City report · Bolivia
Sacaba Air quality today
Air quality in Sacaba currently reads AQI 36 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 36
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 7.1
- tree cover
- 9.2%
- trees in this area
- 28.9K
- more trees needed
- 65.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Sacaba, Bolivia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Nov 3, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Sacaba · AQI 36 (Good)
Sacaba's tree count comes to 28,903 trees across 12.57 km², 21 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 65,345 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Sacaba today: AQI 36, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 13:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
7.1
PM10
7.6
NO₂
0.4
O₃
83.0
SO₂
1.0
CO
153.0
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Sacaba's daily AQI at 30 on average, from 9 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 73 on Nov 4.
Where Sacaba stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Sacaba: Critically low
9.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
28,903
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
65,345
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,438 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Sacaba lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Sacaba has lost about 9 hectares of forest (about 13 football pitches): 2.3% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (38%), after which forest can grow back. About 2 hectares (26%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 9 haabout 13 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 2 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Sacaba?
- Loggingcan grow back38% · 3 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back18% · 2 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good14% · 1 ha
Also: towns and roads, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 571 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 667 ha
- Overall change
- +96 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Sacaba grew from about 571 hectares to 667 hectares, a net gain of about 96 hectares (+17%). New forest grew on about 115 hectares, while 19 hectares were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
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. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Sacaba right now?
The latest reading for Sacaba shows an AQI of 36 (Good), observed Nov 10, 13:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Sacaba today?
At AQI 36 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Sacaba been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Sacaba's daily AQI at 30 on average, from 9 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 73 on Nov 4. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Sacaba lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Sacaba has lost about 9 hectares of forest (about 13 football pitches): 2.3% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (38%), after which forest can grow back. About 2 hectares (26%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Sacaba grew from about 571 hectares to 667 hectares, a net gain of about 96 hectares (+17%). New forest grew on about 115 hectares, while 19 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Sacaba?
Sacaba has an estimated 28,903 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 9.2% tree cover, 21 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Sacaba need?
Sacaba needs roughly 65,345 more trees to close a 21-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,438 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Sacaba's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Sacaba; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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