City report · East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Labuan Bajo Air quality today
Air quality in Labuan Bajo currently reads AQI 51 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 51
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 9.7
- tree cover
- 43.2%
- trees in this area
- 114K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Labuan Bajo, Komodo, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 17, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Labuan Bajo · AQI 51 (Moderate)
Labuan Bajo's tree count comes to 114,002 trees across 10.56 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Labuan Bajo today: AQI 51, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 18:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
9.7
PM10
12.3
NO₂
1.9
O₃
41.0
SO₂
0.6
CO
277.0
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Labuan Bajo's daily AQI at 59 on average, from 52 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 85 on Nov 9.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from Indonesia's ISPU
Where Labuan Bajo stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Labuan Bajo: Healthy tree cover
43.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 10.56 km² of land.
Trees in this area
114,002
Target trees
114,002
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Labuan Bajo lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Labuan Bajo has lost about 923 hectares of forest (about 1,300 football pitches): 8.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (67%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 4 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 923 haabout 1,300 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 621 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2018, when about 79 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 | 30 ha | 33 ha |
| 2002 | 3 ha | 5 ha | 8 ha |
| 2003 | 4 ha | 18 ha | 22 ha |
| 2004 | 13 ha | 28 ha | 41 ha |
| 2005 | 6 ha | 19 ha | 25 ha |
| 2006 | 9 ha | 26 ha | 36 ha |
| 2007 | 19 ha | 10 ha | 29 ha |
| 2008 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2009 | 50 ha | 1 ha | 52 ha |
| 2010 | 8 ha | 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2011 | 40 ha | 8 ha | 47 ha |
| 2012 | 19 ha | 5 ha | 24 ha |
| 2013 | 4 ha | 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2014 | 57 ha | 13 ha | 70 ha |
| 2015 | 66 ha | 7 ha | 73 ha |
| 2016 | 20 ha | 3 ha | 24 ha |
| 2017 | 51 ha | 2 ha | 52 ha |
| 2018 | 57 ha | 22 ha | 79 ha |
| 2019 | 33 ha | 3 ha | 37 ha |
| 2020 | 26 ha | 2 ha | 28 ha |
| 2021 | 34 ha | 42 ha | 76 ha |
| 2022 | 26 ha | 32 ha | 57 ha |
| 2023 | 21 ha | 13 ha | 34 ha |
| 2024 | 24 ha | 8 ha | 32 ha |
| 2025 | 17 ha | 2 ha | 19 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Labuan Bajo?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good61% · 560 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back31% · 289 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good6.6% · 61 ha
Also: logging, wildfires, storms, floods and other natural causes, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 12,500 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 12,300 ha
- Overall change
- −191 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Labuan Bajo stayed about the same size, at about 12,300 hectares: new forest grew on about 124 hectares, and about 315 hectares were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
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. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Labuan Bajo right now?
The latest reading for Labuan Bajo shows an AQI of 51 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 18:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Labuan Bajo today?
At AQI 51 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Labuan Bajo been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Labuan Bajo's daily AQI at 59 on average, from 52 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 85 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Labuan Bajo's AQI the same as Indonesia's ISPU?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. Indonesia's official index is the ISPU (Indeks Standar Pencemar Udara), published by the environment ministry from its own monitoring stations. Its bands are 0–50 Baik (good), 51–100 Sedang (moderate), 101–200 Tidak Sehat (unhealthy), 201–300 Sangat Tidak Sehat (very unhealthy) and over 300 Berbahaya (hazardous). The two indexes use different breakpoints and averaging times, so the same air can score differently on each.
How much forest has the area around Labuan Bajo lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Labuan Bajo has lost about 923 hectares of forest (about 1,300 football pitches): 8.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (67%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Labuan Bajo stayed about the same size, at about 12,300 hectares: new forest grew on about 124 hectares, and about 315 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Labuan Bajo?
Labuan Bajo has an estimated 114,002 trees across the 10.56 km² of land measured — 43.2% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Labuan Bajo need?
Labuan Bajo has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Labuan Bajo'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 Labuan Bajo; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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