Myanmar · Bago Region · 3 cities
Air quality in Bago Region today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Pyay has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Bago Region (AQI 11, Good), and Bago the worst (AQI 23, Good). Pyay has the most tree cover, at 59.0% — #6 of 32 cities measured in Myanmar.
Every city is measured the same way, over the same 1.2 mi (2 km) around its center: the air quality right now, from ground stations where there are any, and its tree cover.
AQI 17
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 55.1%
- Myanmar: 44.4%
- worst air now: Bago
- 23
- cleanest air now: Pyay
- 11
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Bago Region · average AQI 17
Air quality today across Bago Region, city by city
| Bago | 23Good | 56.3% | — | #8 of 32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyay | 11Good | 59.0% | — | #6 of 32 |
| Taungoo | 17Good | 50.0% | — | #12 of 32 |
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 1.2 mi (2 km) of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in Myanmar.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Bago Region lost?
Since 2001, Bago Region has lost about 193,000 hectares of forest (about 270,000 football pitches): 12% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to shifting farming, so much of it can grow back. About 92,500 hectares (48%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 193,000 haabout 270,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 12%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 92,500 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 | 800 ha | 372 ha | 1,170 ha |
| 2002 | 1,190 ha | 881 ha | 2,070 ha |
| 2003 | 984 ha | 929 ha | 1,910 ha |
| 2004 | 2,540 ha | 2,040 ha | 4,580 ha |
| 2005 | 974 ha | 739 ha | 1,710 ha |
| 2006 | 2,710 ha | 1,220 ha | 3,940 ha |
| 2007 | 2,080 ha | 1,310 ha | 3,390 ha |
| 2008 | 2,370 ha | 1,380 ha | 3,750 ha |
| 2009 | 3,450 ha | 2,420 ha | 5,870 ha |
| 2010 | 4,010 ha | 2,050 ha | 6,060 ha |
| 2011 | 4,610 ha | 2,170 ha | 6,780 ha |
| 2012 | 6,870 ha | 3,470 ha | 10,300 ha |
| 2013 | 4,330 ha | 3,220 ha | 7,550 ha |
| 2014 | 13,500 ha | 7,360 ha | 20,800 ha |
| 2015 | 3,470 ha | 4,830 ha | 8,300 ha |
| 2016 | 3,700 ha | 6,700 ha | 10,400 ha |
| 2017 | 3,860 ha | 7,510 ha | 11,400 ha |
| 2018 | 4,030 ha | 7,220 ha | 11,200 ha |
| 2019 | 3,540 ha | 6,400 ha | 9,940 ha |
| 2020 | 4,610 ha | 7,070 ha | 11,700 ha |
| 2021 | 4,300 ha | 8,720 ha | 13,000 ha |
| 2022 | 3,540 ha | 6,420 ha | 9,960 ha |
| 2023 | 4,180 ha | 5,180 ha | 9,360 ha |
| 2024 | 3,400 ha | 5,570 ha | 8,970 ha |
| 2025 | 3,490 ha | 5,630 ha | 9,110 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 10,100 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 10,900 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2014, when about 20,800 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Bago Region?
- Shifting farmingcan grow back51% · 98,100 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good38% · 73,400 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good9.5% · 18,400 ha
Also: logging, towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, wildfires, 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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