City report · Guadeloupe
Les Abymes Air quality today
Air quality in Les Abymes currently reads AQI 24 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 24
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 3.9
- tree cover
- 39.4%
- trees in this area
- 124K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Les Abymes, Guadeloupe (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 23, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Les Abymes · AQI 24 (Good)
Les Abymes's tree count comes to 123,779 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Les Abymes today: AQI 24, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 01:00 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
3.9
PM10
5.9
NO₂
1.6
O₃
34.0
SO₂
1.0
CO
145.0
- 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 Les Abymes's daily AQI at 39 on average, from 25 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 62 on Nov 5.
Where Les Abymes stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Les Abymes: Healthy tree cover
39.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
123,779
Target trees
123,779
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Les Abymes lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Les Abymes has lost about 261 hectares of forest (about 360 football pitches): 2.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (94%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 261 haabout 360 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 246 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 49 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 46 ha | 3 ha | 49 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2004 | 14 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2005 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2006 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2007 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2008 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2009 | 15 ha | 1 ha | 16 ha |
| 2010 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2011 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2012 | 29 ha | 1 ha | 30 ha |
| 2013 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2014 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2015 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2017 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2018 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2019 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2020 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2021 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2023 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2025 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Les Abymes?
- Towns and roadscleared for good70% · 183 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good24% · 63 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown5.6% · 15 ha
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
- 11,000 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 11,000 ha
- Overall change
- +51 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Les Abymes stayed about the same size, at about 11,000 hectares: new forest grew on about 238 hectares, and about 186 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Les Abymes
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Plymouth89.5 km
Montserrat
- Tree cover
- 59%
- Air quality
- 28
- Saint John’s100.9 km
Antigua and Barbuda
- Tree cover
- 29%
- Air quality
- 34
- Roseau108.7 km
Dominica
- Tree cover
- 62%
- Air quality
- 34
- Basseterre172.6 km
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Tree cover
- 19%
- Air quality
- 41
- Fort-de-France191.3 km
Martinique
- Tree cover
- 30%
- Air quality
- 19
Build your own
Compare Les Abymes with anywhere
This place
Les Abymes
Use this data
Put Les Abymes's numbers on your site
Free to embed. Updates itself as the measurement refreshes.
Frequently asked
Questions about Les Abymes
What is the air quality (AQI) in Les Abymes right now?
The latest reading for Les Abymes shows an AQI of 24 (Good), observed Nov 11, 01:00 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 Les Abymes today?
At AQI 24 (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 Les Abymes been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Les Abymes's daily AQI at 39 on average, from 25 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 62 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Les Abymes lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Les Abymes has lost about 261 hectares of forest (about 360 football pitches): 2.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (94%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Les Abymes stayed about the same size, at about 11,000 hectares: new forest grew on about 238 hectares, and about 186 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Les Abymes?
Les Abymes has an estimated 123,779 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 39.4% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Les Abymes need?
Les Abymes has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Les Abymes'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 Les Abymes; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
See your own area
What does your neighborhood look like?
Pick any point and radius to get the same air-quality and tree-cover breakdown.
Check my address