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Labasa Air quality today
Air quality in Labasa currently reads AQI 32 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 32
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 5.3
- tree cover
- 50.9%
- trees in this area
- 158K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Labasa, Fiji (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 30, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Labasa · AQI 32 (Good)
Labasa's tree count comes to 158,468 trees across 12.46 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Labasa today: AQI 32, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 04:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
5.3
PM10
8.7
NO₂
0.2
O₃
41.0
SO₂
0.2
CO
76.0
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Labasa's daily AQI at 29 on average, from 12 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 49 on Nov 10.
Where Labasa stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Labasa: Healthy tree cover
50.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.46 km² of land.
Trees in this area
158,468
Target trees
158,468
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Labasa lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Labasa has lost about 96 hectares of forest (about 130 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (53%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 96 haabout 130 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 51 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2012, when about 17 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2004 | 5 ha | 6 ha | 11 ha |
| 2005 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2006 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2007 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | 8 ha | 5 ha | 13 ha |
| 2009 | 4 ha | 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2010 | 8 ha | 4 ha | 12 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2012 | 7 ha | 10 ha | 17 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 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2024 | 5 ha | 6 ha | 12 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Labasa?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good50% · 48 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back18% · 18 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back3.5% · 3 ha
Also: towns and roads, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
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. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Labasa right now?
The latest reading for Labasa shows an AQI of 32 (Good), observed Nov 11, 04:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Labasa today?
At AQI 32 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Labasa been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Labasa's daily AQI at 29 on average, from 12 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 49 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Labasa lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Labasa has lost about 96 hectares of forest (about 130 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (53%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
What is the tree count in Labasa?
Labasa has an estimated 158,468 trees across the 12.46 km² of land measured — 50.9% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Labasa need?
Labasa has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Labasa's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Labasa; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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