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Port-Vila Air quality today
Air quality in Port-Vila currently reads AQI 52 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 52
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.1
- tree cover
- 52.2%
- trees in this area
- 92.5K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Port Vila, Vanuatu (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 16, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Port-Vila · AQI 52 (Moderate)
Port-Vila's tree count comes to 92,491 trees across 7.09 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Port-Vila today: AQI 52, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 19:00 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
10.1
PM10
17.4
NO₂
0.1
O₃
45.0
SO₂
0.3
CO
78.0
- 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 Port-Vila's daily AQI at 41 on average, from 34 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 55 on Nov 8.
Where Port-Vila stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Port-Vila: Healthy tree cover
52.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 7.09 km² of land.
Trees in this area
92,491
Target trees
92,491
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Port-Vila lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Port-Vila has lost about 285 hectares of forest (about 400 football pitches): 1.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (82%) 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
- 285 haabout 400 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 232 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2025, when about 22 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 16 ha |
| 2002 | 16 ha | 1 ha | 17 ha |
| 2003 | 10 ha | 2 ha | 12 ha |
| 2004 | 9 ha | 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | 7 ha | 2 ha | 8 ha |
| 2007 | 12 ha | 2 ha | 14 ha |
| 2008 | 19 ha | 2 ha | 21 ha |
| 2009 | 19 ha | 3 ha | 22 ha |
| 2010 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2011 | 17 ha | 3 ha | 20 ha |
| 2012 | 12 ha | 5 ha | 17 ha |
| 2013 | 14 ha | 8 ha | 22 ha |
| 2014 | 8 ha | 2 ha | 10 ha |
| 2015 | 11 ha | 2 ha | 12 ha |
| 2016 | 14 ha | 2 ha | 17 ha |
| 2017 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2022 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2023 | 17 ha | under 1 ha | 17 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2025 | 14 ha | 8 ha | 22 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Port-Vila?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good45% · 129 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good37% · 104 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back9.1% · 26 ha
Also: shifting farming, 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
- 12,800 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 12,400 ha
- Overall change
- −337 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Port-Vila shrank from about 12,800 hectares to 12,400 hectares, a net loss of about 337 hectares (−2.6%). New forest grew on about 16 hectares, but 354 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 Port-Vila right now?
The latest reading for Port-Vila shows an AQI of 52 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 19:00 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 Port-Vila today?
At AQI 52 (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 Port-Vila been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Port-Vila's daily AQI at 41 on average, from 34 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 55 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Port-Vila lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Port-Vila has lost about 285 hectares of forest (about 400 football pitches): 1.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (82%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Port-Vila shrank from about 12,800 hectares to 12,400 hectares, a net loss of about 337 hectares (−2.6%). New forest grew on about 16 hectares, but 354 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Port-Vila?
Port-Vila has an estimated 92,491 trees across the 7.09 km² of land measured — 52.2% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Port-Vila need?
Port-Vila has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Port-Vila'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 Port Vila; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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