Mexico · Querétaro · 2 cities
Air quality in Querétaro today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, San Juan del Río has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Querétaro (AQI 52, Moderate), and Santiago de Querétaro the worst (AQI 80, Moderate). San Juan del Río has the most tree cover, at 15.1% — #46 of 114 cities measured in Mexico.
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
- 11.9%
- Mexico: 14.6%
- worst air now: Santiago de Querétaro
- 80
- cleanest air now: San Juan del Río
- 52
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Querétaro
Air quality today across Querétaro, city by city
| Santiago de Querétaro | 80Moderate | 8.8% | 66.6K | #71 of 114 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan del Río | 52Moderate | 15.1% | 46.8K | #46 of 114 |
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 Mexico.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Querétaro lost?
Since 2001, Querétaro has lost about 5,320 hectares of forest (about 7,400 football pitches): 1.6% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (38%). About 2,100 hectares (39%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 5,320 haabout 7,400 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,100 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 | 135 ha | 45 ha | 180 ha |
| 2002 | 24 ha | 8 ha | 32 ha |
| 2003 | 46 ha | 27 ha | 73 ha |
| 2004 | 79 ha | 40 ha | 119 ha |
| 2005 | 99 ha | 104 ha | 203 ha |
| 2006 | 71 ha | 50 ha | 121 ha |
| 2007 | 101 ha | 112 ha | 213 ha |
| 2008 | 69 ha | 144 ha | 213 ha |
| 2009 | 103 ha | 85 ha | 188 ha |
| 2010 | 151 ha | 139 ha | 290 ha |
| 2011 | 80 ha | 251 ha | 331 ha |
| 2012 | 316 ha | 317 ha | 633 ha |
| 2013 | 54 ha | 90 ha | 144 ha |
| 2014 | 54 ha | 26 ha | 80 ha |
| 2015 | 36 ha | 2 ha | 39 ha |
| 2016 | 72 ha | 123 ha | 195 ha |
| 2017 | 73 ha | 153 ha | 226 ha |
| 2018 | 113 ha | 21 ha | 134 ha |
| 2019 | 61 ha | 80 ha | 141 ha |
| 2020 | 85 ha | 22 ha | 107 ha |
| 2021 | 62 ha | 214 ha | 276 ha |
| 2022 | 41 ha | 29 ha | 70 ha |
| 2023 | 42 ha | 36 ha | 78 ha |
| 2024 | 46 ha | 176 ha | 222 ha |
| 2025 | 83 ha | 929 ha | 1,010 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 331 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 161 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 1,010 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Querétaro?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good38% · 2,000 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back25% · 1,310 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back17% · 922 ha
Also: shifting farming, logging, 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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