City report · Shan State, Myanmar
Lashio Air quality today
Air quality in Lashio currently reads AQI 13 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 13
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 2.1
- tree cover
- 31.1%
- trees in this area
- 97.7K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Lashio, Myanmar (Burma) (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Lashio · AQI 13 (Good)
Lashio's tree count comes to 97,704 trees across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²), already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Lashio today: AQI 13, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 01:30 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
2.1
PM10
2.1
NO₂
3.6
O₃
27.0
SO₂
0.4
CO
334.0
- 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 Lashio's daily AQI at 26 on average, from 11 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 63 on Nov 5.
Where Lashio stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Lashio: Healthy tree cover
31.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²).
Trees in this area
97,704
Target trees
97,704
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Lashio lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Lashio has lost about 3,840 hectares of forest (about 5,400 football pitches): 28% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (73%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km west of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3,840 haabout 5,400 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 28%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,810 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 131 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 221 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2019, when about 288 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25 ha | 12 ha | 37 ha |
| 2002 | 72 ha | 19 ha | 91 ha |
| 2003 | 70 ha | 31 ha | 101 ha |
| 2004 | 89 ha | 27 ha | 116 ha |
| 2005 | 27 ha | 8 ha | 35 ha |
| 2006 | 128 ha | 49 ha | 177 ha |
| 2007 | 90 ha | 24 ha | 114 ha |
| 2008 | 101 ha | 22 ha | 123 ha |
| 2009 | 178 ha | 43 ha | 221 ha |
| 2010 | 93 ha | 29 ha | 122 ha |
| 2011 | 82 ha | 16 ha | 97 ha |
| 2012 | 163 ha | 28 ha | 191 ha |
| 2013 | 130 ha | 53 ha | 183 ha |
| 2014 | 220 ha | 63 ha | 283 ha |
| 2015 | 134 ha | 57 ha | 191 ha |
| 2016 | 189 ha | 87 ha | 276 ha |
| 2017 | 138 ha | 67 ha | 205 ha |
| 2018 | 124 ha | 28 ha | 152 ha |
| 2019 | 216 ha | 72 ha | 288 ha |
| 2020 | 128 ha | 54 ha | 182 ha |
| 2021 | 102 ha | 74 ha | 176 ha |
| 2022 | 89 ha | 34 ha | 123 ha |
| 2023 | 113 ha | 57 ha | 170 ha |
| 2024 | 48 ha | 29 ha | 76 ha |
| 2025 | 58 ha | 50 ha | 108 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Lashio?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good70% · 2,680 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back27% · 1,030 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good3.2% · 121 ha
Also: 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
- 16,900 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 13,700 ha
- Overall change
- −3,200 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Lashio shrank from about 16,900 hectares to 13,700 hectares, a net loss of about 3,200 hectares (−19%). New forest grew on about 744 hectares, but 3,940 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 Lashio right now?
The latest reading for Lashio shows an AQI of 13 (Good), observed Nov 11, 01:30 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Lashio today?
At AQI 13 (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 Lashio been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Lashio's daily AQI at 26 on average, from 11 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 63 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Lashio lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Lashio has lost about 3,840 hectares of forest (about 5,400 football pitches): 28% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (73%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is slowing down: about 131 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 221 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Lashio shrank from about 16,900 hectares to 13,700 hectares, a net loss of about 3,200 hectares (−19%). New forest grew on about 744 hectares, but 3,940 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Lashio?
Lashio has an estimated 97,704 trees across the 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²) measured — 31.1% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Lashio need?
Lashio has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Lashio'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 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Lashio; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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