Chile · Maule Region · 2 cities
Air quality in Maule Region today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Talca has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Maule Region (AQI 38, Good), and Curicó the worst (AQI 48, Good). Curicó has the most tree cover, at 13.2% — #12 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
- 12.3%
- Chile: 13.0%
- worst air now: Curicó
- 48
- cleanest air now: Talca
- 38
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Maule Region
Air quality today across Maule Region, city by city
| Talca | 38Good | 11.3% | 58.7K | #14 of 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curicó | 48Good | 13.2% | 52.8K | #12 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 Maule Region lost?
Since 2001, Maule Region has lost about 423,000 hectares of forest (about 4,200 km²): 44% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 11,600 hectares (2.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 423,000 haabout 4,200 km²
- Share of its forest
- 44%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 11,600 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 | 874 ha | 11,100 ha | 12,000 ha |
| 2002 | 266 ha | 13,700 ha | 14,000 ha |
| 2003 | 1,050 ha | 14,500 ha | 15,600 ha |
| 2004 | 327 ha | 14,400 ha | 14,700 ha |
| 2005 | 475 ha | 15,300 ha | 15,800 ha |
| 2006 | 290 ha | 16,300 ha | 16,600 ha |
| 2007 | 665 ha | 18,400 ha | 19,100 ha |
| 2008 | 538 ha | 16,900 ha | 17,400 ha |
| 2009 | 343 ha | 14,400 ha | 14,700 ha |
| 2010 | 394 ha | 13,900 ha | 14,300 ha |
| 2011 | 641 ha | 16,500 ha | 17,200 ha |
| 2012 | 511 ha | 19,600 ha | 20,100 ha |
| 2013 | 658 ha | 18,600 ha | 19,300 ha |
| 2014 | 741 ha | 25,000 ha | 25,700 ha |
| 2015 | 659 ha | 19,500 ha | 20,100 ha |
| 2016 | 583 ha | 20,200 ha | 20,800 ha |
| 2017 | 800 ha | 65,500 ha | 66,300 ha |
| 2018 | 196 ha | 10,200 ha | 10,400 ha |
| 2019 | 204 ha | 8,840 ha | 9,050 ha |
| 2020 | 251 ha | 13,900 ha | 14,200 ha |
| 2021 | 396 ha | 10,300 ha | 10,700 ha |
| 2022 | 250 ha | 9,210 ha | 9,460 ha |
| 2023 | 259 ha | 13,700 ha | 13,900 ha |
| 2024 | 157 ha | 5,990 ha | 6,150 ha |
| 2025 | 104 ha | 4,880 ha | 4,980 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 9,050 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 24,100 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 66,300 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Maule Region?
- Loggingcan grow back82% · 347,000 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back15% · 63,200 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good2.6% · 11,200 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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