City report · Yangon, Myanmar
Hlaingthaya Air quality today
Air quality in Hlaingthaya currently reads AQI 38 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 38
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 6.9
- tree cover
- 37.6%
- trees in this area
- 115K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 13, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Hlaingthaya · AQI 38 (Good)
Hlaingthaya's tree count comes to 115,289 trees across 4.7 sq mi (12.27 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Hlaingthaya today: AQI 38, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 22:30 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Yangon, 5.2 mi (8.3 km) away
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
6.9
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, Yever
- 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 Hlaingthaya's daily AQI at 62 on average, from 46 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 106 on Nov 7.
Where Hlaingthaya stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Hlaingthaya: Healthy tree cover
37.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.7 sq mi (12.27 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
115,289
Target trees
115,289
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Hlaingthaya lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Hlaingthaya has lost about 13 hectares of forest (about 18 football pitches): 4.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (88%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 13 haabout 18 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 11 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2017, when about 2 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 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 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2017 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 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 Hlaingthaya?
- Towns and roadscleared for good78% · 10 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good10% · 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown13% · 2 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
- 2,410 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 2,690 ha
- Overall change
- +276 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Hlaingthaya grew from about 2,410 hectares to 2,690 hectares, a net gain of about 276 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 427 hectares, while 152 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 Hlaingthaya right now?
The latest reading for Hlaingthaya shows an AQI of 38 (Good), measured Nov 11, 22:30 local time by the Yangon ground monitoring station, 5.2 mi (8.3 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Hlaingthaya today?
At AQI 38 (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 Hlaingthaya been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Hlaingthaya's daily AQI at 62 on average, from 46 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 106 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Hlaingthaya lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Hlaingthaya has lost about 13 hectares of forest (about 18 football pitches): 4.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (88%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Hlaingthaya grew from about 2,410 hectares to 2,690 hectares, a net gain of about 276 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 427 hectares, while 152 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Hlaingthaya?
Hlaingthaya has an estimated 115,289 trees across the 4.7 sq mi (12.27 km²) of land measured — 37.6% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Hlaingthaya need?
Hlaingthaya has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Hlaingthaya's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Yangon, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Yangon; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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