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Bến Cát Air quality today

Air quality in Bến Cát currently reads AQI 56 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

Air quality right now

AQI 56

Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
8.4
tree cover
38.2%
trees in this area
120K
more trees needed
0

Measured across a 2 km radius around Ben Cat, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of May 1, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Bến Cát · AQI 56 (Moderate)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured May 1, 2026

Bến Cát's tree count comes to 119,649 trees across 12.53 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Bến Cát today: AQI 56, Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 02:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 5 ground-station cities within 45 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Estimate · model corrected with 5 station cities within 45 km, e.g. Ho Chi Minh City and Ho Chi Minh City

Health signal

Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

PM2.5

8.4

PM10

8.6

NO₂

12.3

O₃

37.0

SO₂

6.3

CO

239.0

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 Bến Cát's daily AQI at 57 on average, from 48 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 86 on Nov 6.

Last 7 daysavg 57 · peak 86
Nov 5: AQI 60 (peak 68)Nov 6: AQI 76 (peak 86)Nov 7: AQI 48 (peak 62)Nov 8: AQI 56 (peak 66)Nov 9: AQI 50 (peak 67)Nov 10: AQI 49 (peak 72)Nov 11: AQI 61 (peak 67)
Nov 5Nov 11

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Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Bến Cát: Healthy tree cover

38.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.53 km² of land.

Target reached

Trees in this area

119,649

Target trees

119,649

More trees needed

0

CO₂ if planted / yr

0 kg

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Bến Cát lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bến Cát has lost about 8,010 hectares of forest (about 11,000 football pitches): 72% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.

Satellite image of the area around Bến Cát, January 2017

2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northeast of the city center.

Forest lost since 2001
8,010 haabout 11,000 football pitches
Share of its forest
72%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
8,010 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

Forest loss is slowing down: about 155 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 462 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 800 hectares of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Bến Cát, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Bến Cát, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.800

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Forest lost each year around Bến Cát, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
2001203 haunder 1 ha203 ha
2002322 haunder 1 ha322 ha
2003111 haunder 1 ha111 ha
2004325 ha1 ha326 ha
2005141 haunder 1 ha141 ha
2006456 haunder 1 ha456 ha
2007262 haunder 1 ha262 ha
2008263 haunder 1 ha263 ha
2009476 haunder 1 ha476 ha
2010225 haunder 1 ha225 ha
2011396 haunder 1 ha396 ha
2012230 haunder 1 ha230 ha
201363 haunder 1 ha63 ha
2014703 haunder 1 ha703 ha
2015754 haunder 1 ha754 ha
2016701 haunder 1 ha701 ha
2017799 ha1 ha800 ha
2018399 haunder 1 ha399 ha
2019163 haunder 1 ha163 ha
2020246 haunder 1 ha246 ha
2021301 haunder 1 ha301 ha
2022126 haunder 1 ha126 ha
2023107 haunder 1 ha107 ha
2024108 haunder 1 ha108 ha
2025130 ha1 ha131 ha

What is causing deforestation around Bến Cát?

  • Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good78% · 6,260 ha
  • Towns and roadscleared for good22% · 1,750 ha

Also: logging, mining and energy, 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
18,400 ha
Forest in 2020
14,700 ha
Overall change
−3,650 haless forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bến Cát shrank from about 18,400 hectares to 14,700 hectares, a net loss of about 3,650 hectares (−20%). New forest grew on about 2,590 hectares, but 6,240 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 Bến Cát right now?

The latest reading for Bến Cát shows an AQI of 56 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 02:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 5 ground-station cities within 45 km, 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 Bến Cát today?

At AQI 56 (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 Bến Cát been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Bến Cát's daily AQI at 57 on average, from 48 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 86 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.

How much forest has the area around Bến Cát lost since 2001?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bến Cát has lost about 8,010 hectares of forest (about 11,000 football pitches): 72% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is slowing down: about 155 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 462 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bến Cát shrank from about 18,400 hectares to 14,700 hectares, a net loss of about 3,650 hectares (−20%). New forest grew on about 2,590 hectares, but 6,240 hectares were lost.

What is the tree count in Bến Cát?

Bến Cát has an estimated 119,649 trees across the 12.53 km² of land measured — 38.2% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Bến Cát need?

Bến Cát has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.

How are Bến Cát'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 Ben Cat; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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