Brazil · Espírito Santo · 8 cities
Air quality in Espírito Santo today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, São Mateus has the cleanest air of the 8 cities we track in Espírito Santo (AQI 4, Good), and Cachoeiro de Itapemirim the worst (AQI 17, Good). Cariacica has the most tree cover, at 50.9% — #22 of 304 cities measured in Brazil.
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.
AQI 12
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 8
- average tree cover
- 33.0%
- Brazil: 26.0%
- worst air now: Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
- 17
- cleanest air now: São Mateus
- 4
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Espírito Santo · average AQI 12
Air quality today across Espírito Santo, city by city
| Serra | 13Good | 36.4% | — | #59 of 304 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vila Velha | 13Good | 27.0% | 6.7K | #115 of 304 |
| Cariacica | 13Good | 50.9% | — | #22 of 304 |
| Cachoeiro de Itapemirim | 17Good | 33.3% | — | #70 of 304 |
| Linhares | 6Good | 26.5% | 10.9K | #120 of 304 |
| Guarapari | 16Good | 28.3% | 3.0K | #107 of 304 |
| São Mateus | 4Good | 31.7% | — | #82 of 304 |
| Colatina | 14Good | 29.9% | 265 | #98 of 304 |
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 Brazil.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Espírito Santo lost?
Since 2001, Espírito Santo has lost about 424,000 hectares of forest (about 4,200 km²): 22% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 182,000 hectares (43%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 424,000 haabout 4,200 km²
- Share of its forest
- 22%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 182,000 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 | 9,860 ha | 13,600 ha | 23,500 ha |
| 2002 | 7,480 ha | 17,400 ha | 24,900 ha |
| 2003 | 8,850 ha | 12,500 ha | 21,400 ha |
| 2004 | 4,440 ha | 9,340 ha | 13,800 ha |
| 2005 | 5,880 ha | 10,600 ha | 16,500 ha |
| 2006 | 5,970 ha | 7,670 ha | 13,600 ha |
| 2007 | 4,640 ha | 7,740 ha | 12,400 ha |
| 2008 | 3,920 ha | 5,780 ha | 9,700 ha |
| 2009 | 5,770 ha | 9,930 ha | 15,700 ha |
| 2010 | 4,110 ha | 10,100 ha | 14,200 ha |
| 2011 | 5,470 ha | 10,700 ha | 16,200 ha |
| 2012 | 9,140 ha | 14,100 ha | 23,200 ha |
| 2013 | 4,160 ha | 7,260 ha | 11,400 ha |
| 2014 | 16,200 ha | 14,000 ha | 30,300 ha |
| 2015 | 9,180 ha | 8,720 ha | 17,900 ha |
| 2016 | 10,900 ha | 16,300 ha | 27,200 ha |
| 2017 | 19,600 ha | 17,700 ha | 37,300 ha |
| 2018 | 13,800 ha | 15,400 ha | 29,200 ha |
| 2019 | 5,140 ha | 6,270 ha | 11,400 ha |
| 2020 | 4,040 ha | 5,220 ha | 9,260 ha |
| 2021 | 3,140 ha | 3,970 ha | 7,110 ha |
| 2022 | 3,690 ha | 3,600 ha | 7,290 ha |
| 2023 | 4,510 ha | 4,350 ha | 8,870 ha |
| 2024 | 5,410 ha | 5,310 ha | 10,700 ha |
| 2025 | 6,220 ha | 4,570 ha | 10,800 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 8,950 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 22,900 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 37,300 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Espírito Santo?
- Loggingcan grow back56% · 235,000 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good42% · 178,000 ha
Also: wildfires, towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, shifting farming, 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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