City report · Bicol Region, Philippines
Legaspi Air quality today
Air quality in Legaspi currently reads AQI 19 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 19
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 3.3
- tree cover
- 58.0%
- trees in this area
- 181K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Bgy. 17 - Rizal Street., Ilawod, Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Legaspi · AQI 19 (Good)
Legaspi's tree count comes to 181,301 trees across 12.51 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Legaspi today: AQI 19, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 03:00 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
3.3
PM10
4.6
NO₂
2.0
O₃
55.0
SO₂
1.0
CO
125.0
- 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 Legaspi's daily AQI at 28 on average, from 20 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 51 on Nov 5.
Where Legaspi stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Legaspi: Healthy tree cover
58.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.51 km² of land.
Trees in this area
181,301
Target trees
181,301
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Legaspi lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Legaspi has lost about 429 hectares of forest (about 600 football pitches): 3.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from April 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 429 haabout 600 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 415 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2006, when about 86 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 41 ha | 2 ha | 43 ha |
| 2002 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2003 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2004 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2005 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2006 | 83 ha | 3 ha | 86 ha |
| 2007 | 16 ha | 1 ha | 17 ha |
| 2008 | 24 ha | under 1 ha | 25 ha |
| 2009 | 77 ha | under 1 ha | 77 ha |
| 2010 | 42 ha | 2 ha | 44 ha |
| 2011 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2012 | 20 ha | under 1 ha | 21 ha |
| 2013 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2014 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2017 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2018 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2019 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2020 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2021 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2022 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2024 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2025 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Legaspi?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good88% · 379 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good8.3% · 36 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown3.2% · 14 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
- 15,700 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 15,300 ha
- Overall change
- −383 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Legaspi shrank from about 15,700 hectares to 15,300 hectares, a net loss of about 383 hectares (−2.4%). New forest grew on about 42 hectares, but 426 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Legaspi
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Sorsogon33.1 km
Philippines
- Tree cover
- 67%
- Air quality
- 16
- Iriga City48.1 km
Philippines
- Tree cover
- 62%
- Air quality
- 27
- Naga80.5 km
Philippines
- Tree cover
- 18%
- Air quality
- 63
- Catbalogan196.3 km
Philippines
- Tree cover
- 74%
- Air quality
- 25
- Roxas City203.7 km
Philippines
- Tree cover
- 30%
- Air quality
- 36
- Lucena245.8 km
Philippines
- Tree cover
- 38%
- Air quality
- 84
Build your own
Compare Legaspi with anywhere
This place
Legaspi
Use this data
Put Legaspi's numbers on your site
Free to embed. Updates itself as the measurement refreshes.
Frequently asked
Questions about Legaspi
What is the air quality (AQI) in Legaspi right now?
The latest reading for Legaspi shows an AQI of 19 (Good), observed Nov 11, 03:00 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 Legaspi today?
At AQI 19 (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 Legaspi been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Legaspi's daily AQI at 28 on average, from 20 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 51 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 Legaspi lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Legaspi has lost about 429 hectares of forest (about 600 football pitches): 3.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Legaspi shrank from about 15,700 hectares to 15,300 hectares, a net loss of about 383 hectares (−2.4%). New forest grew on about 42 hectares, but 426 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Legaspi?
Legaspi has an estimated 181,301 trees across the 12.51 km² of land measured — 58.0% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Legaspi need?
Legaspi has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Legaspi'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 Bgy. 17 - Rizal Street.; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
See your own area
What does your neighborhood look like?
Pick any point and radius to get the same air-quality and tree-cover breakdown.
Check my address