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Air quality in Guanajuato today The AQI right now, city by city
Air quality and tree cover for 5 cities in Guanajuato, Mexico, measured from satellite imagery and live air-quality data.
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 86
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 5
- average tree cover
- 8.9%
- Mexico: 14.6%
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Guanajuato · average AQI 86
Air quality today across Guanajuato, city by city
| León de los Aldama | 95Moderate | 4.4% | 80.4K | #99 of 114 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irapuato | 107Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 4.9% | 94.6K | #93 of 114 |
| Celaya | 58Moderate | 6.8% | 72.9K | #86 of 114 |
| San Miguel de Allende | 59Moderate | 17.8% | 38.3K | #39 of 114 |
| Salamanca | 110Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 10.8% | 76.0K | #62 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 Guanajuato lost?
Since 2001, Guanajuato has lost about 2,420 hectares of forest (about 3,400 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (36%), after which forest can grow back. About 521 hectares (22%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,420 haabout 3,400 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 521 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 116 ha | 121 ha | 237 ha |
| 2002 | 21 ha | 26 ha | 47 ha |
| 2003 | 28 ha | 25 ha | 53 ha |
| 2004 | 38 ha | 26 ha | 63 ha |
| 2005 | 28 ha | 18 ha | 46 ha |
| 2006 | 12 ha | 14 ha | 25 ha |
| 2007 | 31 ha | 31 ha | 62 ha |
| 2008 | 15 ha | 16 ha | 32 ha |
| 2009 | 22 ha | 54 ha | 77 ha |
| 2010 | 19 ha | 35 ha | 54 ha |
| 2011 | 18 ha | 43 ha | 61 ha |
| 2012 | 69 ha | 72 ha | 141 ha |
| 2013 | 24 ha | 184 ha | 208 ha |
| 2014 | 4 ha | 39 ha | 44 ha |
| 2015 | 6 ha | 18 ha | 25 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | 61 ha | 62 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 22 ha | 23 ha |
| 2018 | 11 ha | 52 ha | 63 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 46 ha | 46 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | 95 ha | 98 ha |
| 2021 | 15 ha | 409 ha | 424 ha |
| 2022 | 8 ha | 95 ha | 103 ha |
| 2023 | 16 ha | 124 ha | 139 ha |
| 2024 | 11 ha | 100 ha | 111 ha |
| 2025 | 4 ha | 172 ha | 176 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 191 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 58 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2021, when about 424 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Guanajuato?
- Wildfirescan grow back36% · 873 ha
- Loggingcan grow back21% · 517 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good21% · 498 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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