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Trees & air quality in Laos
How much tree cover Laos's major cities have, what their air quality is right now, and how many more trees each one needs. Every report covers the same 2 km area, so the cities compare like for like.
- Cities tracked
- 5
- National forest cover
- 71.5%vs 30% target
- Worst air right now
- VientianeAQI 30
5 cities in Laos
Vientiane
2 km around Vientiane
Tree cover
33%
None
trees needed
Healthy tree cover
Savannakhet
2 km radius
Thakhèk
2 km around Thakhek
Tree cover
55%
None
trees needed
Healthy tree cover
Pakse
2 km radius
Ban Khoan
2 km radius
Laos as a whole
71.5% of Laos was forested as of 2023, against a 30% benchmark. That already clears the benchmark — the city reports above show where cover is still thin locally. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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