City report · Da Nang City, Vietnam
Da Nang Air quality today
Air quality in Da Nang currently reads AQI 63 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 63
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 14.6
- tree cover
- 10.3%
- trees in this area
- 28.1K
- more trees needed
- 53.7K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Hai Chau, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 14, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Da Nang · AQI 63 (Moderate)
Da Nang's tree count comes to 28,087 trees across 10.91 km² of land, 20 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 53,720 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Da Nang today: AQI 63, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 02:00 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
14.6
PM10
20.5
NO₂
2.5
O₃
105.0
SO₂
2.7
CO
249.0
- 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 Da Nang's daily AQI at 57 on average, from 50 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 86 on Nov 10.
Where Da Nang stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Da Nang: Critically low
10.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 10.91 km² of land.
Trees in this area
28,087
Target trees
81,807
More trees needed
53,720
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,182 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Da Nang lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Da Nang has lost about 552 hectares of forest (about 770 football pitches): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 124 hectares (22%) 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 west of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 552 haabout 770 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 15%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 124 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2012, when about 68 hectares of forest were lost.
Da Nang's full deforestation reportHectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2004 | 6 ha | 3 ha | 9 ha |
| 2005 | 11 ha | 32 ha | 44 ha |
| 2006 | 11 ha | 51 ha | 62 ha |
| 2007 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 7 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2009 | 13 ha | 8 ha | 21 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | 7 ha | 8 ha | 15 ha |
| 2012 | 17 ha | 51 ha | 68 ha |
| 2013 | 4 ha | 18 ha | 21 ha |
| 2014 | 6 ha | 34 ha | 40 ha |
| 2015 | 4 ha | 7 ha | 11 ha |
| 2016 | 6 ha | 23 ha | 30 ha |
| 2017 | 16 ha | 8 ha | 24 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | 21 ha | 23 ha |
| 2019 | 4 ha | 28 ha | 31 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | 32 ha | 34 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | 12 ha | 13 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | 24 ha | 26 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 19 ha | 20 ha |
| 2024 | 4 ha | 14 ha | 18 ha |
| 2025 | 3 ha | 26 ha | 28 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Da Nang?
- Loggingcan grow back74% · 410 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good14% · 76 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good8.7% · 48 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
- 5,040 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 4,620 ha
- Overall change
- −415 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Da Nang shrank from about 5,040 hectares to 4,620 hectares, a net loss of about 415 hectares (−8.2%). New forest grew on about 155 hectares, but 570 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 Da Nang right now?
The latest reading for Da Nang shows an AQI of 63 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 02:00 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 Da Nang today?
At AQI 63 (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 Da Nang been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Da Nang's daily AQI at 57 on average, from 50 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 86 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 Da Nang lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Da Nang has lost about 552 hectares of forest (about 770 football pitches): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 124 hectares (22%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Da Nang shrank from about 5,040 hectares to 4,620 hectares, a net loss of about 415 hectares (−8.2%). New forest grew on about 155 hectares, but 570 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Da Nang?
Da Nang has an estimated 28,087 trees across the 10.91 km² of land measured — 10.3% tree cover, 20 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Da Nang need?
Da Nang needs roughly 53,720 more trees to close a 20-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,182 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Da Nang'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 Hai Chau; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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