Mexico · Zacatecas · 2 cities
Air quality in Zacatecas today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Fresnillo has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Zacatecas (AQI 35, Good), and Guadalupe the worst (AQI 92, Moderate). Fresnillo has the most tree cover, at 7.4% — #78 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
- 6.2%
- Mexico: 14.6%
- worst air now: Guadalupe
- 92
- cleanest air now: Fresnillo
- 35
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Zacatecas
Air quality today across Zacatecas, city by city
| Guadalupe | 92Moderate | 4.9% | 78.9K | #92 of 114 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresnillo | 35Good | 7.4% | 71.0K | #78 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 Zacatecas lost?
Since 2001, Zacatecas has lost about 1,690 hectares of forest (about 2,400 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 261 hectares (15%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,690 haabout 2,400 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 261 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 | 87 ha | 43 ha | 130 ha |
| 2002 | 12 ha | 13 ha | 25 ha |
| 2003 | 65 ha | 21 ha | 86 ha |
| 2004 | 14 ha | 10 ha | 23 ha |
| 2005 | 11 ha | 10 ha | 20 ha |
| 2006 | 2 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2007 | 14 ha | 9 ha | 23 ha |
| 2008 | 11 ha | 18 ha | 30 ha |
| 2009 | 7 ha | 19 ha | 26 ha |
| 2010 | 7 ha | 8 ha | 15 ha |
| 2011 | 3 ha | 18 ha | 21 ha |
| 2012 | 8 ha | 28 ha | 36 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | 107 ha | 109 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 38 ha | 39 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2018 | 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 10 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2021 | 4 ha | 91 ha | 95 ha |
| 2022 | 5 ha | 61 ha | 66 ha |
| 2023 | 3 ha | 619 ha | 622 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | 11 ha | 14 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 285 ha | 285 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 216 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 4 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2023, when about 622 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Zacatecas?
- Wildfirescan grow back54% · 915 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good15% · 251 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown30% · 512 ha
Also: mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, towns and roads, logging.
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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