Port of Spain
2 km around Newtown
Air quality now
AQI 28
22.3%
tree cover
22.6K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
North America · air quality report · 5 cities
Trinidad and Tobago air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 5 cities Airleaf measures in Trinidad and Tobago average AQI 23 (good). The worst air is in Port of Spain, at AQI 28, and the cleanest in Mon Repos, at AQI 26.
At ground stations alone, which measure rather than estimate, the average is AQI 27 across 3 cities. None of the 5 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 23
Good
US EPA index, across 5 cities
- cities measured
- 5
- worst air: Port of Spain
- 28
- cleanest air: Mon Repos
- 26
- average tree cover
- 38.2%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Trinidad and Tobago · average AQI 23
Air quality right now in all 5 cities in Trinidad and Tobago
Good
Mon Repos
2 km around Cocoyea
Air quality now
AQI 26
15.9%
tree cover
44.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Rio Claro
2 km around Rio Claro
Air quality now
AQI 15
76.7%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Arima
2 km around Arima
Air quality now
AQI 28
46.0%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Point Fortin
2 km around Point Fortin
Air quality now
AQI 17
30.2%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Trinidad and Tobago today?
None of the 5 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
5 measured cities
- Good5 (100%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
Against everywhere else
How does Trinidad and Tobago compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Trinidad and Tobago average cleaner air than 94% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 84%.
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- Trinidad and Tobago
- Beats 94%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Trinidad and Tobago lost?
Since 2001, Trinidad and Tobago has lost about 25,400 hectares of forest (about 36,000 football pitches): 6.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (92%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 25,400 haabout 36,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 23,300 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 | 1,570 ha | 245 ha | 1,820 ha |
| 2002 | 645 ha | 76 ha | 721 ha |
| 2003 | 678 ha | 24 ha | 702 ha |
| 2004 | 634 ha | 90 ha | 724 ha |
| 2005 | 1,030 ha | 192 ha | 1,220 ha |
| 2006 | 1,550 ha | 195 ha | 1,740 ha |
| 2007 | 941 ha | 108 ha | 1,050 ha |
| 2008 | 1,130 ha | 97 ha | 1,230 ha |
| 2009 | 1,270 ha | 88 ha | 1,360 ha |
| 2010 | 3,090 ha | 293 ha | 3,380 ha |
| 2011 | 327 ha | 41 ha | 368 ha |
| 2012 | 642 ha | 51 ha | 693 ha |
| 2013 | 687 ha | 41 ha | 728 ha |
| 2014 | 1,430 ha | 83 ha | 1,510 ha |
| 2015 | 603 ha | 54 ha | 657 ha |
| 2016 | 1,270 ha | 53 ha | 1,320 ha |
| 2017 | 631 ha | 87 ha | 718 ha |
| 2018 | 863 ha | 43 ha | 906 ha |
| 2019 | 587 ha | 54 ha | 641 ha |
| 2020 | 781 ha | 52 ha | 833 ha |
| 2021 | 279 ha | 20 ha | 299 ha |
| 2022 | 348 ha | 20 ha | 368 ha |
| 2023 | 793 ha | 41 ha | 834 ha |
| 2024 | 1,040 ha | 46 ha | 1,080 ha |
| 2025 | 456 ha | 36 ha | 492 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 615 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 884 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2010, when about 3,380 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good65% · 16,400 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good20% · 5,010 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good7.3% · 1,850 ha
Also: shifting farming, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
Trinidad and Tobago as a whole
44.2% of Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Trinidad and Tobago today?
Right now the 5 cities Airleaf measures in Trinidad and Tobago average AQI 23 (good). The worst air is in Port of Spain, at AQI 28, and the cleanest in Mon Repos, at AQI 26. At ground stations alone, which measure rather than estimate, the average is AQI 27 across 3 cities. None of the 5 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air.
Which city in Trinidad and Tobago has the worst air right now?
Port of Spain, at AQI 28 (Good) on the US EPA index. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Which city in Trinidad and Tobago has the cleanest air right now?
Mon Repos, at AQI 26 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Trinidad and Tobago has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Trinidad and Tobago safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 5 cities are Good. At the national average of AQI 23: Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How much forest has Trinidad and Tobago lost since 2001?
About 25,400 ha from 2001 to 2025, 7% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 23,300 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Trinidad and Tobago?
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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