Brazil · Federal District · 6 cities
Air quality in Federal District today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Brasília has the cleanest air of the 6 cities we track in Federal District (AQI 10, Good), and Samambaia the worst (AQI 28, Good). Gama has the most tree cover, at 27.1% — #113 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 20
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 6
- average tree cover
- 17.4%
- Brazil: 26.0%
- worst air now: Samambaia
- 28
- cleanest air now: Brasília
- 10
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Federal District · average AQI 20
Air quality today across Federal District, city by city
| Brasília | 10Good | 27.0% | 9.4K | #116 of 304 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceilândia | 17Good | 8.8% | 66.6K | #290 of 304 |
| Samambaia | 28Good | 7.4% | 71.0K | #295 of 304 |
| Planaltina | 13Good | 17.4% | 39.6K | #196 of 304 |
| Gama | 27Good | 27.1% | 9.1K | #113 of 304 |
| Águas Claras | 27Good | 17.0% | 40.8K | #205 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 Federal District lost?
Since 2001, Federal District has lost about 4,010 hectares of forest (about 5,600 football pitches): 6.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (63%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 4,010 haabout 5,600 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,530 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 | 237 ha | 20 ha | 257 ha |
| 2002 | 68 ha | 11 ha | 78 ha |
| 2003 | 212 ha | 38 ha | 250 ha |
| 2004 | 49 ha | 19 ha | 68 ha |
| 2005 | 188 ha | 53 ha | 241 ha |
| 2006 | 48 ha | 12 ha | 60 ha |
| 2007 | 208 ha | 39 ha | 247 ha |
| 2008 | 39 ha | 9 ha | 47 ha |
| 2009 | 112 ha | 37 ha | 149 ha |
| 2010 | 115 ha | 17 ha | 132 ha |
| 2011 | 106 ha | 38 ha | 144 ha |
| 2012 | 85 ha | 20 ha | 105 ha |
| 2013 | 16 ha | 5 ha | 21 ha |
| 2014 | 101 ha | 29 ha | 130 ha |
| 2015 | 155 ha | 21 ha | 176 ha |
| 2016 | 280 ha | 21 ha | 301 ha |
| 2017 | 206 ha | 223 ha | 429 ha |
| 2018 | 34 ha | 196 ha | 229 ha |
| 2019 | 38 ha | 108 ha | 146 ha |
| 2020 | 15 ha | 47 ha | 62 ha |
| 2021 | 28 ha | 9 ha | 37 ha |
| 2022 | 60 ha | 47 ha | 106 ha |
| 2023 | 48 ha | 152 ha | 200 ha |
| 2024 | 26 ha | 166 ha | 192 ha |
| 2025 | 56 ha | 148 ha | 204 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 148 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 233 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 429 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Federal District?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good53% · 2,140 ha
- Loggingcan grow back24% · 974 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back8.3% · 333 ha
Also: towns and roads, mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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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