Philippines · Caraga · 2 cities
Air quality in Caraga today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Bayugan has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Caraga (AQI 12, Good), and Butuan the worst (AQI 21, Good). Bayugan has the most tree cover, at 55.4% — #19 of 99 cities measured in the Philippines.
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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 48.9%
- Philippines: 40.9%
- worst air now: Butuan
- 21
- cleanest air now: Bayugan
- 12
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Caraga
Air quality today across Caraga, city by city
| Butuan | 21Good | 42.3% | — | #39 of 99 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayugan | 12Good | 55.4% | — | #19 of 99 |
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 the Philippines.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Caraga lost?
Since 2001, Caraga has lost about 5,740 hectares of forest (about 8,000 football pitches): 4.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (52%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 5,740 haabout 8,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,970 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 | 264 ha | 44 ha | 308 ha |
| 2002 | 173 ha | 63 ha | 236 ha |
| 2003 | 52 ha | 125 ha | 177 ha |
| 2004 | 76 ha | 124 ha | 200 ha |
| 2005 | 121 ha | 153 ha | 274 ha |
| 2006 | 66 ha | 230 ha | 296 ha |
| 2007 | 202 ha | 207 ha | 409 ha |
| 2008 | 52 ha | 80 ha | 131 ha |
| 2009 | 235 ha | 140 ha | 375 ha |
| 2010 | 301 ha | 242 ha | 543 ha |
| 2011 | 23 ha | 43 ha | 66 ha |
| 2012 | 201 ha | 159 ha | 360 ha |
| 2013 | 64 ha | 68 ha | 132 ha |
| 2014 | 87 ha | 51 ha | 138 ha |
| 2015 | 50 ha | 62 ha | 112 ha |
| 2016 | 128 ha | 199 ha | 327 ha |
| 2017 | 99 ha | 162 ha | 261 ha |
| 2018 | 96 ha | 91 ha | 187 ha |
| 2019 | 65 ha | 63 ha | 128 ha |
| 2020 | 86 ha | 54 ha | 140 ha |
| 2021 | 89 ha | 68 ha | 157 ha |
| 2022 | 61 ha | 70 ha | 131 ha |
| 2023 | 87 ha | 52 ha | 139 ha |
| 2024 | 168 ha | 106 ha | 274 ha |
| 2025 | 123 ha | 120 ha | 243 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 189 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 209 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2010, when about 543 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Caraga?
- Shifting farmingcan grow back42% · 2,400 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good34% · 1,980 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good9.6% · 550 ha
Also: towns and roads, logging, 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
Other regions in the Philippines
Clean-air buying guides
Cleaner air at home in Caraga
Picked by tested clean-air delivery rate (CADR), noise and running cost, from independent test labels. No brand pays to be listed.
- The best air purifiers for wildfire smoke and smog
Air purifiers that keep up with wildfire smoke and winter smog, ranked by verified smoke CADR, with the room each one clears on a smoky day.
- The best air purifiers for bedrooms: quiet picks sized for your room
Quiet HEPA air purifiers for bedrooms, compared on what matters at night: noise on the lowest setting (from 20 dB), verified room size and filter cost.
- The best air purifiers under $200
Good HEPA air purifiers under $200 at the makers' own prices, compared on verified clean air, room size and what the filters cost each year.
Your own street