Mexico · Durango · 2 cities
Air quality in Durango today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Victoria de Durango has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Durango (AQI 16, Good), and Gómez Palacio the worst (AQI 78, Moderate). Gómez Palacio has the most tree cover, at 3.1% — #106 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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 3.0%
- Mexico: 14.6%
- worst air now: Gómez Palacio
- 78
- cleanest air now: Victoria de Durango
- 16
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Durango
Air quality today across Durango, city by city
| Victoria de Durango | 16Good | 3.0% | 84.8K | #107 of 114 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gómez Palacio | 78Moderate | 3.1% | 84.5K | #106 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 Durango lost?
Since 2001, Durango has lost about 33,000 hectares of forest (about 46,000 football pitches): 1.1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (30%). About 10,400 hectares (31%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 33,000 haabout 46,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 10,400 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 | 145 ha | 97 ha | 242 ha |
| 2002 | 309 ha | 199 ha | 508 ha |
| 2003 | 186 ha | 148 ha | 334 ha |
| 2004 | 164 ha | 183 ha | 347 ha |
| 2005 | 657 ha | 347 ha | 1,000 ha |
| 2006 | 177 ha | 439 ha | 616 ha |
| 2007 | 292 ha | 655 ha | 947 ha |
| 2008 | 527 ha | 664 ha | 1,190 ha |
| 2009 | 361 ha | 278 ha | 639 ha |
| 2010 | 436 ha | 328 ha | 764 ha |
| 2011 | 654 ha | 1,050 ha | 1,700 ha |
| 2012 | 596 ha | 1,120 ha | 1,720 ha |
| 2013 | 549 ha | 2,260 ha | 2,810 ha |
| 2014 | 374 ha | 679 ha | 1,050 ha |
| 2015 | 317 ha | 383 ha | 700 ha |
| 2016 | 595 ha | 427 ha | 1,020 ha |
| 2017 | 571 ha | 723 ha | 1,290 ha |
| 2018 | 938 ha | 1,130 ha | 2,070 ha |
| 2019 | 360 ha | 975 ha | 1,340 ha |
| 2020 | 381 ha | 552 ha | 933 ha |
| 2021 | 378 ha | 1,540 ha | 1,920 ha |
| 2022 | 324 ha | 1,730 ha | 2,050 ha |
| 2023 | 467 ha | 1,460 ha | 1,930 ha |
| 2024 | 394 ha | 1,140 ha | 1,530 ha |
| 2025 | 250 ha | 4,140 ha | 4,390 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 2,360 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 1,330 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 4,390 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Durango?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good30% · 9,910 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back29% · 9,580 ha
- Loggingcan grow back18% · 5,860 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, mining and energy, towns and roads, shifting farming, 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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