Chile · Valparaiso · 2 cities
Air quality in Valparaiso today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Quilpué has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Valparaiso (AQI 52, Moderate), and Viña del Mar the worst (AQI 55, Moderate). Quilpué has the most tree cover, at 16.5% — #8 of 30 cities measured in Chile.
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
- 16.4%
- Chile: 13.0%
- worst air now: Viña del Mar
- 55
- cleanest air now: Quilpué
- 52
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Valparaiso
Air quality today across Valparaiso, city by city
| Viña del Mar | 55Moderate | 16.2% | 37.1K | #10 of 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quilpué | 52Moderate | 16.5% | 42.4K | #8 of 30 |
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 Chile.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Valparaiso lost?
Since 2001, Valparaiso has lost about 37,900 hectares of forest (about 53,000 football pitches): 17% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 5,820 hectares (15%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 37,900 haabout 53,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 17%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,820 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 | 76 ha | 739 ha | 815 ha |
| 2002 | 197 ha | 712 ha | 909 ha |
| 2003 | 138 ha | 414 ha | 552 ha |
| 2004 | 226 ha | 986 ha | 1,210 ha |
| 2005 | 493 ha | 1,580 ha | 2,080 ha |
| 2006 | 323 ha | 612 ha | 935 ha |
| 2007 | 332 ha | 718 ha | 1,050 ha |
| 2008 | 396 ha | 2,760 ha | 3,160 ha |
| 2009 | 192 ha | 682 ha | 874 ha |
| 2010 | 339 ha | 1,370 ha | 1,710 ha |
| 2011 | 222 ha | 616 ha | 838 ha |
| 2012 | 249 ha | 1,120 ha | 1,370 ha |
| 2013 | 199 ha | 450 ha | 649 ha |
| 2014 | 369 ha | 2,280 ha | 2,650 ha |
| 2015 | 264 ha | 1,340 ha | 1,600 ha |
| 2016 | 275 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,280 ha |
| 2017 | 229 ha | 2,570 ha | 2,800 ha |
| 2018 | 126 ha | 534 ha | 660 ha |
| 2019 | 131 ha | 981 ha | 1,110 ha |
| 2020 | 258 ha | 2,570 ha | 2,830 ha |
| 2021 | 152 ha | 2,890 ha | 3,040 ha |
| 2022 | 298 ha | 1,400 ha | 1,700 ha |
| 2023 | 160 ha | 1,030 ha | 1,190 ha |
| 2024 | 108 ha | 2,440 ha | 2,550 ha |
| 2025 | 70 ha | 307 ha | 377 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 1,770 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 1,730 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2008, when about 3,160 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Valparaiso?
- Wildfirescan grow back56% · 21,300 ha
- Loggingcan grow back28% · 10,500 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good9.3% · 3,510 ha
Also: towns and roads, mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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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