Vietnam · Da Nang City · 4 cities
Air quality in Da Nang City today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Tam Kỳ has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Da Nang City (AQI 56, Moderate), and Hải Châu the worst (AQI 84, Moderate). Tam Kỳ has the most tree cover, at 35.5% — #49 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 68
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 22.8%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Hải Châu
- 84
- cleanest air now: Tam Kỳ
- 56
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Da Nang City · average AQI 68
Air quality today across Da Nang City, city by city
| Da Nang | 63Moderate | 10.3% | 53.7K | #110 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Điện Bàn | 70Moderate | 33.1% | — | #55 of 112 |
| Tam Kỳ | 56Moderate | 35.5% | — | #49 of 112 |
| Hải Châu | 84Moderate | 12.5% | 43.0K | #107 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 Da Nang City lost?
Since 2001, Da Nang City has lost about 11,000 hectares of forest (about 15,000 football pitches): 26% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 723 hectares (6.6%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 11,000 haabout 15,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 26%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 723 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 | 5 ha | 196 ha | 201 ha |
| 2002 | 5 ha | 125 ha | 130 ha |
| 2003 | 4 ha | 113 ha | 117 ha |
| 2004 | 40 ha | 460 ha | 500 ha |
| 2005 | 59 ha | 599 ha | 658 ha |
| 2006 | 67 ha | 973 ha | 1,040 ha |
| 2007 | 31 ha | 120 ha | 151 ha |
| 2008 | 6 ha | 48 ha | 55 ha |
| 2009 | 25 ha | 271 ha | 296 ha |
| 2010 | 12 ha | 90 ha | 102 ha |
| 2011 | 18 ha | 148 ha | 166 ha |
| 2012 | 44 ha | 768 ha | 812 ha |
| 2013 | 33 ha | 619 ha | 652 ha |
| 2014 | 38 ha | 798 ha | 836 ha |
| 2015 | 12 ha | 331 ha | 343 ha |
| 2016 | 32 ha | 706 ha | 738 ha |
| 2017 | 51 ha | 619 ha | 669 ha |
| 2018 | 43 ha | 649 ha | 692 ha |
| 2019 | 58 ha | 748 ha | 806 ha |
| 2020 | 24 ha | 654 ha | 677 ha |
| 2021 | 25 ha | 366 ha | 391 ha |
| 2022 | 21 ha | 319 ha | 340 ha |
| 2023 | 17 ha | 215 ha | 232 ha |
| 2024 | 16 ha | 126 ha | 142 ha |
| 2025 | 36 ha | 187 ha | 223 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 266 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 716 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2006, when about 1,040 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Da Nang City?
- Loggingcan grow back85% · 9,340 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back7.6% · 835 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good5.2% · 571 ha
Also: towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, mining and energy, 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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