City report · Jalisco, Mexico
Zapopan Air quality today
Air quality in Zapopan currently reads AQI 90 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 90
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 30.0
- tree cover
- 22.2%
- trees in this area
- 69.7K
- more trees needed
- 24.5K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 3, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Zapopan · AQI 90 (Moderate)
Zapopan's tree count comes to 69,743 trees across 12.57 km², 8 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 24,504 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Zapopan today: AQI 90, 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 · Country, 4 km away · median of 4 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
30.0
PM10
76.2
NO₂
57.3
O₃
7.2
SO₂
—
CO
1912.7
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 Zapopan's daily AQI at 71 on average, from 49 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 154 on Nov 10.
Where Zapopan stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Zapopan: Below target
22.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
69,743
Target trees
94,247
More trees needed
24,504
CO₂ if planted / yr
539.1 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Zapopan lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Zapopan has lost about 14 hectares of forest (about 20 football pitches): 2.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from May 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 14 haabout 20 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 13 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 7 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 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 | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Zapopan?
- Towns and roadscleared for good84% · 12 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good6.4% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown10% · 1 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
- 2,470 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 2,620 ha
- Overall change
- +146 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Zapopan grew from about 2,470 hectares to 2,620 hectares, a net gain of about 146 hectares (+5.9%). New forest grew on about 167 hectares, while 21 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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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Zapopan right now?
The latest reading for Zapopan shows an AQI of 90 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 09:00 local time by 4 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Country, 4 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Zapopan today?
At AQI 90 (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 Zapopan been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Zapopan's daily AQI at 71 on average, from 49 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 154 on Nov 10. On 1 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Zapopan lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Zapopan has lost about 14 hectares of forest (about 20 football pitches): 2.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Zapopan grew from about 2,470 hectares to 2,620 hectares, a net gain of about 146 hectares (+5.9%). New forest grew on about 167 hectares, while 21 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Zapopan?
Zapopan has an estimated 69,743 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 22.2% tree cover, 8 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Zapopan need?
Zapopan needs roughly 24,504 more trees to close a 8-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 539.1 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Zapopan's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Zapopan, 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 Zapopan; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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