Brazil · Paraná · 23 cities
Air quality in Paraná today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Colombo has the cleanest air of the 23 cities we track in Paraná (AQI 7, Good), and Londrina the worst (AQI 64, Moderate). Almirante Tamandaré has the most tree cover, at 57.0% — #15 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 31
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 23
- average tree cover
- 29.9%
- Brazil: 26.0%
- worst air now: Londrina
- 64
- cleanest air now: Colombo
- 7
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Paraná · average AQI 31
Air quality today across Paraná, city by city
| Curitiba | 21Good | 14.3% | 49.0K | #247 of 304 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Londrina | 64Moderate | 14.7% | 48.1K | #238 of 304 |
| Maringá | 53Moderate | 32.2% | — | #75 of 304 |
| Cascavel | 18Good | 25.9% | 12.8K | #126 of 304 |
| São José dos Pinhais | 11Good | 28.6% | 4.3K | #103 of 304 |
| Foz do Iguaçu | 15Good | 50.9% | — | #21 of 304 |
| Ponta Grossa | 14Good | 23.3% | 21.0K | #150 of 304 |
| Colombo | 7Good | 55.2% | — | #16 of 304 |
| Guarapuava | 21Good | 21.3% | 27.3K | #171 of 304 |
| Araucária | 33Good | 48.4% | — | #28 of 304 |
| Toledo | 16Good | 34.9% | — | #63 of 304 |
| Paranaguá | 54Moderate | 14.6% | 43.2K | #240 of 304 |
| Fazenda Rio Grande | 39Good | 21.1% | 27.8K | #172 of 304 |
| Campo Largo | 36Good | 27.9% | 6.6K | #111 of 304 |
| Apucarana | 44Good | 24.1% | 18.5K | #138 of 304 |
| Arapongas | 45Good | 21.8% | 25.8K | #164 of 304 |
| Umuarama | 21Good | 31.4% | — | #87 of 304 |
| Almirante Tamandaré | 26Good | 57.0% | — | #15 of 304 |
| Piraquara | 39Good | 48.2% | — | #29 of 304 |
| Pinhais | 32Good | 11.2% | 59.1K | #276 of 304 |
| Cambé | 52Moderate | 21.8% | 25.8K | #165 of 304 |
| Campo Mourão | 42Good | 26.8% | 10.0K | #119 of 304 |
| Francisco Beltrão | 16Good | 31.8% | — | #80 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 Paraná lost?
Since 2001, Paraná has lost about 1.48 million hectares of forest (about 15,000 km²): 18% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 442,000 hectares (30%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1.48 million haabout 15,000 km²
- Share of its forest
- 18%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 442,000 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 | 21,000 ha | 28,500 ha | 49,500 ha |
| 2002 | 20,200 ha | 41,800 ha | 62,000 ha |
| 2003 | 20,400 ha | 34,800 ha | 55,200 ha |
| 2004 | 20,800 ha | 39,400 ha | 60,300 ha |
| 2005 | 18,300 ha | 49,300 ha | 67,500 ha |
| 2006 | 14,900 ha | 43,500 ha | 58,400 ha |
| 2007 | 9,820 ha | 38,700 ha | 48,500 ha |
| 2008 | 14,900 ha | 43,500 ha | 58,400 ha |
| 2009 | 12,100 ha | 35,400 ha | 47,500 ha |
| 2010 | 14,000 ha | 48,300 ha | 62,300 ha |
| 2011 | 17,400 ha | 41,200 ha | 58,600 ha |
| 2012 | 21,100 ha | 57,800 ha | 78,900 ha |
| 2013 | 13,500 ha | 45,900 ha | 59,400 ha |
| 2014 | 19,800 ha | 43,000 ha | 62,800 ha |
| 2015 | 12,700 ha | 30,500 ha | 43,200 ha |
| 2016 | 23,700 ha | 46,000 ha | 69,800 ha |
| 2017 | 42,600 ha | 61,100 ha | 104,000 ha |
| 2018 | 16,700 ha | 41,600 ha | 58,300 ha |
| 2019 | 18,300 ha | 44,300 ha | 62,600 ha |
| 2020 | 16,600 ha | 38,900 ha | 55,400 ha |
| 2021 | 22,900 ha | 47,200 ha | 70,100 ha |
| 2022 | 17,400 ha | 39,800 ha | 57,200 ha |
| 2023 | 11,900 ha | 33,500 ha | 45,400 ha |
| 2024 | 8,680 ha | 30,200 ha | 38,800 ha |
| 2025 | 12,600 ha | 30,700 ha | 43,300 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 51,000 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 70,000 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 104,000 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Paraná?
- Loggingcan grow back69% · 1.02 million ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good29% · 431,000 ha
Also: towns and roads, wildfires, mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, shifting farming, 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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