Brazil: Air

Air Quality Index – AQI:  53 – Moderate ( 2021 Average)

• Current Average AQI: 40  — Good
• Global ranking -2021: #75 of 118 monitored.
  (Based on 2021 AQI of 23.)
• Most polluted city – 2021:  Porto Velho , Rondônia | AQI = 72 = Moderate.
• Least polluted city – 2021: Forta Leza, Ceara | AQI = 8 – Very Good.
• Leading pollutants and sources: Particulate matter and gases from both human-made and biological sources including wood and charcoal burning for cooking (indoor and outdoor pollution industry, mining, cement production, steel and petrochemicals, agricultural burning, and vehicles and equipment
• About 12% of Brazil’s population burns wood and charcoal for everyday cooking, a significant source of the country’s air pollution including drifting ash, tar, soot and char.

View Brazil’s current air quality here.