Port-au-Prince
2 km around Morne A Tuff
Air quality now
AQI 57
22.0%
tree cover
22.9K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
North America · air quality report · 11 cities
Haiti air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 11 cities Airleaf measures in Haiti average AQI 87 (moderate). The worst air is in Croix-des-Bouquets, at AQI 145, and the cleanest in Les Cayes, at AQI 39.
36% of the 11 measured cities are over AQI 100 today, where the air stops being fine for sensitive groups, and 9% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 87
Moderate
US EPA index, across 11 cities
- cities measured
- 11
- worst air: Croix-des-Bouquets
- 145
- cleanest air: Les Cayes
- 39
- average tree cover
- 41.7%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Haiti · average AQI 87
Air quality right now in the 8 largest cities in Haiti
Moderate
Port-de-Paix
2 km around Port-de-Paix
Air quality now
AQI 51
37.9%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Saint-Marc
2 km around Saint-Marc
Air quality now
AQI 71
11.4%
tree cover
32.4K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Dessalines
2 km around Marchand Dessalines
Air quality now
AQI 122
44.2%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Jacmel
2 km around Jacmel
Air quality now
AQI 68
52.2%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Croix-des-Bouquets
2 km around Croix-des-Bouquets
Air quality now
AQI 145
21.5%
tree cover
42.4K more trees would reach 35% tree cover
Cap-Haïtien
2 km around Cap-Haitien
Air quality now
AQI 89
41.5%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Léogâne
2 km around Léogâne
Air quality now
AQI 122
63.1%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Haiti today?
36% of the 11 measured cities are over AQI 100 today, where the air stops being fine for sensitive groups, and 9% have Good air. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
11 measured cities
- Good1 (9%)
- Moderate6 (55%)
- Unhealthy for sensitive groups4 (36%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
In aggregate
Haiti in numbers
Every figure below is read the same way over the same 2 km area per city, so they add up and compare like for like. Averaged across the 11 of 11 cities measured so far in Haiti.
- Average air quality
- AQI 87Mean of the latest reading per city
- Average tree cover
- 41.7%3 of 11 below their target
- Trees counted
- 1.1MAcross every measured area
- More trees needed
- 97.7KTo bring each area to its target
Worst air quality right now
Cleanest air right now
Greenest cities in Haiti
Least tree cover in Haiti
Excludes barren and desert sites
Against everywhere else
How does Haiti compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Haiti average cleaner air than 11% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 92%.
Cleaner air than…
- Haiti
- Beats 11%
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- Haiti
- Beats 92%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Haiti lost?
Since 2001, Haiti has lost about 80,600 hectares of forest (about 110,000 football pitches): 9.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (57%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 80,600 haabout 110,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 9.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 46,300 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,680 ha | 693 ha | 2,370 ha |
| 2002 | 1,480 ha | 591 ha | 2,070 ha |
| 2003 | 721 ha | 348 ha | 1,070 ha |
| 2004 | 1,720 ha | 649 ha | 2,370 ha |
| 2005 | 1,330 ha | 657 ha | 1,990 ha |
| 2006 | 768 ha | 339 ha | 1,110 ha |
| 2007 | 1,430 ha | 614 ha | 2,040 ha |
| 2008 | 1,500 ha | 563 ha | 2,060 ha |
| 2009 | 1,740 ha | 674 ha | 2,410 ha |
| 2010 | 1,450 ha | 593 ha | 2,040 ha |
| 2011 | 1,800 ha | 690 ha | 2,490 ha |
| 2012 | 2,700 ha | 1,400 ha | 4,110 ha |
| 2013 | 1,760 ha | 1,310 ha | 3,080 ha |
| 2014 | 2,000 ha | 1,710 ha | 3,710 ha |
| 2015 | 1,270 ha | 1,690 ha | 2,960 ha |
| 2016 | 9,800 ha | 6,960 ha | 16,800 ha |
| 2017 | 2,730 ha | 2,400 ha | 5,130 ha |
| 2018 | 2,170 ha | 1,760 ha | 3,930 ha |
| 2019 | 1,730 ha | 2,570 ha | 4,290 ha |
| 2020 | 1,690 ha | 1,930 ha | 3,620 ha |
| 2021 | 1,000 ha | 1,310 ha | 2,310 ha |
| 2022 | 751 ha | 1,010 ha | 1,760 ha |
| 2023 | 1,060 ha | 1,390 ha | 2,450 ha |
| 2024 | 1,100 ha | 1,250 ha | 2,340 ha |
| 2025 | 899 ha | 1,240 ha | 2,140 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 2,200 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 6,750 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 16,800 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Haiti?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good54% · 43,700 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back33% · 26,400 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back5.8% · 4,640 ha
Also: wildfires, towns and roads, mining and energy, logging, 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
Haiti as a whole
13.5% of Haiti was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. Closing that gap nationally would take roughly 456.1M trees across 456K hectares. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Haiti: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Haiti today?
Right now the 11 cities Airleaf measures in Haiti average AQI 87 (moderate). The worst air is in Croix-des-Bouquets, at AQI 145, and the cleanest in Les Cayes, at AQI 39. 36% of the 11 measured cities are over AQI 100 today, where the air stops being fine for sensitive groups, and 9% have Good air.
Which city in Haiti has the worst air right now?
Croix-des-Bouquets, at AQI 145 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) on the US EPA index. Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
Which city in Haiti has the cleanest air right now?
Les Cayes, at AQI 39 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Haiti has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Haiti safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 1 city is Good, 6 cities are Moderate, 4 cities are Unhealthy for sensitive groups. At the national average of AQI 87: Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
How much forest has Haiti lost since 2001?
About 80,600 ha from 2001 to 2025, 9% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 46,300 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which city in Haiti has the most trees?
Arcahaie, with 64.1% tree cover within 2 km of its center, measured from Sentinel-2 satellite images.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Haiti?
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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