Brazil · Paraíba · 3 cities
Air quality in Paraíba today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Campina Grande has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Paraíba (AQI 33, Good), and Santa Rita the worst (AQI 53, Moderate). João Pessoa has the most tree cover, at 18.1% — #190 of 304 cities measured in Brazil.
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 41
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 12.3%
- Brazil: 26.0%
- worst air now: Santa Rita
- 53
- cleanest air now: Campina Grande
- 33
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Paraíba · average AQI 41
Air quality today across Paraíba, city by city
| João Pessoa | 38Good | 18.1% | 37.3K | #190 of 304 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campina Grande | 33Good | 4.9% | 78.1K | #301 of 304 |
| Santa Rita | 53Moderate | 13.9% | 50.5K | #252 of 304 |
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 Brazil.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Paraíba lost?
Since 2001, Paraíba has lost about 138,000 hectares of forest (about 190,000 football pitches): 12% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (98%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 138,000 haabout 190,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 12%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 134,000 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 | 13,300 ha | 236 ha | 13,500 ha |
| 2002 | 7,890 ha | 131 ha | 8,020 ha |
| 2003 | 2,700 ha | 117 ha | 2,810 ha |
| 2004 | 4,350 ha | 95 ha | 4,450 ha |
| 2005 | 8,270 ha | 109 ha | 8,380 ha |
| 2006 | 5,930 ha | 90 ha | 6,020 ha |
| 2007 | 9,700 ha | 94 ha | 9,790 ha |
| 2008 | 13,200 ha | 149 ha | 13,300 ha |
| 2009 | 4,270 ha | 79 ha | 4,340 ha |
| 2010 | 11,200 ha | 97 ha | 11,300 ha |
| 2011 | 3,660 ha | 59 ha | 3,720 ha |
| 2012 | 12,500 ha | 134 ha | 12,600 ha |
| 2013 | 4,190 ha | 362 ha | 4,560 ha |
| 2014 | 4,360 ha | 463 ha | 4,830 ha |
| 2015 | 2,430 ha | 70 ha | 2,500 ha |
| 2016 | 3,010 ha | 37 ha | 3,050 ha |
| 2017 | 3,840 ha | 189 ha | 4,030 ha |
| 2018 | 2,940 ha | 106 ha | 3,040 ha |
| 2019 | 1,660 ha | 89 ha | 1,750 ha |
| 2020 | 1,850 ha | 259 ha | 2,110 ha |
| 2021 | 2,800 ha | 49 ha | 2,850 ha |
| 2022 | 2,990 ha | 127 ha | 3,120 ha |
| 2023 | 2,650 ha | 21 ha | 2,670 ha |
| 2024 | 2,380 ha | 59 ha | 2,430 ha |
| 2025 | 2,320 ha | 152 ha | 2,470 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 2,710 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 2,790 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2001, when about 13,500 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Paraíba?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good96% · 132,000 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back1.4% · 1,980 ha
Also: mining and energy, towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, logging, 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
Other states in Brazil
Clean-air buying guides
Cleaner air at home in Paraíba
Picked by tested clean-air delivery rate (CADR), noise and running cost, from independent test labels. No brand pays to be listed.
- The best air purifiers for wildfire smoke and smog
Air purifiers that keep up with wildfire smoke and winter smog, ranked by verified smoke CADR, with the room each one clears on a smoky day.
- The best air purifiers for bedrooms: quiet picks sized for your room
Quiet HEPA air purifiers for bedrooms, compared on what matters at night: noise on the lowest setting (from 20 dB), verified room size and filter cost.
- The best air purifiers under $200
Good HEPA air purifiers under $200 at the makers' own prices, compared on verified clean air, room size and what the filters cost each year.
Your own street