Argentina · Cordoba · 2 cities
Air quality in Cordoba today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Río Cuarto has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Cordoba (AQI 17, Good), and Córdoba the worst (AQI 29, Good). Río Cuarto has the most tree cover, at 9.6% — #32 of 37 cities measured in Argentina.
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
- 8.9%
- Argentina: 18.2%
- worst air now: Córdoba
- 29
- cleanest air now: Río Cuarto
- 17
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Cordoba
Air quality today across Cordoba, city by city
| Córdoba | 29Good | 8.3% | 68.1K | #34 of 37 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Río Cuarto | 17Good | 9.6% | 64.1K | #32 of 37 |
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 Argentina.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Cordoba lost?
Since 2001, Cordoba has lost about 110,000 hectares of forest (about 150,000 football pitches): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (80%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 110,000 haabout 150,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 15%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 87,500 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 | 3,480 ha | 651 ha | 4,130 ha |
| 2002 | 1,690 ha | 190 ha | 1,880 ha |
| 2003 | 8,050 ha | 1,380 ha | 9,420 ha |
| 2004 | 10,000 ha | 968 ha | 11,000 ha |
| 2005 | 7,030 ha | 607 ha | 7,630 ha |
| 2006 | 9,430 ha | 1,070 ha | 10,500 ha |
| 2007 | 9,000 ha | 851 ha | 9,850 ha |
| 2008 | 8,320 ha | 1,180 ha | 9,500 ha |
| 2009 | 7,940 ha | 463 ha | 8,410 ha |
| 2010 | 5,070 ha | 668 ha | 5,740 ha |
| 2011 | 3,930 ha | 784 ha | 4,710 ha |
| 2012 | 2,180 ha | 1,150 ha | 3,330 ha |
| 2013 | 1,870 ha | 1,640 ha | 3,510 ha |
| 2014 | 2,720 ha | 3,380 ha | 6,100 ha |
| 2015 | 786 ha | 586 ha | 1,370 ha |
| 2016 | 875 ha | 524 ha | 1,400 ha |
| 2017 | 509 ha | 493 ha | 1,000 ha |
| 2018 | 443 ha | 592 ha | 1,040 ha |
| 2019 | 328 ha | 199 ha | 527 ha |
| 2020 | 261 ha | 543 ha | 804 ha |
| 2021 | 364 ha | 2,440 ha | 2,800 ha |
| 2022 | 563 ha | 419 ha | 982 ha |
| 2023 | 863 ha | 252 ha | 1,120 ha |
| 2024 | 737 ha | 618 ha | 1,360 ha |
| 2025 | 1,020 ha | 916 ha | 1,930 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 1,640 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 953 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2004, when about 11,000 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Cordoba?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good79% · 86,800 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back9.5% · 10,500 ha
- Loggingcan grow back8.4% · 9,290 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, towns and roads, mining and energy, 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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