Argentina · Mendoza · 2 cities
Air quality in Mendoza today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Mendoza has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Mendoza (AQI 9, Good), and San Rafael the worst (AQI 12, Good). Mendoza has the most tree cover, at 29.9% — #5 of 37 cities measured in Argentina.
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
- 21.8%
- Argentina: 18.2%
- worst air now: San Rafael
- 12
- cleanest air now: Mendoza
- 9
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Mendoza
Air quality today across Mendoza, city by city
| San Rafael | 12Good | 13.7% | 51.2K | #20 of 37 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 9Good | 29.9% | 314 | #5 of 37 |
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 Argentina.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Mendoza lost?
Since 2001, Mendoza has lost about 418 hectares of forest (about 590 football pitches): 2.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (61%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 418 haabout 590 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 257 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7 ha | 4 ha | 10 ha |
| 2002 | 21 ha | 15 ha | 37 ha |
| 2003 | 23 ha | 12 ha | 35 ha |
| 2004 | 18 ha | 8 ha | 26 ha |
| 2005 | 25 ha | 14 ha | 39 ha |
| 2006 | 15 ha | 8 ha | 23 ha |
| 2007 | 10 ha | 11 ha | 22 ha |
| 2008 | 46 ha | 24 ha | 70 ha |
| 2009 | 4 ha | 10 ha | 13 ha |
| 2010 | 5 ha | 3 ha | 8 ha |
| 2011 | 11 ha | 7 ha | 18 ha |
| 2012 | 6 ha | 7 ha | 13 ha |
| 2013 | 23 ha | 15 ha | 38 ha |
| 2014 | 11 ha | 10 ha | 21 ha |
| 2015 | 13 ha | 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2016 | 13 ha | 2 ha | 15 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2025 | 3 ha | 6 ha | 8 ha |
The worst year was 2008, when about 70 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Mendoza?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good60% · 252 ha
- Loggingcan grow back22% · 92 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back3% · 13 ha
Also: towns and roads, mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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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