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Tuxtepec Air quality today
Air quality in Tuxtepec currently reads AQI 57 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 57
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 11.0
- tree cover
- 49.9%
- trees in this area
- 151K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Lázaro Cárdenas, 68313 San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, Oax., Mexico (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 4, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Tuxtepec · AQI 57 (Moderate)
Tuxtepec's tree count comes to 151,122 trees across 12.12 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Tuxtepec today: AQI 57, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 11:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
11.0
PM10
14.6
NO₂
1.7
O₃
83.0
SO₂
2.1
CO
133.0
- 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 Tuxtepec's daily AQI at 55 on average, from 40 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 74 on Nov 4.
Where Tuxtepec stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Tuxtepec: Healthy tree cover
49.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.12 km² of land.
Trees in this area
151,122
Target trees
151,122
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Tuxtepec lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tuxtepec has lost about 2,250 hectares of forest (about 3,100 football pitches): 22% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,250 haabout 3,100 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 22%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,240 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is speeding up: about 103 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 80 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2006, when about 147 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 79 ha | under 1 ha | 80 ha |
| 2002 | 94 ha | under 1 ha | 94 ha |
| 2003 | 95 ha | under 1 ha | 95 ha |
| 2004 | 123 ha | under 1 ha | 123 ha |
| 2005 | 141 ha | under 1 ha | 141 ha |
| 2006 | 147 ha | under 1 ha | 147 ha |
| 2007 | 76 ha | under 1 ha | 76 ha |
| 2008 | 97 ha | under 1 ha | 97 ha |
| 2009 | 121 ha | 1 ha | 122 ha |
| 2010 | 53 ha | under 1 ha | 53 ha |
| 2011 | 89 ha | under 1 ha | 90 ha |
| 2012 | 45 ha | under 1 ha | 45 ha |
| 2013 | 42 ha | under 1 ha | 42 ha |
| 2014 | 51 ha | under 1 ha | 51 ha |
| 2015 | 81 ha | under 1 ha | 81 ha |
| 2016 | 74 ha | under 1 ha | 74 ha |
| 2017 | 136 ha | under 1 ha | 136 ha |
| 2018 | 73 ha | under 1 ha | 73 ha |
| 2019 | 66 ha | under 1 ha | 66 ha |
| 2020 | 50 ha | under 1 ha | 50 ha |
| 2021 | 70 ha | under 1 ha | 70 ha |
| 2022 | 83 ha | under 1 ha | 83 ha |
| 2023 | 126 ha | under 1 ha | 126 ha |
| 2024 | 129 ha | under 1 ha | 129 ha |
| 2025 | 105 ha | under 1 ha | 105 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Tuxtepec?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good96% · 2,170 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good3.4% · 76 ha
Also: 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
- 8,820 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 8,350 ha
- Overall change
- −470 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tuxtepec shrank from about 8,820 hectares to 8,350 hectares, a net loss of about 470 hectares (−5.3%). New forest grew on about 837 hectares, but 1,310 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 Tuxtepec right now?
The latest reading for Tuxtepec shows an AQI of 57 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 11:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Tuxtepec today?
At AQI 57 (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 Tuxtepec been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Tuxtepec's daily AQI at 55 on average, from 40 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 74 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 Tuxtepec lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tuxtepec has lost about 2,250 hectares of forest (about 3,100 football pitches): 22% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is speeding up: about 103 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 80 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tuxtepec shrank from about 8,820 hectares to 8,350 hectares, a net loss of about 470 hectares (−5.3%). New forest grew on about 837 hectares, but 1,310 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Tuxtepec?
Tuxtepec has an estimated 151,122 trees across the 12.12 km² of land measured — 49.9% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Tuxtepec need?
Tuxtepec has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Tuxtepec'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 Lázaro Cárdenas; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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