Peru · Puno · 2 cities
Air quality in Puno today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Juliaca has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Puno (AQI 6, Good), and Puno the worst (AQI 6, Good). Puno has the most tree cover, at 1.2% — #19 of 21 cities measured in Peru.
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
- 0.7%
- Peru: 5.0%
- worst air now: Puno
- 6
- cleanest air now: Juliaca
- 6
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Puno
Air quality today across Puno, city by city
| Juliaca | 6Good | 0.1% | 93.9K | #21 of 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puno | 6Good | 1.2% | 72.6K | #19 of 21 |
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 Peru.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Puno lost?
Since 2001, Puno has lost about 49,500 hectares of forest (about 69,000 football pitches): 3.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (60%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 49,500 haabout 69,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 29,800 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 | 482 ha | 436 ha | 918 ha |
| 2002 | 349 ha | 286 ha | 635 ha |
| 2003 | 298 ha | 341 ha | 639 ha |
| 2004 | 432 ha | 384 ha | 816 ha |
| 2005 | 537 ha | 631 ha | 1,170 ha |
| 2006 | 429 ha | 361 ha | 790 ha |
| 2007 | 480 ha | 679 ha | 1,160 ha |
| 2008 | 548 ha | 636 ha | 1,180 ha |
| 2009 | 393 ha | 301 ha | 694 ha |
| 2010 | 1,020 ha | 900 ha | 1,920 ha |
| 2011 | 626 ha | 338 ha | 964 ha |
| 2012 | 886 ha | 534 ha | 1,420 ha |
| 2013 | 840 ha | 422 ha | 1,260 ha |
| 2014 | 2,070 ha | 719 ha | 2,780 ha |
| 2015 | 1,280 ha | 329 ha | 1,600 ha |
| 2016 | 1,270 ha | 752 ha | 2,020 ha |
| 2017 | 4,330 ha | 1,820 ha | 6,160 ha |
| 2018 | 3,780 ha | 1,180 ha | 4,970 ha |
| 2019 | 3,410 ha | 1,440 ha | 4,850 ha |
| 2020 | 2,620 ha | 2,220 ha | 4,830 ha |
| 2021 | 1,420 ha | 1,490 ha | 2,910 ha |
| 2022 | 438 ha | 680 ha | 1,120 ha |
| 2023 | 374 ha | 410 ha | 784 ha |
| 2024 | 672 ha | 1,200 ha | 1,880 ha |
| 2025 | 856 ha | 1,200 ha | 2,050 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 1,750 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 4,560 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 6,160 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Puno?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good52% · 25,900 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back19% · 9,530 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back13% · 6,630 ha
Also: mining and energy, wildfires, logging, 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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