Vietnam · Dong Nai · 4 cities
Air quality in Dong Nai today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Chơn Thành has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Dong Nai (AQI 12, Good), and Biên Hòa the worst (AQI 67, Moderate). Chơn Thành has the most tree cover, at 65.0% — #8 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 32
Good
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 46.2%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Biên Hòa
- 67
- cleanest air now: Chơn Thành
- 12
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Dong Nai · average AQI 32
Air quality today across Dong Nai, city by city
| Biên Hòa | 67Moderate | 21.2% | 23.6K | #86 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xuân Lộc | 37Good | 56.9% | — | #13 of 112 |
| Đồng Xoài | 13Good | 41.7% | — | #30 of 112 |
| Chơn Thành | 12Good | 65.0% | — | #8 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 Dong Nai lost?
Since 2001, Dong Nai has lost about 73,700 hectares of forest (about 100,000 football pitches): 79% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 73,700 haabout 100,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 79%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 71,800 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 | 864 ha | 63 ha | 927 ha |
| 2002 | 1,040 ha | 22 ha | 1,070 ha |
| 2003 | 1,010 ha | 22 ha | 1,030 ha |
| 2004 | 2,660 ha | 32 ha | 2,690 ha |
| 2005 | 946 ha | 13 ha | 959 ha |
| 2006 | 2,010 ha | 33 ha | 2,040 ha |
| 2007 | 2,120 ha | 48 ha | 2,170 ha |
| 2008 | 2,160 ha | 35 ha | 2,190 ha |
| 2009 | 4,080 ha | 64 ha | 4,150 ha |
| 2010 | 1,970 ha | 21 ha | 1,990 ha |
| 2011 | 3,520 ha | 87 ha | 3,610 ha |
| 2012 | 2,410 ha | 35 ha | 2,440 ha |
| 2013 | 1,570 ha | 50 ha | 1,620 ha |
| 2014 | 5,910 ha | 142 ha | 6,050 ha |
| 2015 | 6,390 ha | 122 ha | 6,520 ha |
| 2016 | 6,390 ha | 131 ha | 6,520 ha |
| 2017 | 8,380 ha | 221 ha | 8,600 ha |
| 2018 | 5,350 ha | 158 ha | 5,510 ha |
| 2019 | 3,870 ha | 189 ha | 4,060 ha |
| 2020 | 3,230 ha | 158 ha | 3,390 ha |
| 2021 | 2,420 ha | 94 ha | 2,510 ha |
| 2022 | 1,240 ha | 71 ha | 1,310 ha |
| 2023 | 917 ha | 13 ha | 930 ha |
| 2024 | 672 ha | 71 ha | 743 ha |
| 2025 | 622 ha | 21 ha | 643 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 1,230 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 5,620 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 8,600 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Dong Nai?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good90% · 66,100 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good7.4% · 5,450 ha
- Loggingcan grow back2.6% · 1,900 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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
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