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Sigatoka Air quality today
Air quality in Sigatoka currently reads AQI 32 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 32
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 5.0
- tree cover
- 72.8%
- trees in this area
- 213K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Sigatoka, Fiji (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 12, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Sigatoka · AQI 32 (Good)
Sigatoka's tree count comes to 212,927 trees across 11.7 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Sigatoka today: AQI 32, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 23:00 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
5.0
PM10
6.5
NO₂
1.9
O₃
25.0
SO₂
1.1
CO
73.0
- 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 Sigatoka's daily AQI at 25 on average, from 18 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 45 on Nov 9.
Where Sigatoka stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Sigatoka: Healthy tree cover
72.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.7 km² of land.
Trees in this area
212,927
Target trees
212,927
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Sigatoka lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Sigatoka has lost about 422 hectares of forest (about 590 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 80 hectares (19%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from May 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 422 haabout 590 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 80 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2004, when about 103 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha |
| 2004 | 4 ha | 100 ha | 103 ha |
| 2005 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 12 ha |
| 2009 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2010 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 7 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | 2 ha | 19 ha | 21 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | 12 ha | 14 ha |
| 2014 | 3 ha | 7 ha | 10 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | 6 ha | 4 ha | 10 ha |
| 2017 | 21 ha | 6 ha | 27 ha |
| 2018 | 11 ha | 27 ha | 38 ha |
| 2019 | 1 ha | 29 ha | 30 ha |
| 2020 | 1 ha | 20 ha | 21 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | 15 ha | 16 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2023 | 11 ha | 19 ha | 30 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | 8 ha | 10 ha |
| 2025 | 4 ha | 35 ha | 39 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Sigatoka?
- Loggingcan grow back60% · 253 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back16% · 67 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good15% · 62 ha
Also: towns and roads, 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
- 11,700 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 11,600 ha
- Overall change
- −86 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Sigatoka stayed about the same size, at about 11,600 hectares: new forest grew on about 143 hectares, and about 229 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 Sigatoka right now?
The latest reading for Sigatoka shows an AQI of 32 (Good), observed Nov 11, 23:00 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 Sigatoka 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 Sigatoka been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Sigatoka's daily AQI at 25 on average, from 18 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 45 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Sigatoka lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Sigatoka has lost about 422 hectares of forest (about 590 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 80 hectares (19%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Sigatoka stayed about the same size, at about 11,600 hectares: new forest grew on about 143 hectares, and about 229 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Sigatoka?
Sigatoka has an estimated 212,927 trees across the 11.7 km² of land measured — 72.8% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Sigatoka need?
Sigatoka has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Sigatoka'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 Sigatoka; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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