Venezuela · Sucre · 2 cities
Air quality in Sucre today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Cumaná has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Sucre (AQI 12, Good), and Carúpano the worst (AQI 12, Good). Carúpano has the most tree cover, at 34.7% — #16 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
- 23.6%
- Venezuela: 27.3%
- worst air now: Carúpano
- 12
- cleanest air now: Cumaná
- 12
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Sucre
Air quality today across Sucre, city by city
| Cumaná | 12Good | 12.6% | 46.7K | #51 of 57 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carúpano | 12Good | 34.7% | — | #16 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 Sucre lost?
Since 2001, Sucre has lost about 84,900 hectares of forest (about 120,000 football pitches): 10% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (63%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 84,900 haabout 120,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 10%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 53,600 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 | 2,390 ha | 787 ha | 3,170 ha |
| 2002 | 737 ha | 449 ha | 1,190 ha |
| 2003 | 1,830 ha | 587 ha | 2,420 ha |
| 2004 | 723 ha | 613 ha | 1,340 ha |
| 2005 | 700 ha | 342 ha | 1,040 ha |
| 2006 | 798 ha | 289 ha | 1,090 ha |
| 2007 | 1,160 ha | 368 ha | 1,530 ha |
| 2008 | 1,490 ha | 638 ha | 2,130 ha |
| 2009 | 1,310 ha | 333 ha | 1,640 ha |
| 2010 | 866 ha | 528 ha | 1,390 ha |
| 2011 | 1,060 ha | 319 ha | 1,380 ha |
| 2012 | 1,380 ha | 470 ha | 1,850 ha |
| 2013 | 1,740 ha | 658 ha | 2,400 ha |
| 2014 | 3,710 ha | 748 ha | 4,460 ha |
| 2015 | 1,200 ha | 481 ha | 1,680 ha |
| 2016 | 3,160 ha | 2,100 ha | 5,270 ha |
| 2017 | 6,580 ha | 5,300 ha | 11,900 ha |
| 2018 | 5,080 ha | 3,680 ha | 8,760 ha |
| 2019 | 3,490 ha | 1,970 ha | 5,460 ha |
| 2020 | 5,360 ha | 3,920 ha | 9,280 ha |
| 2021 | 2,020 ha | 1,960 ha | 3,980 ha |
| 2022 | 1,800 ha | 1,430 ha | 3,220 ha |
| 2023 | 2,190 ha | 1,530 ha | 3,720 ha |
| 2024 | 1,910 ha | 1,200 ha | 3,110 ha |
| 2025 | 927 ha | 601 ha | 1,530 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 3,110 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 8,130 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 11,900 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Sucre?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good62% · 52,400 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back34% · 28,900 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back1.6% · 1,320 ha
Also: wildfires, towns and roads, mining and energy, logging, 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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