Philippines · Cordillera · 2 cities
Air quality in Cordillera today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Tabuk has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Cordillera (AQI 27, Good), and Baguio the worst (AQI 91, Moderate). Baguio has the most tree cover, at 34.2% — #63 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
- 29.9%
- Philippines: 40.9%
- worst air now: Baguio
- 91
- cleanest air now: Tabuk
- 27
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Cordillera
Air quality today across Cordillera, city by city
| Baguio | 91Moderate | 34.2% | — | #63 of 99 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabuk | 27Good | 25.7% | 13.5K | #86 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 Cordillera lost?
Since 2001, Cordillera has lost about 8,670 hectares of forest (about 12,000 football pitches): 5.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (60%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 8,670 haabout 12,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,200 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 | 173 ha | 117 ha | 290 ha |
| 2002 | 65 ha | 43 ha | 108 ha |
| 2003 | 75 ha | 41 ha | 116 ha |
| 2004 | 174 ha | 82 ha | 256 ha |
| 2005 | 114 ha | 127 ha | 241 ha |
| 2006 | 258 ha | 218 ha | 476 ha |
| 2007 | 196 ha | 175 ha | 371 ha |
| 2008 | 317 ha | 311 ha | 628 ha |
| 2009 | 271 ha | 195 ha | 466 ha |
| 2010 | 291 ha | 224 ha | 515 ha |
| 2011 | 51 ha | 37 ha | 89 ha |
| 2012 | 334 ha | 183 ha | 517 ha |
| 2013 | 124 ha | 84 ha | 208 ha |
| 2014 | 188 ha | 144 ha | 332 ha |
| 2015 | 130 ha | 80 ha | 210 ha |
| 2016 | 348 ha | 264 ha | 612 ha |
| 2017 | 365 ha | 234 ha | 599 ha |
| 2018 | 318 ha | 181 ha | 499 ha |
| 2019 | 251 ha | 112 ha | 363 ha |
| 2020 | 302 ha | 189 ha | 491 ha |
| 2021 | 168 ha | 62 ha | 230 ha |
| 2022 | 148 ha | 103 ha | 251 ha |
| 2023 | 242 ha | 97 ha | 339 ha |
| 2024 | 127 ha | 72 ha | 199 ha |
| 2025 | 167 ha | 93 ha | 260 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 256 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 513 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2008, when about 628 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Cordillera?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good60% · 5,170 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back37% · 3,230 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back1.2% · 100 ha
Also: 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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