Argentina · Santa Fe · 2 cities
Air quality in Santa Fe today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Rosario has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Santa Fe (AQI 27, Good), and Santa Fe the worst (AQI 30, Good). Santa Fe has the most tree cover, at 19.2% — #16 of 37 cities measured in Argentina.
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
- 18.7%
- Argentina: 18.2%
- worst air now: Santa Fe
- 30
- cleanest air now: Rosario
- 27
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Santa Fe
Air quality today across Santa Fe, city by city
| Rosario | 27Good | 18.2% | 28.9K | #17 of 37 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe | 30Good | 19.2% | 30.7K | #16 of 37 |
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 Argentina.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Santa Fe lost?
Since 2001, Santa Fe has lost about 75,800 hectares of forest (about 110,000 football pitches): 6.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (83%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 75,800 haabout 110,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 62,600 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 | 2,250 ha | 388 ha | 2,640 ha |
| 2002 | 1,380 ha | 225 ha | 1,610 ha |
| 2003 | 1,150 ha | 182 ha | 1,330 ha |
| 2004 | 3,960 ha | 589 ha | 4,540 ha |
| 2005 | 5,350 ha | 401 ha | 5,750 ha |
| 2006 | 7,880 ha | 682 ha | 8,560 ha |
| 2007 | 3,910 ha | 430 ha | 4,340 ha |
| 2008 | 5,050 ha | 788 ha | 5,840 ha |
| 2009 | 2,290 ha | 742 ha | 3,030 ha |
| 2010 | 3,190 ha | 474 ha | 3,660 ha |
| 2011 | 3,440 ha | 388 ha | 3,830 ha |
| 2012 | 2,890 ha | 537 ha | 3,430 ha |
| 2013 | 3,490 ha | 1,090 ha | 4,570 ha |
| 2014 | 2,500 ha | 630 ha | 3,130 ha |
| 2015 | 1,290 ha | 243 ha | 1,530 ha |
| 2016 | 1,780 ha | 401 ha | 2,180 ha |
| 2017 | 1,290 ha | 270 ha | 1,560 ha |
| 2018 | 1,370 ha | 162 ha | 1,530 ha |
| 2019 | 902 ha | 199 ha | 1,100 ha |
| 2020 | 630 ha | 140 ha | 770 ha |
| 2021 | 978 ha | 95 ha | 1,070 ha |
| 2022 | 1,330 ha | 295 ha | 1,620 ha |
| 2023 | 1,560 ha | 572 ha | 2,130 ha |
| 2024 | 1,780 ha | 1,590 ha | 3,360 ha |
| 2025 | 955 ha | 1,720 ha | 2,670 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 2,170 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 1,430 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2006, when about 8,560 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Santa Fe?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good82% · 62,200 ha
- Loggingcan grow back8.6% · 6,510 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back2.8% · 2,110 ha
Also: wildfires, 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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