Suva
2 km around Suva - City Center
Air quality now
AQI 19
44.4%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Oceania · air quality report · 4 cities
Fiji air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 4 cities Airleaf measures in Fiji average AQI 31 (good). The worst air is in Lautoka, at AQI 42, and the cleanest in Suva, at AQI 19.
None of the 4 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 31
Good
US EPA index, across 4 cities
- cities measured
- 4
- worst air: Lautoka
- 42
- cleanest air: Suva
- 19
- average tree cover
- 49.6%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Fiji · average AQI 31
Air quality right now in all 4 cities in Fiji
Good
Lautoka
2 km around Lautoka
Air quality now
AQI 42
30.5%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Labasa
2 km around Labasa
Air quality now
AQI 32
50.9%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Sigatoka
2 km around Sigatoka
Air quality now
AQI 32
72.8%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Fiji today?
None of the 4 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
4 measured cities
- Good4 (100%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
Against everywhere else
How does Fiji compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Fiji average cleaner air than 86% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 96%.
Cleaner air than…
- Fiji
- Beats 86%
More tree cover than…
- Fiji
- Beats 96%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Fiji lost?
Since 2001, Fiji has lost about 52,300 hectares of forest (about 73,000 football pitches): 3.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2,970 hectares (5.7%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 52,300 haabout 73,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,970 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 83 ha | 993 ha | 1,080 ha |
| 2002 | 41 ha | 654 ha | 695 ha |
| 2003 | 112 ha | 1,450 ha | 1,560 ha |
| 2004 | 152 ha | 1,860 ha | 2,010 ha |
| 2005 | 98 ha | 1,550 ha | 1,650 ha |
| 2006 | 143 ha | 1,700 ha | 1,850 ha |
| 2007 | 89 ha | 2,040 ha | 2,130 ha |
| 2008 | 152 ha | 2,180 ha | 2,330 ha |
| 2009 | 91 ha | 1,660 ha | 1,750 ha |
| 2010 | 123 ha | 2,170 ha | 2,300 ha |
| 2011 | 25 ha | 515 ha | 540 ha |
| 2012 | 104 ha | 1,070 ha | 1,180 ha |
| 2013 | 189 ha | 2,410 ha | 2,600 ha |
| 2014 | 249 ha | 3,200 ha | 3,450 ha |
| 2015 | 151 ha | 1,490 ha | 1,640 ha |
| 2016 | 220 ha | 7,440 ha | 7,660 ha |
| 2017 | 151 ha | 2,820 ha | 2,970 ha |
| 2018 | 96 ha | 1,070 ha | 1,170 ha |
| 2019 | 74 ha | 1,350 ha | 1,420 ha |
| 2020 | 146 ha | 1,720 ha | 1,860 ha |
| 2021 | 123 ha | 6,400 ha | 6,530 ha |
| 2022 | 57 ha | 919 ha | 976 ha |
| 2023 | 80 ha | 682 ha | 762 ha |
| 2024 | 129 ha | 891 ha | 1,020 ha |
| 2025 | 89 ha | 1,110 ha | 1,200 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 2,100 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 3,020 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 7,660 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Fiji?
- Loggingcan grow back69% · 36,200 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back21% · 11,000 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good4.9% · 2,550 ha
Also: shifting farming, towns and roads, wildfires, mining and energy, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
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. How it's measured
Fiji as a whole
61.7% of Fiji was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. That already clears the benchmark — the city reports above show where cover is still thin locally. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Fiji: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Fiji today?
Right now the 4 cities Airleaf measures in Fiji average AQI 31 (good). The worst air is in Lautoka, at AQI 42, and the cleanest in Suva, at AQI 19. None of the 4 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air.
Which city in Fiji has the worst air right now?
Lautoka, at AQI 42 (Good) on the US EPA index. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Which city in Fiji has the cleanest air right now?
Suva, at AQI 19 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Fiji has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Fiji safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 4 cities are Good. At the national average of AQI 31: Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How much forest has Fiji lost since 2001?
About 52,300 ha from 2001 to 2025, 3% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 2,970 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Fiji?
Each city's reading is the US EPA air quality index, from ground monitoring stations where one has reported recently nearby, and from the CAMS atmospheric model elsewhere; each city's report says which. Tree cover is measured over the same 2 km radius in every city, so the cities compare like for like.
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