City report · Dong Thap, Vietnam
Cai Lậy Air quality today
Air quality in Cai Lậy currently reads AQI 67 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 67
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 15.5
- tree cover
- 67.6%
- trees in this area
- 212K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Cai Lậy, Dong Thap, Vietnam (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Jun 13, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Cai Lậy · AQI 67 (Moderate)
Cai Lậy's tree count comes to 212,372 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 Cai Lậy today: AQI 67, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 06:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 7 ground-station cities within 105 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 7 station cities within 105 km, e.g. Can Giuoc and Ho Chi Minh City
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
15.5
PM10
11.1
NO₂
12.1
O₃
42.0
SO₂
7.3
CO
241.0
- 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 Cai Lậy's daily AQI at 74 on average, from 67 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 101 on Nov 10.
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Cai Lậy: Healthy tree cover
67.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
212,372
Target trees
212,372
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Cai Lậy lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Cai Lậy has lost about 38 hectares of forest (about 54 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (38%). About 16 hectares (42%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 38 haabout 54 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 16 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2010, when about 10 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2003 | 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2010 | 5 ha | 5 ha | 10 ha |
| 2011 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Cai Lậy?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good38% · 15 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good3.7% · 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown58% · 22 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
- 8,670 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 12,300 ha
- Overall change
- +3,610 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Cai Lậy grew from about 8,670 hectares to 12,300 hectares, a net gain of about 3,610 hectares (+42%). New forest grew on about 3,610 hectares, while 4 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 Cai Lậy right now?
The latest reading for Cai Lậy shows an AQI of 67 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 06:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 7 ground-station cities within 105 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 Cai Lậy today?
At AQI 67 (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 Cai Lậy been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Cai Lậy's daily AQI at 74 on average, from 67 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 101 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Cai Lậy lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Cai Lậy has lost about 38 hectares of forest (about 54 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (38%). About 16 hectares (42%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Cai Lậy grew from about 8,670 hectares to 12,300 hectares, a net gain of about 3,610 hectares (+42%). New forest grew on about 3,610 hectares, while 4 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Cai Lậy?
Cai Lậy has an estimated 212,372 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 67.6% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Cai Lậy need?
Cai Lậy has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Cai Lậy'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 Cai Lậy; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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