Vietnam · Can Tho City · 8 cities
Air quality in Can Tho City today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Vĩnh Châu has the cleanest air of the 8 cities we track in Can Tho City (AQI 48, Good), and Thới Lai the worst (AQI 65, Moderate). Ngã Bảy has the most tree cover, at 66.2% — #5 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 57
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 8
- average tree cover
- 32.5%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Thới Lai
- 65
- cleanest air now: Vĩnh Châu
- 48
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Can Tho City · average AQI 57
Air quality today across Can Tho City, city by city
| Cần Thơ | 55Moderate | 22.0% | 19.6K | #83 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sóc Trăng | 53Moderate | 25.1% | 15.4K | #77 of 112 |
| Vĩnh Châu | 48Good | 22.3% | 24.2K | #82 of 112 |
| Thốt Nốt | 53Moderate | 43.9% | — | #28 of 112 |
| Ô Môn | 55Moderate | 34.5% | — | #51 of 112 |
| Cờ Đỏ | 64Moderate | 17.3% | 39.9K | #99 of 112 |
| Thới Lai | 65Moderate | 28.9% | 3.5K | #67 of 112 |
| Ngã Bảy | 59Moderate | 66.2% | — | #5 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 Can Tho City lost?
Since 2001, Can Tho City has lost about 128,000 hectares of forest (about 180,000 football pitches): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to shifting farming, so much of it can grow back. About 34,700 hectares (27%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 128,000 haabout 180,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 16%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 34,700 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 | 313 ha | 584 ha | 897 ha |
| 2002 | 517 ha | 707 ha | 1,220 ha |
| 2003 | 1,070 ha | 1,520 ha | 2,580 ha |
| 2004 | 434 ha | 539 ha | 973 ha |
| 2005 | 2,060 ha | 2,290 ha | 4,350 ha |
| 2006 | 2,200 ha | 2,760 ha | 4,950 ha |
| 2007 | 1,920 ha | 2,320 ha | 4,240 ha |
| 2008 | 1,620 ha | 1,960 ha | 3,590 ha |
| 2009 | 1,680 ha | 2,250 ha | 3,930 ha |
| 2010 | 3,180 ha | 4,020 ha | 7,190 ha |
| 2011 | 1,270 ha | 1,580 ha | 2,850 ha |
| 2012 | 695 ha | 1,890 ha | 2,580 ha |
| 2013 | 1,160 ha | 4,050 ha | 5,210 ha |
| 2014 | 1,630 ha | 5,450 ha | 7,080 ha |
| 2015 | 1,770 ha | 6,720 ha | 8,480 ha |
| 2016 | 2,710 ha | 10,200 ha | 12,900 ha |
| 2017 | 1,720 ha | 7,430 ha | 9,140 ha |
| 2018 | 1,250 ha | 5,620 ha | 6,870 ha |
| 2019 | 1,570 ha | 7,030 ha | 8,600 ha |
| 2020 | 888 ha | 5,530 ha | 6,410 ha |
| 2021 | 1,080 ha | 4,810 ha | 5,880 ha |
| 2022 | 1,050 ha | 3,990 ha | 5,040 ha |
| 2023 | 1,220 ha | 4,720 ha | 5,940 ha |
| 2024 | 1,150 ha | 3,950 ha | 5,100 ha |
| 2025 | 539 ha | 1,400 ha | 1,930 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 4,780 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 8,780 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 12,900 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Can Tho City?
- Shifting farmingcan grow back72% · 91,700 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good26% · 33,400 ha
Also: mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, logging, towns and roads, 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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