Vietnam · Gia Lai · 3 cities
Air quality in Gia Lai today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Pleiku has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Gia Lai (AQI 6, Good), and Qui Nhon the worst (AQI 39, Good). Pleiku has the most tree cover, at 29.8% — #64 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 28
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 25.3%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Qui Nhon
- 39
- cleanest air now: Pleiku
- 6
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Gia Lai · average AQI 28
Air quality today across Gia Lai, city by city
| Qui Nhon | 39Good | 28.2% | 3.9K | #68 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Nhơn | 38Good | 17.8% | 37.9K | #98 of 112 |
| Pleiku | 6Good | 29.8% | 628 | #64 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 Gia Lai lost?
Since 2001, Gia Lai has lost about 111,000 hectares of forest (about 160,000 football pitches): 30% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 8,470 hectares (7.6%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 111,000 haabout 160,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 30%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 8,470 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 | 592 ha | 2,570 ha | 3,170 ha |
| 2002 | 277 ha | 750 ha | 1,030 ha |
| 2003 | 202 ha | 1,410 ha | 1,620 ha |
| 2004 | 578 ha | 1,190 ha | 1,770 ha |
| 2005 | 302 ha | 1,160 ha | 1,460 ha |
| 2006 | 134 ha | 826 ha | 960 ha |
| 2007 | 279 ha | 1,900 ha | 2,180 ha |
| 2008 | 198 ha | 2,000 ha | 2,200 ha |
| 2009 | 653 ha | 3,080 ha | 3,730 ha |
| 2010 | 168 ha | 2,590 ha | 2,750 ha |
| 2011 | 198 ha | 2,060 ha | 2,260 ha |
| 2012 | 595 ha | 7,320 ha | 7,920 ha |
| 2013 | 89 ha | 4,900 ha | 4,990 ha |
| 2014 | 301 ha | 6,680 ha | 6,980 ha |
| 2015 | 259 ha | 7,790 ha | 8,050 ha |
| 2016 | 488 ha | 10,500 ha | 11,000 ha |
| 2017 | 1,020 ha | 8,960 ha | 9,970 ha |
| 2018 | 453 ha | 8,450 ha | 8,900 ha |
| 2019 | 248 ha | 6,640 ha | 6,890 ha |
| 2020 | 673 ha | 5,330 ha | 6,000 ha |
| 2021 | 191 ha | 4,240 ha | 4,440 ha |
| 2022 | 193 ha | 4,130 ha | 4,320 ha |
| 2023 | 116 ha | 3,400 ha | 3,520 ha |
| 2024 | 129 ha | 2,560 ha | 2,690 ha |
| 2025 | 139 ha | 2,300 ha | 2,430 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 3,480 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 8,550 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 11,000 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Gia Lai?
- Loggingcan grow back89% · 98,800 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good5.1% · 5,710 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back2.6% · 2,870 ha
Also: mining and energy, wildfires, towns and roads, 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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