Port Louis
2 km around Les Salines
Air quality now
AQI 15
27.8%
tree cover
6.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Africa · air quality report · 3 cities
Mauritius air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 3 cities Airleaf measures in Mauritius average AQI 14 (good). The worst air is in Vacoas, at AQI 15, and the cleanest in Port Louis, at AQI 15.
None of the 3 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 14
Good
US EPA index, across 3 cities
- cities measured
- 3
- worst air: Vacoas
- 15
- cleanest air: Port Louis
- 15
- average tree cover
- 36.9%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Mauritius · average AQI 14
Air quality right now in all 3 cities in Mauritius
Across the country
How clean is the air across Mauritius today?
None of the 3 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
3 measured cities
- Good3 (100%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
Against everywhere else
How does Mauritius compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Mauritius average cleaner air than 100% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 81%.
Cleaner air than…
- Mauritius
- Beats 100%
More tree cover than…
- Mauritius
- Beats 81%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Mauritius lost?
Since 2001, Mauritius has lost about 2,580 hectares of forest (about 3,600 football pitches): 4.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (89%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,580 haabout 3,600 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,310 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 | 117 ha | 21 ha | 138 ha |
| 2002 | 114 ha | 20 ha | 134 ha |
| 2003 | 101 ha | 6 ha | 107 ha |
| 2004 | 234 ha | 28 ha | 262 ha |
| 2005 | 113 ha | 21 ha | 134 ha |
| 2006 | 109 ha | 10 ha | 119 ha |
| 2007 | 99 ha | 10 ha | 109 ha |
| 2008 | 146 ha | 19 ha | 165 ha |
| 2009 | 207 ha | 13 ha | 220 ha |
| 2010 | 15 ha | 3 ha | 18 ha |
| 2011 | 359 ha | 16 ha | 375 ha |
| 2012 | 99 ha | 27 ha | 126 ha |
| 2013 | 166 ha | 20 ha | 186 ha |
| 2014 | 415 ha | 49 ha | 464 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 | 12 ha | 11 ha | 23 ha |
The worst year was 2014, when about 464 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Mauritius?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good87% · 2,250 ha
- Loggingcan grow back3.6% · 94 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back2.2% · 57 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, towns and roads, 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
Mauritius as a whole
19.1% of Mauritius was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. Closing that gap nationally would take roughly 21.7M trees across 21.7K hectares. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Mauritius: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Mauritius today?
Right now the 3 cities Airleaf measures in Mauritius average AQI 14 (good). The worst air is in Vacoas, at AQI 15, and the cleanest in Port Louis, at AQI 15. None of the 3 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air.
Which city in Mauritius has the worst air right now?
Vacoas, at AQI 15 (Good) on the US EPA index. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Which city in Mauritius has the cleanest air right now?
Port Louis, at AQI 15 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Mauritius has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Mauritius safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 3 cities are Good. At the national average of AQI 14: Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How much forest has Mauritius lost since 2001?
About 2,580 ha from 2001 to 2025, 4% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 2,310 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Mauritius?
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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