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Air quality in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Ho Chi Minh City has the cleanest air of the 9 cities we track in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) (AQI 7, Good), and Bến Cát the worst (AQI 16, Good). Thủ Dầu Một has the most tree cover, at 39.8% — #36 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 10
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 9
- average tree cover
- 23.7%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Bến Cát
- 16
- cleanest air now: Ho Chi Minh City
- 7
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) · average AQI 10
Air quality today across Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), city by city
| Ho Chi Minh City | 7Good | 9.7% | 63.8K | #111 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thuận An | 7Good | 26.1% | 12.3K | #75 of 112 |
| Thủ Đức | 7Good | 14.5% | 48.7K | #104 of 112 |
| Vũng Tàu | 13Good | 30.6% | — | #63 of 112 |
| Thủ Dầu Một | 7Good | 39.8% | — | #36 of 112 |
| Bến Cát | 16Good | 38.2% | — | #41 of 112 |
| Phú Mỹ | 9Good | 24.1% | 18.5K | #79 of 112 |
| Quận Sáu | 7Good | 6.1% | 74.6K | #112 of 112 |
| Thành Phố Bà Rịa | 13Good | 24.5% | 17.1K | #78 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 Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) lost?
Since 2001, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has lost about 3,210 hectares of forest (about 4,500 football pitches): 36% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 450 hectares (14%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3,210 haabout 4,500 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 36%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 450 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 | 25 ha | 41 ha | 66 ha |
| 2002 | 10 ha | 10 ha | 20 ha |
| 2003 | 8 ha | 7 ha | 15 ha |
| 2004 | 11 ha | 21 ha | 33 ha |
| 2005 | 11 ha | 38 ha | 49 ha |
| 2006 | 4 ha | 20 ha | 23 ha |
| 2007 | 7 ha | 40 ha | 47 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 18 ha | 18 ha |
| 2009 | 25 ha | 60 ha | 85 ha |
| 2010 | 5 ha | 37 ha | 42 ha |
| 2011 | 5 ha | 33 ha | 39 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | 26 ha | 28 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | 45 ha | 46 ha |
| 2014 | 2 ha | 69 ha | 71 ha |
| 2015 | 12 ha | 158 ha | 170 ha |
| 2016 | 15 ha | 293 ha | 308 ha |
| 2017 | 29 ha | 406 ha | 435 ha |
| 2018 | 30 ha | 310 ha | 340 ha |
| 2019 | 38 ha | 193 ha | 231 ha |
| 2020 | 32 ha | 159 ha | 191 ha |
| 2021 | 36 ha | 110 ha | 146 ha |
| 2022 | 33 ha | 128 ha | 161 ha |
| 2023 | 25 ha | 135 ha | 160 ha |
| 2024 | 56 ha | 249 ha | 305 ha |
| 2025 | 28 ha | 154 ha | 182 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 191 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 301 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 435 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)?
- Loggingcan grow back79% · 2,530 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good12% · 375 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back5.4% · 172 ha
Also: towns and roads, 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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