | 1,060 ha | 99 ha | 1,160 ha |
| 2011 | 1,070 ha | 154 ha | 1,230 ha |
| 2012 | 855 ha | 45 ha | 900 ha |
| 2013 | 639 ha | 244 ha | 883 ha |
| 2014 | 1,630 ha | 224 ha | 1,860 ha |
| 2015 | 771 ha | 164 ha | 935 ha |
| 2016 | 1,720 ha | 194 ha | 1,910 ha |
| 2017 | 3,230 ha | 347 ha | 3,570 ha |
| 2018 | 2,010 ha | 200 ha | 2,210 ha |
| 2019 | 969 ha | 114 ha | 1,080 ha |
| 2020 | 1,340 ha | 129 ha | 1,470 ha |
| 2021 | 759 ha | 159 ha | 918 ha |
| 2022 | 850 ha | 200 ha | 1,050 ha |
| 2023 | 963 ha | 99 ha | 1,060 ha |
| 2024 | 531 ha | 77 ha | 608 ha |
| 2025 | 566 ha | 172 ha | 738 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 875 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 2,050 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 3,570 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Cojedes?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good87% · 31,100 ha
- Loggingcan grow back7.6% · 2,720 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back2.6% · 916 ha
Also: mining and energy, towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, wildfires, 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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