City report · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tandil Air quality today
Air quality in Tandil currently reads AQI 14 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 14
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 2.5
- tree cover
- 19.9%
- trees in this area
- 62.2K
- more trees needed
- 31.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Mar 8, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Tandil · AQI 14 (Good)
Tandil's tree count comes to 62,205 trees across 12.51 km² of land, 10 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 31,571 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Tandil today: AQI 14, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 15:00 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
2.5
PM10
3.3
NO₂
0.6
O₃
63.0
SO₂
0.8
CO
81.0
- 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 Tandil's daily AQI at 25 on average, from 14 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 50 on Nov 8.
Where Tandil stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Tandil: Below target
19.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.51 km² of land.
Trees in this area
62,205
Target trees
93,776
More trees needed
31,571
CO₂ if planted / yr
694.6 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Tandil lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tandil has lost about 156 hectares of forest (about 220 football pitches): 5.6% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (37%). About 77 hectares (49%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 156 haabout 220 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 77 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2012, when about 22 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | 6 ha | 8 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2005 | 4 ha | 3 ha | 8 ha |
| 2006 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2007 | 5 ha | 2 ha | 7 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 12 ha | 13 ha |
| 2009 | 7 ha | 3 ha | 10 ha |
| 2010 | 5 ha | 2 ha | 7 ha |
| 2011 | 6 ha | 2 ha | 8 ha |
| 2012 | 13 ha | 9 ha | 22 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2014 | 7 ha | 2 ha | 9 ha |
| 2015 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | 10 ha | 8 ha | 17 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2021 | 5 ha | 15 ha | 20 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Tandil?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good37% · 59 ha
- Loggingcan grow back27% · 42 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back14% · 22 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
- 1,590 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,760 ha
- Overall change
- +170 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tandil grew from about 1,590 hectares to 1,760 hectares, a net gain of about 170 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 246 hectares, while 76 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Tandil
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Mar del Plata157.9 km
Argentina
- Tree cover
- 12%
- Air quality
- 17
- Ezeiza280.6 km
Argentina
- Tree cover
- 26%
- Air quality
- 9
- La Plata288.0 km
Argentina
- Tree cover
- 24%
- Air quality
- 12
- Laferrere291.0 km
Argentina
- Tree cover
- 16%
- Air quality
- 9
- Merlo298.4 km
Argentina
- Tree cover
- 25%
- Air quality
- 8
- Lanús299.1 km
Argentina
- Tree cover
- 10%
- Air quality
- 9
Build your own
Compare Tandil with anywhere
This place
Tandil
Use this data
Put Tandil's numbers on your site
Free to embed. Updates itself as the measurement refreshes.
Frequently asked
Questions about Tandil
What is the air quality (AQI) in Tandil right now?
The latest reading for Tandil shows an AQI of 14 (Good), observed Nov 10, 15:00 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 Tandil today?
At AQI 14 (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 Tandil been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Tandil's daily AQI at 25 on average, from 14 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 50 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Tandil lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tandil has lost about 156 hectares of forest (about 220 football pitches): 5.6% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (37%). About 77 hectares (49%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tandil grew from about 1,590 hectares to 1,760 hectares, a net gain of about 170 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 246 hectares, while 76 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Tandil?
Tandil has an estimated 62,205 trees across the 12.51 km² of land measured — 19.9% tree cover, 10 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Tandil need?
Tandil needs roughly 31,571 more trees to close a 10-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 694.6 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Tandil'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 Tandil; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
See your own area
What does your neighborhood look like?
Pick any point and radius to get the same air-quality and tree-cover breakdown.
Check my address