Brazil · Sergipe · 5 cities
Air quality in Sergipe today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Aracaju has the cleanest air of the 5 cities we track in Sergipe (AQI 29, Good), and São Cristóvão the worst (AQI 37, Good). São Cristóvão has the most tree cover, at 50.3% — #25 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 32
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 5
- average tree cover
- 24.1%
- Brazil: 26.0%
- worst air now: São Cristóvão
- 37
- cleanest air now: Aracaju
- 29
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Sergipe · average AQI 32
Air quality today across Sergipe, city by city
| Aracaju | 29Good | 9.0% | 66.0K | #289 of 304 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nossa Senhora do Socorro | 37Good | 28.4% | 5.0K | #104 of 304 |
| Itabaiana | 29Good | 9.8% | 62.1K | #283 of 304 |
| Lagarto | 29Good | 23.0% | 22.0K | #152 of 304 |
| São Cristóvão | 37Good | 50.3% | — | #25 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 Sergipe lost?
Since 2001, Sergipe has lost about 135,000 hectares of forest (about 190,000 football pitches): 25% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 135,000 haabout 190,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 25%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 131,000 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 | 9,560 ha | 77 ha | 9,640 ha |
| 2002 | 8,420 ha | 105 ha | 8,520 ha |
| 2003 | 10,900 ha | 70 ha | 11,000 ha |
| 2004 | 3,720 ha | 33 ha | 3,750 ha |
| 2005 | 9,650 ha | 77 ha | 9,730 ha |
| 2006 | 14,100 ha | 97 ha | 14,200 ha |
| 2007 | 7,240 ha | 118 ha | 7,360 ha |
| 2008 | 13,500 ha | 112 ha | 13,600 ha |
| 2009 | 5,810 ha | 125 ha | 5,930 ha |
| 2010 | 9,950 ha | 152 ha | 10,100 ha |
| 2011 | 8,270 ha | 61 ha | 8,330 ha |
| 2012 | 3,650 ha | 109 ha | 3,760 ha |
| 2013 | 2,000 ha | 279 ha | 2,280 ha |
| 2014 | 1,610 ha | 82 ha | 1,690 ha |
| 2015 | 838 ha | 95 ha | 933 ha |
| 2016 | 2,190 ha | 128 ha | 2,320 ha |
| 2017 | 4,540 ha | 1,420 ha | 5,960 ha |
| 2018 | 1,440 ha | 132 ha | 1,570 ha |
| 2019 | 1,710 ha | 206 ha | 1,910 ha |
| 2020 | 2,630 ha | 268 ha | 2,900 ha |
| 2021 | 1,940 ha | 105 ha | 2,040 ha |
| 2022 | 2,430 ha | 212 ha | 2,640 ha |
| 2023 | 1,670 ha | 30 ha | 1,700 ha |
| 2024 | 1,670 ha | 73 ha | 1,750 ha |
| 2025 | 1,280 ha | 152 ha | 1,430 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 1,910 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 2,930 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2006, when about 14,200 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Sergipe?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good95% · 129,000 ha
- Loggingcan grow back1.5% · 1,990 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back1.2% · 1,630 ha
Also: towns and roads, 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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