Chile · Los Lagos Region · 2 cities
Air quality in Los Lagos Region today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Puerto Montt has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Los Lagos Region (AQI 29, Good), and Osorno the worst (AQI 44, Good). Osorno has the most tree cover, at 26.9% — #3 of 30 cities measured in Chile.
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
- 21.6%
- Chile: 13.0%
- worst air now: Osorno
- 44
- cleanest air now: Puerto Montt
- 29
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Los Lagos Region
Air quality today across Los Lagos Region, city by city
| Puerto Montt | 29Good | 16.3% | 33.2K | #9 of 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osorno | 44Good | 26.9% | 9.6K | #3 of 30 |
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 Chile.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Los Lagos Region lost?
Since 2001, Los Lagos Region has lost about 157,000 hectares of forest (about 220,000 football pitches): 4.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 31,300 hectares (20%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 157,000 haabout 220,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 31,300 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 | 479 ha | 2,920 ha | 3,400 ha |
| 2002 | 288 ha | 1,290 ha | 1,580 ha |
| 2003 | 584 ha | 2,480 ha | 3,060 ha |
| 2004 | 621 ha | 2,750 ha | 3,380 ha |
| 2005 | 1,320 ha | 5,620 ha | 6,940 ha |
| 2006 | 548 ha | 2,930 ha | 3,480 ha |
| 2007 | 1,700 ha | 5,820 ha | 7,520 ha |
| 2008 | 1,700 ha | 13,400 ha | 15,100 ha |
| 2009 | 646 ha | 5,790 ha | 6,440 ha |
| 2010 | 794 ha | 5,680 ha | 6,480 ha |
| 2011 | 896 ha | 4,650 ha | 5,550 ha |
| 2012 | 2,140 ha | 13,300 ha | 15,400 ha |
| 2013 | 2,440 ha | 3,440 ha | 5,870 ha |
| 2014 | 2,660 ha | 4,090 ha | 6,750 ha |
| 2015 | 1,700 ha | 6,840 ha | 8,540 ha |
| 2016 | 1,480 ha | 5,270 ha | 6,750 ha |
| 2017 | 2,040 ha | 4,780 ha | 6,820 ha |
| 2018 | 1,040 ha | 4,720 ha | 5,760 ha |
| 2019 | 1,040 ha | 5,210 ha | 6,240 ha |
| 2020 | 923 ha | 3,510 ha | 4,430 ha |
| 2021 | 1,720 ha | 4,410 ha | 6,130 ha |
| 2022 | 1,730 ha | 4,890 ha | 6,610 ha |
| 2023 | 1,050 ha | 4,120 ha | 5,170 ha |
| 2024 | 785 ha | 4,340 ha | 5,130 ha |
| 2025 | 993 ha | 3,600 ha | 4,590 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 5,530 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 6,000 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2012, when about 15,400 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Los Lagos Region?
- Loggingcan grow back50% · 78,600 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good18% · 28,000 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back17% · 26,800 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, towns and roads, mining and energy, 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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