City report · Yangon, Myanmar
Mingaladon Air quality today
Air quality in Mingaladon 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
- 55.3%
- trees in this area
- 173K
- 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.
Mingaladon · AQI 38 (Good)
Mingaladon's tree count comes to 173,035 trees across 4.8 sq mi (12.52 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Mingaladon 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, 5.1 mi (8.2 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 Mingaladon's daily AQI at 62 on average, from 46 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 106 on Nov 7.
Where Mingaladon stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Mingaladon: Healthy tree cover
55.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.8 sq mi (12.52 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
173,035
Target trees
173,035
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Mingaladon lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Mingaladon has lost about 121 hectares of forest (about 170 football pitches): 14% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (98%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 121 haabout 170 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 14%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 118 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2012, when about 34 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 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | 34 ha | under 1 ha | 34 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2015 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2017 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2018 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2021 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2023 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2024 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2025 | 14 ha | under 1 ha | 14 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Mingaladon?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good82% · 98 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good16% · 20 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown1.6% · 2 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural 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
- 4,740 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 5,530 ha
- Overall change
- +798 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Mingaladon grew from about 4,740 hectares to 5,530 hectares, a net gain of about 798 hectares (+17%). New forest grew on about 1,030 hectares, while 231 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 Mingaladon right now?
The latest reading for Mingaladon shows an AQI of 38 (Good), measured Nov 11, 22:30 local time by the Yangon ground monitoring station, 5.1 mi (8.2 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Mingaladon 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 Mingaladon been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Mingaladon'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 Mingaladon lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Mingaladon has lost about 121 hectares of forest (about 170 football pitches): 14% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (98%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Mingaladon grew from about 4,740 hectares to 5,530 hectares, a net gain of about 798 hectares (+17%). New forest grew on about 1,030 hectares, while 231 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Mingaladon?
Mingaladon has an estimated 173,035 trees across the 4.8 sq mi (12.52 km²) of land measured — 55.3% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Mingaladon need?
Mingaladon has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Mingaladon'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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