Mexico · Guerrero · 3 cities
Air quality in Guerrero today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Acapulco de Juárez has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Guerrero (AQI 56, Moderate), and Iguala de la Independencia the worst (AQI 66, Moderate). Iguala de la Independencia has the most tree cover, at 22.3% — #23 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.
Average right now
AQI 61
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 19.9%
- Mexico: 14.6%
- worst air now: Iguala de la Independencia
- 66
- cleanest air now: Acapulco de Juárez
- 56
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Guerrero · average AQI 61
Air quality today across Guerrero, city by city
| Acapulco de Juárez | 56Moderate | 18.9% | 23.1K | #34 of 114 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilpancingo | 60Moderate | 18.5% | 36.1K | #36 of 114 |
| Iguala de la Independencia | 66Moderate | 22.3% | 24.2K | #23 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 Guerrero lost?
Since 2001, Guerrero has lost about 150,000 hectares of forest (about 210,000 football pitches): 4.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 150,000 haabout 210,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 136,000 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 | 2,970 ha | 322 ha | 3,300 ha |
| 2002 | 1,670 ha | 80 ha | 1,750 ha |
| 2003 | 995 ha | 66 ha | 1,060 ha |
| 2004 | 3,070 ha | 195 ha | 3,260 ha |
| 2005 | 2,240 ha | 182 ha | 2,430 ha |
| 2006 | 2,880 ha | 192 ha | 3,070 ha |
| 2007 | 7,620 ha | 234 ha | 7,860 ha |
| 2008 | 4,510 ha | 237 ha | 4,750 ha |
| 2009 | 5,280 ha | 202 ha | 5,490 ha |
| 2010 | 3,620 ha | 268 ha | 3,880 ha |
| 2011 | 4,100 ha | 340 ha | 4,440 ha |
| 2012 | 7,730 ha | 541 ha | 8,270 ha |
| 2013 | 8,420 ha | 866 ha | 9,280 ha |
| 2014 | 6,980 ha | 620 ha | 7,600 ha |
| 2015 | 7,630 ha | 210 ha | 7,840 ha |
| 2016 | 9,920 ha | 519 ha | 10,400 ha |
| 2017 | 7,430 ha | 808 ha | 8,230 ha |
| 2018 | 11,000 ha | 997 ha | 12,000 ha |
| 2019 | 6,730 ha | 612 ha | 7,340 ha |
| 2020 | 5,710 ha | 547 ha | 6,260 ha |
| 2021 | 5,010 ha | 439 ha | 5,450 ha |
| 2022 | 4,240 ha | 546 ha | 4,780 ha |
| 2023 | 6,620 ha | 1,350 ha | 7,970 ha |
| 2024 | 6,200 ha | 2,060 ha | 8,260 ha |
| 2025 | 3,620 ha | 1,060 ha | 4,690 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 6,230 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 8,850 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2018, when about 12,000 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Guerrero?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good89% · 133,000 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back3.5% · 5,290 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back1.9% · 2,800 ha
Also: shifting farming, towns and roads, mining and energy, logging, 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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