City report · Carabobo, Venezuela
Valencia Air quality today
Air quality in Valencia currently reads AQI 59 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 59
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 13.4
- tree cover
- 11.1%
- trees in this area
- 34.9K
- more trees needed
- 59.4K
Measured across a 2 km radius around North El Carmen, Valencia 2001, Carabobo, Venezuela (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 8, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Valencia · AQI 59 (Moderate)
Valencia's tree count comes to 34,872 trees across 12.57 km², 19 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 59,376 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Valencia today: AQI 59, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 08:00 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
13.4
PM10
15.1
NO₂
6.6
O₃
51.0
SO₂
1.0
CO
513.0
- 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 Valencia's daily AQI at 53 on average, from 46 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 73 on Nov 4.
Where Valencia stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Valencia: Critically low
11.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
34,872
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
59,376
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,306 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Valencia lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Valencia has lost about 441 hectares of forest (about 620 football pitches): 10% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 441 haabout 620 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 10%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 426 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2007, when about 87 hectares of forest were lost.
Valencia's full deforestation reportHectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2002 | 17 ha | 1 ha | 18 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | 37 ha | 2 ha | 39 ha |
| 2005 | 65 ha | 1 ha | 66 ha |
| 2006 | 35 ha | under 1 ha | 36 ha |
| 2007 | 86 ha | 1 ha | 87 ha |
| 2008 | 67 ha | 1 ha | 68 ha |
| 2009 | 34 ha | 2 ha | 36 ha |
| 2010 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2011 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2012 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2013 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2014 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2015 | 14 ha | under 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2016 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2017 | 16 ha | under 1 ha | 17 ha |
| 2018 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2019 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Valencia?
- Towns and roadscleared for good56% · 246 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good41% · 179 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown3.5% · 15 ha
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
- 6,560 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 6,280 ha
- Overall change
- −277 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Valencia shrank from about 6,560 hectares to 6,280 hectares, a net loss of about 277 hectares (−4.2%). New forest grew on about 190 hectares, but 466 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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Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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- Maracay45.5 km
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- Air quality
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Valencia right now?
The latest reading for Valencia shows an AQI of 59 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 08:00 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 Valencia today?
At AQI 59 (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 Valencia been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Valencia's daily AQI at 53 on average, from 46 on Nov 9 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 Valencia lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Valencia has lost about 441 hectares of forest (about 620 football pitches): 10% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Valencia shrank from about 6,560 hectares to 6,280 hectares, a net loss of about 277 hectares (−4.2%). New forest grew on about 190 hectares, but 466 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Valencia?
Valencia has an estimated 34,872 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 11.1% tree cover, 19 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Valencia need?
Valencia needs roughly 59,376 more trees to close a 19-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,306 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Valencia'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 North El Carmen; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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