Vietnam · Ca Mau · 3 cities
Air quality in Ca Mau today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Cà Mau has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Ca Mau (AQI 41, Good), and Bạc Liêu the worst (AQI 45, Good). Giá Rai has the most tree cover, at 19.6% — #91 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 43
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 16.7%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Bạc Liêu
- 45
- cleanest air now: Cà Mau
- 41
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Ca Mau · average AQI 43
Air quality today across Ca Mau, city by city
| Cà Mau | 41Good | 13.5% | 51.2K | #106 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bạc Liêu | 45Good | 17.1% | 40.2K | #100 of 112 |
| Giá Rai | 43Good | 19.6% | 32.5K | #91 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 Ca Mau lost?
Since 2001, Ca Mau has lost about 22,600 hectares of forest (about 32,000 football pitches): 32% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 5,070 hectares (22%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 22,600 haabout 32,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 32%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,070 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 70 ha | 262 ha | 331 ha |
| 2002 | 76 ha | 142 ha | 217 ha |
| 2003 | 29 ha | 75 ha | 104 ha |
| 2004 | 47 ha | 66 ha | 113 ha |
| 2005 | 84 ha | 93 ha | 177 ha |
| 2006 | 66 ha | 164 ha | 230 ha |
| 2007 | 61 ha | 218 ha | 279 ha |
| 2008 | 81 ha | 111 ha | 192 ha |
| 2009 | 85 ha | 346 ha | 431 ha |
| 2010 | 65 ha | 243 ha | 308 ha |
| 2011 | 15 ha | 199 ha | 214 ha |
| 2012 | 39 ha | 133 ha | 172 ha |
| 2013 | 58 ha | 201 ha | 259 ha |
| 2014 | 158 ha | 800 ha | 958 ha |
| 2015 | 121 ha | 790 ha | 911 ha |
| 2016 | 508 ha | 2,950 ha | 3,460 ha |
| 2017 | 748 ha | 3,240 ha | 3,990 ha |
| 2018 | 265 ha | 1,280 ha | 1,540 ha |
| 2019 | 214 ha | 677 ha | 891 ha |
| 2020 | 191 ha | 1,020 ha | 1,210 ha |
| 2021 | 300 ha | 702 ha | 1,000 ha |
| 2022 | 197 ha | 422 ha | 619 ha |
| 2023 | 697 ha | 719 ha | 1,420 ha |
| 2024 | 302 ha | 642 ha | 944 ha |
| 2025 | 591 ha | 2,000 ha | 2,600 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 1,320 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 2,220 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 3,990 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Ca Mau?
- Loggingcan grow back70% · 15,900 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good22% · 4,940 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back4.6% · 1,030 ha
Also: wildfires, towns and roads, mining and energy, 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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