Argentina · Corrientes · 2 cities
Air quality in Corrientes today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Corrientes has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Corrientes (AQI 11, Good), and Ituzaingó the worst (AQI 44, Good). Ituzaingó has the most tree cover, at 63.5% — #1 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
- 40.5%
- Argentina: 18.2%
- worst air now: Ituzaingó
- 44
- cleanest air now: Corrientes
- 11
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Corrientes
Air quality today across Corrientes, city by city
| Corrientes | 11Good | 17.6% | 29.6K | #18 of 37 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ituzaingó | 44Good | 63.5% | — | #1 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 Corrientes lost?
Since 2001, Corrientes has lost about 190,000 hectares of forest (about 270,000 football pitches): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 22,900 hectares (12%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 190,000 haabout 270,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 15%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 22,900 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 | 519 ha | 4,280 ha | 4,800 ha |
| 2002 | 520 ha | 3,650 ha | 4,170 ha |
| 2003 | 589 ha | 4,600 ha | 5,180 ha |
| 2004 | 1,460 ha | 6,480 ha | 7,940 ha |
| 2005 | 1,000 ha | 6,360 ha | 7,360 ha |
| 2006 | 913 ha | 7,720 ha | 8,630 ha |
| 2007 | 1,020 ha | 7,900 ha | 8,920 ha |
| 2008 | 1,780 ha | 8,640 ha | 10,400 ha |
| 2009 | 1,420 ha | 7,440 ha | 8,860 ha |
| 2010 | 1,090 ha | 7,140 ha | 8,230 ha |
| 2011 | 1,440 ha | 8,980 ha | 10,400 ha |
| 2012 | 1,400 ha | 15,300 ha | 16,700 ha |
| 2013 | 1,110 ha | 10,600 ha | 11,700 ha |
| 2014 | 824 ha | 8,020 ha | 8,840 ha |
| 2015 | 573 ha | 5,850 ha | 6,420 ha |
| 2016 | 1,080 ha | 6,720 ha | 7,800 ha |
| 2017 | 818 ha | 5,520 ha | 6,340 ha |
| 2018 | 426 ha | 4,100 ha | 4,520 ha |
| 2019 | 331 ha | 3,940 ha | 4,270 ha |
| 2020 | 370 ha | 3,720 ha | 4,090 ha |
| 2021 | 560 ha | 5,690 ha | 6,250 ha |
| 2022 | 764 ha | 7,040 ha | 7,810 ha |
| 2023 | 1,030 ha | 8,000 ha | 9,030 ha |
| 2024 | 1,350 ha | 5,880 ha | 7,230 ha |
| 2025 | 541 ha | 2,960 ha | 3,500 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 6,760 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 5,400 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2012, when about 16,700 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Corrientes?
- Loggingcan grow back84% · 159,000 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good12% · 22,400 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back1.4% · 2,740 ha
Also: wildfires, 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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