Mexico · Jalisco · 4 cities
Air quality in Jalisco today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Puerto Vallarta has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Jalisco (AQI 36, Good), and Tlaquepaque the worst (AQI 90, Moderate). Puerto Vallarta has the most tree cover, at 47.5% — #3 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 66
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 25.0%
- Mexico: 14.6%
- worst air now: Tlaquepaque
- 90
- cleanest air now: Puerto Vallarta
- 36
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Jalisco · average AQI 66
Air quality today across Jalisco, city by city
| Zapopan | 90Moderate | 22.2% | 24.5K | #24 of 114 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tlaquepaque | 90Moderate | 9.1% | 65.7K | #69 of 114 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 36Good | 47.5% | — | #3 of 114 |
| Ciudad Guzmán | 46Good | 21.1% | 28.0K | #26 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 Jalisco lost?
Since 2001, Jalisco has lost about 81,100 hectares of forest (about 110,000 football pitches): 3.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (76%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 81,100 haabout 110,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 61,500 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 | 1,730 ha | 196 ha | 1,920 ha |
| 2002 | 413 ha | 62 ha | 475 ha |
| 2003 | 676 ha | 77 ha | 753 ha |
| 2004 | 967 ha | 135 ha | 1,100 ha |
| 2005 | 2,540 ha | 243 ha | 2,790 ha |
| 2006 | 826 ha | 132 ha | 958 ha |
| 2007 | 1,270 ha | 186 ha | 1,460 ha |
| 2008 | 1,010 ha | 170 ha | 1,180 ha |
| 2009 | 1,300 ha | 136 ha | 1,430 ha |
| 2010 | 2,660 ha | 164 ha | 2,830 ha |
| 2011 | 864 ha | 187 ha | 1,050 ha |
| 2012 | 1,600 ha | 324 ha | 1,920 ha |
| 2013 | 3,080 ha | 736 ha | 3,810 ha |
| 2014 | 1,950 ha | 319 ha | 2,260 ha |
| 2015 | 2,110 ha | 131 ha | 2,240 ha |
| 2016 | 3,470 ha | 307 ha | 3,780 ha |
| 2017 | 3,840 ha | 400 ha | 4,240 ha |
| 2018 | 6,540 ha | 1,520 ha | 8,050 ha |
| 2019 | 3,960 ha | 2,220 ha | 6,180 ha |
| 2020 | 3,210 ha | 935 ha | 4,140 ha |
| 2021 | 3,140 ha | 1,200 ha | 4,350 ha |
| 2022 | 3,160 ha | 1,520 ha | 4,690 ha |
| 2023 | 4,940 ha | 3,300 ha | 8,230 ha |
| 2024 | 3,180 ha | 2,630 ha | 5,810 ha |
| 2025 | 3,090 ha | 2,330 ha | 5,420 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 5,700 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 5,280 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2023, when about 8,230 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Jalisco?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good75% · 60,400 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back11% · 8,870 ha
- Loggingcan grow back8.2% · 6,670 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, mining and energy, towns and roads, shifting farming, 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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