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Sao Tome and Principe air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Airleaf measures 1 city in Sao Tome and Principe. São Tomé reads AQI 23 right now.
- cities measured
- 1
- national forest cover
- 57.6%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Sao Tome and Principe
Air quality in São Tomé right now
Good
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Sao Tome and Principe lost?
Since 2001, Sao Tome and Principe has lost about 66 hectares of forest (about 93 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to storms, floods and other natural causes, so much of it can grow back. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 66 haabout 93 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- under 1 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 | under 1 ha | 66 ha | 66 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 |
The worst year was 2001, when about 66 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back83% · 55 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown17% · 11 ha
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
Sao Tome and Principe as a whole
57.6% of Sao Tome and Principe 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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Air quality in Sao Tome and Principe: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Sao Tome and Principe today?
Airleaf measures 1 city in Sao Tome and Principe. São Tomé reads AQI 23 right now.
How much forest has Sao Tome and Principe lost since 2001?
About 66 ha from 2001 to 2025, 1% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. under 1 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Sao Tome and Principe?
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