City report · Bicol Region, Philippines
Naga Air quality today
Air quality in Naga currently reads AQI 63 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 63
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 15.3
- tree cover
- 18.2%
- trees in this area
- 56.6K
- more trees needed
- 36.7K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Sabang, Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Naga · AQI 63 (Moderate)
Naga's tree count comes to 56,605 trees across 12.44 km² of land, 12 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 36,700 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Naga today: AQI 63, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 250 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 3 station cities within 250 km, e.g. Binangonan and City of Santa Rosa
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
15.3
PM10
8.2
NO₂
0.2
O₃
74.0
SO₂
0.3
CO
137.0
- 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 Naga's daily AQI at 33 on average, from 24 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 53 on Nov 5.
Where Naga stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Naga: Below target
18.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.44 km² of land.
Trees in this area
56,605
Target trees
93,305
More trees needed
36,700
CO₂ if planted / yr
807.4 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Naga lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Naga has lost about 117 hectares of forest (about 160 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (88%) 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
- 117 haabout 160 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 103 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 17 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 | 14 ha | 3 ha | 17 ha |
| 2002 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2003 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2005 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2006 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2007 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2008 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2009 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2010 | 11 ha | 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2011 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2012 | 6 ha | 2 ha | 9 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2014 | 5 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2015 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 16 ha |
| 2018 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2019 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Naga?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good69% · 81 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good19% · 22 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown12% · 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
- 4,630 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 4,360 ha
- Overall change
- −272 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Naga shrank from about 4,630 hectares to 4,360 hectares, a net loss of about 272 hectares (−5.9%). New forest grew on about 42 hectares, but 314 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 Naga
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Iriga City32.4 km
Philippines
- Tree cover
- 62%
- Air quality
- 27
- Legaspi80.5 km
Philippines
- Tree cover
- 58%
- Air quality
- 19
- Sorsogon113.4 km
Philippines
- Tree cover
- 67%
- Air quality
- 16
- Lucena172.5 km
Philippines
- Tree cover
- 38%
- Air quality
- 84
- Tayabas177.4 km
Philippines
- Tree cover
- 62%
- Air quality
- 51
- Candelaria193.0 km
Philippines
- Tree cover
- 54%
- Air quality
- 56
Build your own
Compare Naga with anywhere
This place
Naga
Use this data
Put Naga's numbers on your site
Free to embed. Updates itself as the measurement refreshes.
Frequently asked
Questions about Naga
What is the air quality (AQI) in Naga right now?
The latest reading for Naga shows an AQI of 63 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 250 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Naga today?
At AQI 63 (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 Naga been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Naga's daily AQI at 33 on average, from 24 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 53 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 Naga lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Naga has lost about 117 hectares of forest (about 160 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (88%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Naga shrank from about 4,630 hectares to 4,360 hectares, a net loss of about 272 hectares (−5.9%). New forest grew on about 42 hectares, but 314 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Naga?
Naga has an estimated 56,605 trees across the 12.44 km² of land measured — 18.2% tree cover, 12 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Naga need?
Naga needs roughly 36,700 more trees to close a 12-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 807.4 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Naga'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 Sabang; 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