Vietnam · Bac Ninh · 4 cities
Air quality in Bac Ninh today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Bắc Giang has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Bac Ninh (AQI 52, Moderate), and Thuận Thanh the worst (AQI 153, Unhealthy). Chũ has the most tree cover, at 77.0% — #3 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.
AQI 90
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 38.9%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Thuận Thanh
- 153
- cleanest air now: Bắc Giang
- 52
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Bac Ninh · average AQI 90
Air quality today across Bac Ninh, city by city
| Bắc Giang | 52Moderate | 27.1% | 9.0K | #72 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bắc Ninh | 99Moderate | 32.0% | — | #60 of 112 |
| Thuận Thanh | 153Unhealthy | 19.6% | 64.0K | #92 of 112 |
| Chũ | 57Moderate | 77.0% | — | #3 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 Bac Ninh lost?
Since 2001, Bac Ninh has lost about 10,300 hectares of forest (about 14,000 football pitches): 18% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 4,870 hectares (47%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 10,300 haabout 14,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 18%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 4,870 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 | 142 ha | 62 ha | 204 ha |
| 2002 | 80 ha | 29 ha | 109 ha |
| 2003 | 49 ha | 20 ha | 70 ha |
| 2004 | 82 ha | 28 ha | 109 ha |
| 2005 | 134 ha | 41 ha | 175 ha |
| 2006 | 147 ha | 43 ha | 190 ha |
| 2007 | 117 ha | 25 ha | 142 ha |
| 2008 | 47 ha | 18 ha | 65 ha |
| 2009 | 649 ha | 154 ha | 803 ha |
| 2010 | 435 ha | 103 ha | 538 ha |
| 2011 | 229 ha | 52 ha | 281 ha |
| 2012 | 236 ha | 107 ha | 343 ha |
| 2013 | 12 ha | 7 ha | 20 ha |
| 2014 | 35 ha | 82 ha | 116 ha |
| 2015 | 73 ha | 175 ha | 248 ha |
| 2016 | 436 ha | 900 ha | 1,340 ha |
| 2017 | 203 ha | 492 ha | 695 ha |
| 2018 | 25 ha | 74 ha | 99 ha |
| 2019 | 58 ha | 185 ha | 243 ha |
| 2020 | 32 ha | 129 ha | 161 ha |
| 2021 | 14 ha | 38 ha | 52 ha |
| 2022 | 32 ha | 64 ha | 96 ha |
| 2023 | 392 ha | 753 ha | 1,150 ha |
| 2024 | 313 ha | 383 ha | 696 ha |
| 2025 | 899 ha | 1,480 ha | 2,370 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 873 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 507 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 2,370 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Bac Ninh?
- Loggingcan grow back50% · 5,190 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good45% · 4,600 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1.5% · 153 ha
Also: mining and energy, wildfires, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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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