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Air quality in Coquimbo Region today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Coquimbo has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Coquimbo Region (AQI 24, Good), and La Serena the worst (AQI 24, Good). La Serena has the most tree cover, at 10.4% — #16 of 30 cities measured in Chile.
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
- 7.5%
- Chile: 13.0%
- worst air now: La Serena
- 24
- cleanest air now: Coquimbo
- 24
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Coquimbo Region
Air quality today across Coquimbo Region, city by city
| Coquimbo | 24Good | 4.6% | 54.3K | #25 of 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Serena | 24Good | 10.4% | 61.5K | #16 of 30 |
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 Chile.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Coquimbo Region lost?
Since 2001, Coquimbo Region has lost about 818 hectares of forest (about 1,100 football pitches): 5.1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (47%), after which forest can grow back. About 275 hectares (34%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 818 haabout 1,100 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 275 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12 ha | 5 ha | 17 ha |
| 2002 | 9 ha | 9 ha | 18 ha |
| 2003 | 6 ha | 2 ha | 8 ha |
| 2004 | 11 ha | 17 ha | 28 ha |
| 2005 | 12 ha | 10 ha | 21 ha |
| 2006 | 26 ha | 11 ha | 37 ha |
| 2007 | 18 ha | 24 ha | 42 ha |
| 2008 | 23 ha | 17 ha | 40 ha |
| 2009 | 17 ha | 6 ha | 23 ha |
| 2010 | 16 ha | 8 ha | 24 ha |
| 2011 | 12 ha | 8 ha | 20 ha |
| 2012 | 15 ha | 16 ha | 31 ha |
| 2013 | 16 ha | 4 ha | 20 ha |
| 2014 | 10 ha | 13 ha | 22 ha |
| 2015 | 7 ha | 6 ha | 12 ha |
| 2016 | 8 ha | 7 ha | 16 ha |
| 2017 | 9 ha | 228 ha | 237 ha |
| 2018 | 5 ha | 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2020 | 6 ha | 5 ha | 11 ha |
| 2021 | 8 ha | 35 ha | 43 ha |
| 2022 | 23 ha | 52 ha | 75 ha |
| 2023 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | 52 ha | 55 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 36 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 55 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 237 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Coquimbo Region?
- Wildfirescan grow back47% · 388 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good28% · 227 ha
- Loggingcan grow back7% · 57 ha
Also: mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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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