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Muntinlupa Air quality today
Air quality in Muntinlupa currently reads AQI 53 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 53
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.2
- tree cover
- 32.1%
- trees in this area
- 72.4K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Poblacion, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Muntinlupa · AQI 53 (Moderate)
Muntinlupa's tree count comes to 72,407 trees across 9.03 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Muntinlupa today: AQI 53, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 12, 00:03 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Near Sucat Interchange/Exit, 7.3 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
10.2
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · Clarity
- 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 Muntinlupa's daily AQI at 32 on average, from 18 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 55 on Nov 10.
Where Muntinlupa stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Muntinlupa: Healthy tree cover
32.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 9.03 km² of land.
Trees in this area
72,407
Target trees
72,407
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Muntinlupa lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Muntinlupa has lost about 128 hectares of forest (about 180 football pitches): 10% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (95%) 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
- 128 haabout 180 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 10%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 122 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2007, when about 42 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2002 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2003 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2006 | 18 ha | under 1 ha | 18 ha |
| 2007 | 42 ha | under 1 ha | 42 ha |
| 2008 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2009 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | 8 ha | 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2025 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Muntinlupa?
- Towns and roadscleared for good81% · 104 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good15% · 19 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown4.8% · 6 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
- 3,640 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,670 ha
- Overall change
- +37 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Muntinlupa stayed about the same size, at about 3,670 hectares: new forest grew on about 217 hectares, and about 180 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 Muntinlupa right now?
The latest reading for Muntinlupa shows an AQI of 53 (Moderate), measured Nov 12, 00:03 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Near Sucat Interchange/Exit, 7.3 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Muntinlupa today?
At AQI 53 (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 Muntinlupa been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Muntinlupa's daily AQI at 32 on average, from 18 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 55 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 Muntinlupa lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Muntinlupa has lost about 128 hectares of forest (about 180 football pitches): 10% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (95%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Muntinlupa stayed about the same size, at about 3,670 hectares: new forest grew on about 217 hectares, and about 180 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Muntinlupa?
Muntinlupa has an estimated 72,407 trees across the 9.03 km² of land measured — 32.1% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Muntinlupa need?
Muntinlupa has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Muntinlupa's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Poblacion, 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 2 km radius around Poblacion; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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