City report · Yaracuy, Venezuela
Yaritagua Air quality today
Air quality in Yaritagua currently reads AQI 63 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 63
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 14.1
- tree cover
- 38.2%
- trees in this area
- 120K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Yaritagua 3203, Yaracuy, Venezuela (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 23, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Yaritagua · AQI 63 (Moderate)
Yaritagua's tree count comes to 120,009 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Yaritagua today: AQI 63, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 07:00 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
14.1
PM10
15.1
NO₂
8.0
O₃
41.0
SO₂
1.4
CO
149.0
- 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 Yaritagua's daily AQI at 57 on average, from 40 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 91 on Nov 5.
Where Yaritagua stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Yaritagua: Healthy tree cover
38.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
120,009
Target trees
120,009
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Yaritagua lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Yaritagua has lost about 458 hectares of forest (about 640 football pitches): 5.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2019: satellite photo from December 2018 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 458 haabout 640 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 446 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2018, when about 65 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares 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 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2003 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2004 | 35 ha | 2 ha | 37 ha |
| 2005 | 34 ha | 1 ha | 35 ha |
| 2006 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2007 | 31 ha | 1 ha | 32 ha |
| 2008 | 45 ha | 1 ha | 46 ha |
| 2009 | 23 ha | under 1 ha | 23 ha |
| 2010 | 23 ha | under 1 ha | 23 ha |
| 2011 | 11 ha | 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2012 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2014 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2015 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | 56 ha | under 1 ha | 57 ha |
| 2018 | 65 ha | under 1 ha | 65 ha |
| 2019 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2020 | 18 ha | under 1 ha | 18 ha |
| 2021 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2022 | 22 ha | under 1 ha | 22 ha |
| 2023 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2024 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2025 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Yaritagua?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good97% · 443 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown2.5% · 11 ha
Also: towns and roads.
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
- 8,320 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 8,110 ha
- Overall change
- −208 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Yaritagua shrank from about 8,320 hectares to 8,110 hectares, a net loss of about 208 hectares (−2.5%). New forest grew on about 295 hectares, but 504 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 Yaritagua right now?
The latest reading for Yaritagua shows an AQI of 63 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 07:00 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 Yaritagua today?
At AQI 63 (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 Yaritagua been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Yaritagua's daily AQI at 57 on average, from 40 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 91 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Yaritagua lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Yaritagua has lost about 458 hectares of forest (about 640 football pitches): 5.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Yaritagua shrank from about 8,320 hectares to 8,110 hectares, a net loss of about 208 hectares (−2.5%). New forest grew on about 295 hectares, but 504 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Yaritagua?
Yaritagua has an estimated 120,009 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 38.2% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Yaritagua need?
Yaritagua has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Yaritagua'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 Yaritagua 3203; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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