Mexico · Hidalgo · 2 cities
Air quality in Hidalgo today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Tulancingo has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Hidalgo (AQI 63, Moderate), and Tulancingo the worst (AQI 63, Moderate). Tulancingo has the most tree cover, at 9.5% — #67 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
- 9.0%
- Mexico: 14.6%
- worst air now: Tulancingo
- 63
- cleanest air now: Tulancingo
- 63
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Hidalgo
Air quality today across Hidalgo, city by city
| Pachuca de Soto | 25Good | 8.6% | 67.2K | #73 of 114 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulancingo | 63Moderate | 9.5% | 64.4K | #67 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 Hidalgo lost?
Since 2001, Hidalgo has lost about 72,000 hectares of forest (about 100,000 football pitches): 8.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (82%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 72,000 haabout 100,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 59,400 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 | 1,570 ha | 420 ha | 1,990 ha |
| 2002 | 1,680 ha | 165 ha | 1,850 ha |
| 2003 | 1,230 ha | 237 ha | 1,470 ha |
| 2004 | 2,440 ha | 264 ha | 2,710 ha |
| 2005 | 1,570 ha | 288 ha | 1,860 ha |
| 2006 | 2,570 ha | 309 ha | 2,880 ha |
| 2007 | 2,680 ha | 329 ha | 3,010 ha |
| 2008 | 1,690 ha | 254 ha | 1,940 ha |
| 2009 | 2,080 ha | 367 ha | 2,440 ha |
| 2010 | 3,320 ha | 463 ha | 3,780 ha |
| 2011 | 3,010 ha | 373 ha | 3,380 ha |
| 2012 | 4,300 ha | 612 ha | 4,910 ha |
| 2013 | 1,950 ha | 751 ha | 2,700 ha |
| 2014 | 1,900 ha | 376 ha | 2,280 ha |
| 2015 | 1,170 ha | 354 ha | 1,520 ha |
| 2016 | 2,200 ha | 380 ha | 2,580 ha |
| 2017 | 2,470 ha | 476 ha | 2,940 ha |
| 2018 | 2,230 ha | 633 ha | 2,870 ha |
| 2019 | 2,930 ha | 639 ha | 3,570 ha |
| 2020 | 4,410 ha | 816 ha | 5,230 ha |
| 2021 | 2,300 ha | 709 ha | 3,010 ha |
| 2022 | 1,730 ha | 488 ha | 2,220 ha |
| 2023 | 1,690 ha | 496 ha | 2,180 ha |
| 2024 | 2,400 ha | 1,390 ha | 3,790 ha |
| 2025 | 3,840 ha | 1,080 ha | 4,920 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 3,220 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 3,440 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2020, when about 5,230 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Hidalgo?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good81% · 58,500 ha
- Loggingcan grow back9.6% · 6,940 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back3.9% · 2,800 ha
Also: wildfires, towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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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