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Taubaté Air quality today
Air quality in Taubaté currently reads AQI 72 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 72
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 20.2
- tree cover
- 17.4%
- trees in this area
- 54.7K
- more trees needed
- 39.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Centro, Taubaté - SP, Brazil (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Nov 3, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Taubaté · AQI 72 (Moderate)
Taubaté's tree count comes to 54,664 trees across 12.57 km², 13 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 39,584 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Taubaté today: AQI 72, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil, 2.2 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
20.2
PM10
55.0
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, CETESB - Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Taubaté's daily AQI at 42 on average, from 26 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 76 on Nov 6.
Where Taubaté stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Taubaté: Critically low
17.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
54,664
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
39,584
CO₂ if planted / yr
870.8 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Taubaté lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Taubaté has lost about 1,070 hectares of forest (about 1,500 football pitches): 19% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 250 hectares (23%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,070 haabout 1,500 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 19%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 250 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2010, when about 266 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 68 ha | 48 ha | 116 ha |
| 2002 | 13 ha | 22 ha | 35 ha |
| 2003 | 15 ha | 2 ha | 17 ha |
| 2004 | 4 ha | 184 ha | 188 ha |
| 2005 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2006 | 14 ha | under 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2007 | 11 ha | 105 ha | 116 ha |
| 2008 | 8 ha | 23 ha | 30 ha |
| 2009 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2010 | 11 ha | 255 ha | 266 ha |
| 2011 | 8 ha | 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2012 | 18 ha | 5 ha | 23 ha |
| 2013 | 5 ha | 7 ha | 12 ha |
| 2014 | 15 ha | 9 ha | 23 ha |
| 2015 | 4 ha | 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2016 | 1 ha | 29 ha | 30 ha |
| 2017 | 14 ha | 56 ha | 70 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | 47 ha | 49 ha |
| 2019 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2021 | 9 ha | 13 ha | 22 ha |
| 2022 | 4 ha | 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2023 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2025 | 7 ha | 14 ha | 21 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Taubaté?
- Loggingcan grow back75% · 805 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good13% · 139 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good10% · 111 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, mining and energy, 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
- 6,320 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 6,690 ha
- Overall change
- +374 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Taubaté grew from about 6,320 hectares to 6,690 hectares, a net gain of about 374 hectares (+5.9%). New forest grew on about 691 hectares, while 317 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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Frequently asked
Questions about Taubaté
What is the air quality (AQI) in Taubaté right now?
The latest reading for Taubaté shows an AQI of 72 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 12:00 local time by the Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil ground monitoring station, 2.2 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Taubaté today?
At AQI 72 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Taubaté been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Taubaté's daily AQI at 42 on average, from 26 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 76 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Taubaté lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Taubaté has lost about 1,070 hectares of forest (about 1,500 football pitches): 19% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 250 hectares (23%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Taubaté grew from about 6,320 hectares to 6,690 hectares, a net gain of about 374 hectares (+5.9%). New forest grew on about 691 hectares, while 317 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Taubaté?
Taubaté has an estimated 54,664 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 17.4% tree cover, 13 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Taubaté need?
Taubaté needs roughly 39,584 more trees to close a 13-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 870.8 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Taubaté's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Centro, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Centro; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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