Vietnam · An Giang · 6 cities
Air quality in An Giang today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Phu Quoc has the cleanest air of the 6 cities we track in An Giang (AQI 23, Good), and Rạch Giá the worst (AQI 63, Moderate). Phu Quoc has the most tree cover, at 53.7% — #17 of 112 cities measured in Vietnam.
Every city is measured the same way, over the same 2 km around its center: the air quality right now, from ground stations where there are any, and its tree cover.
Average right now
AQI 45
Good
- cities tracked
- 6
- average tree cover
- 34.8%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Rạch Giá
- 63
- cleanest air now: Phu Quoc
- 23
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
An Giang · average AQI 45
Air quality today across An Giang, city by city
| Rạch Giá | 63Moderate | 18.7% | 26.8K | #95 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phu Quoc | 23Good | 53.7% | — | #17 of 112 |
| Long Xuyên | 56Moderate | 20.3% | 23.3K | #89 of 112 |
| Tân Châu | 29Good | 47.8% | — | #23 of 112 |
| Tịnh Biên | 57Moderate | 21.8% | 25.7K | #85 of 112 |
| Hà Tiên | 41Good | 46.5% | — | #24 of 112 |
Air quality is the US AQI from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where available, otherwise the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 2 km of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in Vietnam.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has An Giang lost?
Since 2001, An Giang has lost about 132,000 hectares of forest (about 180,000 football pitches): 30% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (94%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 132,000 haabout 180,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 30%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 124,000 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,190 ha | 98 ha | 3,280 ha |
| 2002 | 3,430 ha | 208 ha | 3,640 ha |
| 2003 | 1,530 ha | 49 ha | 1,580 ha |
| 2004 | 5,640 ha | 196 ha | 5,830 ha |
| 2005 | 6,560 ha | 111 ha | 6,680 ha |
| 2006 | 3,720 ha | 92 ha | 3,810 ha |
| 2007 | 2,720 ha | 166 ha | 2,890 ha |
| 2008 | 12,500 ha | 304 ha | 12,800 ha |
| 2009 | 5,760 ha | 261 ha | 6,020 ha |
| 2010 | 21,300 ha | 241 ha | 21,600 ha |
| 2011 | 9,310 ha | 361 ha | 9,670 ha |
| 2012 | 11,600 ha | 372 ha | 12,000 ha |
| 2013 | 2,250 ha | 191 ha | 2,440 ha |
| 2014 | 6,800 ha | 543 ha | 7,350 ha |
| 2015 | 3,940 ha | 652 ha | 4,600 ha |
| 2016 | 5,910 ha | 964 ha | 6,870 ha |
| 2017 | 4,080 ha | 518 ha | 4,600 ha |
| 2018 | 2,320 ha | 370 ha | 2,690 ha |
| 2019 | 2,500 ha | 415 ha | 2,910 ha |
| 2020 | 1,750 ha | 269 ha | 2,020 ha |
| 2021 | 1,790 ha | 192 ha | 1,980 ha |
| 2022 | 1,540 ha | 224 ha | 1,760 ha |
| 2023 | 1,310 ha | 224 ha | 1,530 ha |
| 2024 | 1,310 ha | 137 ha | 1,440 ha |
| 2025 | 1,440 ha | 154 ha | 1,590 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 1,660 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 3,820 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2010, when about 21,600 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in An Giang?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good94% · 123,000 ha
- Loggingcan grow back4.3% · 5,690 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back1% · 1,320 ha
Also: mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, wildfires, towns and roads, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
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. How it's measured
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