Dili
2 km around Dili
Air quality now
AQI 43
19.6%
tree cover
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Oceania · air quality report · 5 cities
Timor Leste air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 5 cities Airleaf measures in Timor Leste average AQI 47 (good). The worst air is in Suai, at AQI 58, and the cleanest in Likisá, at AQI 41.
None of the 5 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 60% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 47
Good
US EPA index, across 5 cities
- cities measured
- 5
- worst air: Suai
- 58
- cleanest air: Likisá
- 41
- average tree cover
- 41.5%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Timor Leste · average AQI 47
Air quality right now in all 5 cities in Timor Leste
Good
Maliana
2 km around Maliana
Air quality now
AQI 53
32.2%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Suai
2 km around Suai
Air quality now
AQI 58
55.2%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Likisá
2 km around Liquica
Air quality now
AQI 41
44.6%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Lospalos
2 km around Lospalos
Air quality now
AQI 42
55.9%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Timor Leste today?
None of the 5 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 60% have Good air. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
5 measured cities
- Good3 (60%)
- Moderate2 (40%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
Against everywhere else
How does Timor Leste compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Timor Leste average cleaner air than 59% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 92%.
Cleaner air than…
- Timor Leste
- Beats 59%
More tree cover than…
- Timor Leste
- Beats 92%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Timor Leste lost?
Since 2001, Timor Leste has lost about 34,700 hectares of forest (about 49,000 football pitches): 4.8% 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
- 34,700 haabout 49,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 30,900 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 | 636 ha | 67 ha | 703 ha |
| 2002 | 1,470 ha | 152 ha | 1,630 ha |
| 2003 | 613 ha | 94 ha | 707 ha |
| 2004 | 1,880 ha | 195 ha | 2,070 ha |
| 2005 | 1,180 ha | 127 ha | 1,310 ha |
| 2006 | 2,630 ha | 276 ha | 2,900 ha |
| 2007 | 1,410 ha | 126 ha | 1,540 ha |
| 2008 | 729 ha | 79 ha | 808 ha |
| 2009 | 2,410 ha | 204 ha | 2,610 ha |
| 2010 | 543 ha | 93 ha | 636 ha |
| 2011 | 1,330 ha | 147 ha | 1,470 ha |
| 2012 | 1,720 ha | 168 ha | 1,890 ha |
| 2013 | 408 ha | 50 ha | 458 ha |
| 2014 | 1,520 ha | 354 ha | 1,870 ha |
| 2015 | 745 ha | 102 ha | 847 ha |
| 2016 | 1,230 ha | 108 ha | 1,340 ha |
| 2017 | 1,600 ha | 177 ha | 1,770 ha |
| 2018 | 1,160 ha | 105 ha | 1,270 ha |
| 2019 | 1,240 ha | 252 ha | 1,490 ha |
| 2020 | 1,200 ha | 274 ha | 1,480 ha |
| 2021 | 1,200 ha | 213 ha | 1,420 ha |
| 2022 | 1,030 ha | 85 ha | 1,120 ha |
| 2023 | 1,300 ha | 172 ha | 1,470 ha |
| 2024 | 835 ha | 107 ha | 942 ha |
| 2025 | 850 ha | 137 ha | 987 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 1,190 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 1,470 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2006, when about 2,900 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Timor Leste?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good86% · 29,900 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back3.5% · 1,220 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back2.5% · 853 ha
Also: wildfires, mining and energy, logging, 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
Timor Leste as a whole
71.0% of Timor Leste 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 Timor Leste: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Timor Leste today?
Right now the 5 cities Airleaf measures in Timor Leste average AQI 47 (good). The worst air is in Suai, at AQI 58, and the cleanest in Likisá, at AQI 41. None of the 5 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 60% have Good air.
Which city in Timor Leste has the worst air right now?
Suai, at AQI 58 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Timor Leste has the cleanest air right now?
Likisá, at AQI 41 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Timor Leste has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Timor Leste safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 3 cities are Good, 2 cities are Moderate. At the national average of AQI 47: Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How much forest has Timor Leste lost since 2001?
About 34,700 ha from 2001 to 2025, 5% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 30,900 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Timor Leste?
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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