Venezuela · Portuguesa · 2 cities
Air quality in Portuguesa today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Guanare has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Portuguesa (AQI 61, Moderate), and Acarigua the worst (AQI 72, Moderate). Guanare has the most tree cover, at 20.0% — #37 of 57 cities measured in Venezuela.
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
- 17.0%
- Venezuela: 27.3%
- worst air now: Acarigua
- 72
- cleanest air now: Guanare
- 61
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Portuguesa
Air quality today across Portuguesa, city by city
| Acarigua | 72Moderate | 13.9% | 50.6K | #50 of 57 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guanare | 61Moderate | 20.0% | 31.4K | #37 of 57 |
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 Venezuela.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Portuguesa lost?
Since 2001, Portuguesa has lost about 88,200 hectares of forest (about 120,000 football pitches): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (96%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 88,200 haabout 120,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 13%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 85,000 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 | 1,590 ha | 95 ha | 1,680 ha |
| 2002 | 4,850 ha | 508 ha | 5,360 ha |
| 2003 | 2,380 ha | 68 ha | 2,450 ha |
| 2004 | 5,760 ha | 144 ha | 5,910 ha |
| 2005 | 6,250 ha | 209 ha | 6,460 ha |
| 2006 | 4,310 ha | 58 ha | 4,370 ha |
| 2007 | 2,470 ha | 129 ha | 2,600 ha |
| 2008 | 8,980 ha | 244 ha | 9,220 ha |
| 2009 | 5,020 ha | 97 ha | 5,120 ha |
| 2010 | 3,120 ha | 84 ha | 3,200 ha |
| 2011 | 2,510 ha | 122 ha | 2,640 ha |
| 2012 | 2,640 ha | 120 ha | 2,760 ha |
| 2013 | 2,190 ha | 68 ha | 2,260 ha |
| 2014 | 4,120 ha | 296 ha | 4,420 ha |
| 2015 | 2,540 ha | 148 ha | 2,680 ha |
| 2016 | 3,270 ha | 61 ha | 3,330 ha |
| 2017 | 6,570 ha | 157 ha | 6,730 ha |
| 2018 | 2,840 ha | 159 ha | 2,990 ha |
| 2019 | 1,910 ha | 37 ha | 1,940 ha |
| 2020 | 2,770 ha | 73 ha | 2,840 ha |
| 2021 | 1,830 ha | 72 ha | 1,900 ha |
| 2022 | 1,390 ha | 39 ha | 1,430 ha |
| 2023 | 1,840 ha | 28 ha | 1,870 ha |
| 2024 | 1,470 ha | 14 ha | 1,480 ha |
| 2025 | 2,340 ha | 163 ha | 2,510 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 1,840 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 3,570 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2008, when about 9,220 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Portuguesa?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good96% · 84,800 ha
- Loggingcan grow back2.4% · 2,090 ha
Also: shifting farming, storms, floods and other natural causes, towns and roads, mining and energy, 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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