City report · Morelos, Mexico
Yautepec Air quality today
Air quality in Yautepec currently reads AQI 82 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 82
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 25.7
- tree cover
- 29.0%
- trees in this area
- 91.1K
- more trees needed
- 3.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Rancho Nuevo, Yautepec de Zaragoza, Mor., Mexico (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 17, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Yautepec · AQI 82 (Moderate)
Yautepec's tree count comes to 91,106 trees across 12.57 km², 1 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 3,142 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Yautepec today: AQI 82, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 06:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 4 ground-station cities within 65 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 4 station cities within 65 km, e.g. Cuautla and Ixtapaluca
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
25.7
PM10
21.6
NO₂
45.3
O₃
0.0
SO₂
8.9
CO
246.0
- 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 Yautepec's daily AQI at 70 on average, from 61 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 98 on Nov 4.
Where Yautepec stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Yautepec: Below target
29.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
91,106
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
3,142
CO₂ if planted / yr
69.1 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Yautepec lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Yautepec has lost about 12 hectares of forest (about 16 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (80%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 12 haabout 16 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 9 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2025, when about 5 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Yautepec?
- Towns and roadscleared for good67% · 8 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good13% · 2 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown20% · 2 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
- 10,900 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 11,200 ha
- Overall change
- +320 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Yautepec grew from about 10,900 hectares to 11,200 hectares, a net gain of about 320 hectares (+2.9%). New forest grew on about 345 hectares, while 24 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Yautepec
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Cuautla14.1 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 32%
- Air quality
- 73
- Cuernavaca17.9 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 33%
- Air quality
- 80
- Xochimilco41.6 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 30%
- Air quality
- 86
- Xico44.9 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 8%
- Air quality
- 86
- Ixtapaluca52.0 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 7%
- Air quality
- 86
- Coyoacán52.6 km
Mexico
- Tree cover
- 29%
- Air quality
- 88
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Yautepec right now?
The latest reading for Yautepec shows an AQI of 82 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 06:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 4 ground-station cities within 65 km, 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 Yautepec today?
At AQI 82 (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 Yautepec been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Yautepec's daily AQI at 70 on average, from 61 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 98 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 Yautepec lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Yautepec has lost about 12 hectares of forest (about 16 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (80%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Yautepec grew from about 10,900 hectares to 11,200 hectares, a net gain of about 320 hectares (+2.9%). New forest grew on about 345 hectares, while 24 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Yautepec?
Yautepec has an estimated 91,106 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 29.0% tree cover, 1 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Yautepec need?
Yautepec needs roughly 3,142 more trees to close a 1-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 69.1 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Yautepec'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 Rancho Nuevo; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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