Philippines · Mimaropa · 2 cities
Air quality in Mimaropa today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, San Jose has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Mimaropa (AQI 12, Good), and Puerto Princesa the worst (AQI 21, Good). Puerto Princesa has the most tree cover, at 42.6% — #37 of 99 cities measured in the Philippines.
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
- 40.1%
- Philippines: 40.9%
- worst air now: Puerto Princesa
- 21
- cleanest air now: San Jose
- 12
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Mimaropa
Air quality today across Mimaropa, city by city
| Puerto Princesa | 21Good | 42.6% | — | #37 of 99 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 12Good | 37.7% | — | #52 of 99 |
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 the Philippines.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Mimaropa lost?
Since 2001, Mimaropa has lost about 25,200 hectares of forest (about 35,000 football pitches): 9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (54%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 25,200 haabout 35,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 13,500 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 | 419 ha | 182 ha | 601 ha |
| 2002 | 197 ha | 133 ha | 330 ha |
| 2003 | 107 ha | 139 ha | 246 ha |
| 2004 | 559 ha | 286 ha | 845 ha |
| 2005 | 526 ha | 242 ha | 768 ha |
| 2006 | 661 ha | 502 ha | 1,160 ha |
| 2007 | 275 ha | 336 ha | 611 ha |
| 2008 | 437 ha | 185 ha | 622 ha |
| 2009 | 390 ha | 272 ha | 662 ha |
| 2010 | 1,210 ha | 330 ha | 1,540 ha |
| 2011 | 123 ha | 78 ha | 201 ha |
| 2012 | 1,030 ha | 328 ha | 1,360 ha |
| 2013 | 258 ha | 339 ha | 597 ha |
| 2014 | 713 ha | 666 ha | 1,380 ha |
| 2015 | 305 ha | 461 ha | 766 ha |
| 2016 | 2,260 ha | 2,090 ha | 4,350 ha |
| 2017 | 852 ha | 1,130 ha | 1,980 ha |
| 2018 | 391 ha | 541 ha | 932 ha |
| 2019 | 284 ha | 428 ha | 712 ha |
| 2020 | 530 ha | 547 ha | 1,080 ha |
| 2021 | 405 ha | 733 ha | 1,140 ha |
| 2022 | 398 ha | 590 ha | 988 ha |
| 2023 | 314 ha | 340 ha | 654 ha |
| 2024 | 406 ha | 340 ha | 746 ha |
| 2025 | 459 ha | 427 ha | 886 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 882 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 1,810 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 4,350 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Mimaropa?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good53% · 13,400 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back43% · 10,900 ha
- Loggingcan grow back2.4% · 593 ha
Also: towns and roads, 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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