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Air quality in Mexico City today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Delegación Cuajimalpa de Morelos has the cleanest air of the 5 cities we track in Mexico City (AQI 95, Moderate), and Iztapalapa the worst (AQI 110, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Delegación Cuajimalpa de Morelos has the most tree cover, at 33.2% — #7 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.
AQI 99
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 5
- average tree cover
- 21.7%
- Mexico: 14.6%
- worst air now: Iztapalapa
- 110
- cleanest air now: Delegación Cuajimalpa de Morelos
- 95
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Mexico City · average AQI 99
Air quality today across Mexico City, city by city
| Mexico City | 96Moderate | 7.2% | 71.6K | #81 of 114 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iztapalapa | 110Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 9.2% | 81.1K | #68 of 114 |
| Coyoacán | 96Moderate | 29.0% | 3.1K | #13 of 114 |
| Xochimilco | 99Moderate | 29.9% | 314 | #10 of 114 |
| Delegación Cuajimalpa de Morelos | 95Moderate | 33.2% | — | #7 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 Mexico City lost?
Since 2001, Mexico City has lost about 360 hectares of forest (about 500 football pitches): 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 90 hectares (25%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 360 haabout 500 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 90 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 | 12 ha | 5 ha | 17 ha |
| 2002 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2003 | 4 ha | 8 ha | 13 ha |
| 2004 | 11 ha | 7 ha | 18 ha |
| 2005 | 2 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2007 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 7 ha |
| 2009 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2011 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2012 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2014 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | 5 ha | 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2017 | 6 ha | 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2018 | 7 ha | 20 ha | 27 ha |
| 2019 | 9 ha | 6 ha | 15 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2022 | 3 ha | 44 ha | 47 ha |
| 2023 | 1 ha | 105 ha | 106 ha |
| 2024 | 3 ha | 27 ha | 30 ha |
| 2025 | 6 ha | 9 ha | 15 ha |
The worst year was 2023, when about 106 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Mexico City?
- Loggingcan grow back55% · 197 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good22% · 78 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back4.8% · 17 ha
Also: wildfires, towns and roads, 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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