Vietnam · Dak Lak · 3 cities
Air quality in Dak Lak today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Buôn Hồ has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Dak Lak (AQI 6, Good), and Tuy Hòa the worst (AQI 52, Moderate). Buôn Hồ has the most tree cover, at 80.8% — #2 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.
Average right now
AQI 26
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 46.1%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Tuy Hòa
- 52
- cleanest air now: Buôn Hồ
- 6
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Dak Lak · average AQI 26
Air quality today across Dak Lak, city by city
| Buôn Ma Thuột | 19Good | 40.7% | — | #32 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuy Hòa | 52Moderate | 16.7% | 18.2K | #101 of 112 |
| Buôn Hồ | 6Good | 80.8% | — | #2 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 Dak Lak lost?
Since 2001, Dak Lak has lost about 80,700 hectares of forest (about 110,000 football pitches): 25% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 5,020 hectares (6.2%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 80,700 haabout 110,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 25%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,020 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 | 35 ha | 717 ha | 752 ha |
| 2002 | 22 ha | 70 ha | 92 ha |
| 2003 | 48 ha | 367 ha | 415 ha |
| 2004 | 90 ha | 1,750 ha | 1,840 ha |
| 2005 | 43 ha | 757 ha | 800 ha |
| 2006 | 90 ha | 1,490 ha | 1,580 ha |
| 2007 | 115 ha | 981 ha | 1,100 ha |
| 2008 | 58 ha | 563 ha | 621 ha |
| 2009 | 326 ha | 1,730 ha | 2,060 ha |
| 2010 | 106 ha | 706 ha | 812 ha |
| 2011 | 128 ha | 1,340 ha | 1,460 ha |
| 2012 | 486 ha | 6,650 ha | 7,130 ha |
| 2013 | 125 ha | 4,160 ha | 4,290 ha |
| 2014 | 296 ha | 5,310 ha | 5,600 ha |
| 2015 | 163 ha | 5,390 ha | 5,550 ha |
| 2016 | 526 ha | 8,560 ha | 9,080 ha |
| 2017 | 487 ha | 7,270 ha | 7,760 ha |
| 2018 | 220 ha | 4,760 ha | 4,980 ha |
| 2019 | 244 ha | 5,400 ha | 5,650 ha |
| 2020 | 231 ha | 5,150 ha | 5,380 ha |
| 2021 | 308 ha | 5,240 ha | 5,550 ha |
| 2022 | 158 ha | 2,970 ha | 3,120 ha |
| 2023 | 301 ha | 1,800 ha | 2,110 ha |
| 2024 | 218 ha | 1,150 ha | 1,370 ha |
| 2025 | 198 ha | 1,370 ha | 1,570 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 2,740 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 6,570 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 9,080 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Dak Lak?
- Loggingcan grow back89% · 71,800 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back3.3% · 2,640 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good3.1% · 2,520 ha
Also: mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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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