City report · Chiapas, Mexico
Tuxtla Air quality today
Air quality in Tuxtla currently reads AQI 62 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 62
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 14.9
- tree cover
- 15.9%
- trees in this area
- 50.0K
- more trees needed
- 44.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Zona Sin Asignación de Nombre de Col 42, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chis., Mexico (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 10, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Tuxtla · AQI 62 (Moderate)
Tuxtla's tree count comes to 49,951 trees across 12.57 km², 14 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 44,296 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Tuxtla today: AQI 62, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 09:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Palacio Municipal, 100 m away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
14.9
PM10
—
NO₂
9.6
O₃
10.2
SO₂
0.8
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · Sinaica Mexico
- 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 Tuxtla's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 31 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 84 on Nov 6.
Where Tuxtla stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Tuxtla: Critically low
15.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
49,951
Target trees
94,247
More trees needed
44,296
CO₂ if planted / yr
974.5 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Tuxtla lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tuxtla has lost about 749 hectares of forest (about 1,000 football pitches): 7.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 749 haabout 1,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 7.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 740 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2011, when about 114 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 62 ha | under 1 ha | 62 ha |
| 2002 | 26 ha | under 1 ha | 26 ha |
| 2003 | 59 ha | under 1 ha | 60 ha |
| 2004 | 86 ha | under 1 ha | 86 ha |
| 2005 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2006 | 38 ha | under 1 ha | 38 ha |
| 2007 | 69 ha | under 1 ha | 69 ha |
| 2008 | 57 ha | under 1 ha | 58 ha |
| 2009 | 24 ha | under 1 ha | 24 ha |
| 2010 | 30 ha | under 1 ha | 30 ha |
| 2011 | 112 ha | 2 ha | 114 ha |
| 2012 | 24 ha | under 1 ha | 24 ha |
| 2013 | 17 ha | under 1 ha | 17 ha |
| 2014 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2015 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2016 | 26 ha | under 1 ha | 26 ha |
| 2017 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2018 | 27 ha | under 1 ha | 28 ha |
| 2019 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2020 | 8 ha | 4 ha | 11 ha |
| 2021 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2023 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2024 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2025 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Tuxtla?
- Towns and roadscleared for good46% · 346 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good46% · 344 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good6.8% · 51 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
- 15,100 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 14,800 ha
- Overall change
- −262 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tuxtla stayed about the same size, at about 14,800 hectares: new forest grew on about 200 hectares, and about 462 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 Tuxtla right now?
The latest reading for Tuxtla shows an AQI of 62 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 09:00 local time by the Palacio Municipal ground monitoring station, 100 m 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 Tuxtla today?
At AQI 62 (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 Tuxtla been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Tuxtla's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 31 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 84 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 Tuxtla lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tuxtla has lost about 749 hectares of forest (about 1,000 football pitches): 7.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tuxtla stayed about the same size, at about 14,800 hectares: new forest grew on about 200 hectares, and about 462 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Tuxtla?
Tuxtla has an estimated 49,951 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 15.9% tree cover, 14 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Tuxtla need?
Tuxtla needs roughly 44,296 more trees to close a 14-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 974.5 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Tuxtla's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Zona Sin Asignación de Nombre de Col 42, 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 Zona Sin Asignación de Nombre de Col 42; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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