Vietnam · Khanh Hoa · 4 cities
Air quality in Khanh Hoa today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Nha Trang has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Khanh Hoa (AQI 26, Good), and Ninh Hòa the worst (AQI 42, Good). Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm has the most tree cover, at 33.4% — #54 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
- 25.6%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Ninh Hòa
- 42
- cleanest air now: Nha Trang
- 26
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Khanh Hoa · average AQI 32
Air quality today across Khanh Hoa, city by city
| Nha Trang | 26Good | 10.7% | 40.6K | #109 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninh Hòa | 42Good | 25.8% | 13.2K | #76 of 112 |
| Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm | 30Good | 33.4% | — | #54 of 112 |
| Cam Ranh | 28Good | 32.3% | — | #58 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 Khanh Hoa lost?
Since 2001, Khanh Hoa has lost about 61,400 hectares of forest (about 86,000 football pitches): 21% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (49%), after which forest can grow back. About 27,100 hectares (44%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 61,400 haabout 86,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 21%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 27,100 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 | 138 ha | 244 ha | 382 ha |
| 2002 | 442 ha | 767 ha | 1,210 ha |
| 2003 | 65 ha | 179 ha | 244 ha |
| 2004 | 505 ha | 531 ha | 1,040 ha |
| 2005 | 734 ha | 640 ha | 1,370 ha |
| 2006 | 1,000 ha | 1,080 ha | 2,080 ha |
| 2007 | 616 ha | 701 ha | 1,320 ha |
| 2008 | 796 ha | 622 ha | 1,420 ha |
| 2009 | 901 ha | 465 ha | 1,370 ha |
| 2010 | 1,160 ha | 928 ha | 2,080 ha |
| 2011 | 1,020 ha | 798 ha | 1,820 ha |
| 2012 | 1,420 ha | 1,820 ha | 3,240 ha |
| 2013 | 728 ha | 1,150 ha | 1,880 ha |
| 2014 | 1,670 ha | 2,050 ha | 3,720 ha |
| 2015 | 1,490 ha | 1,940 ha | 3,440 ha |
| 2016 | 2,180 ha | 2,400 ha | 4,580 ha |
| 2017 | 1,910 ha | 2,940 ha | 4,840 ha |
| 2018 | 2,370 ha | 4,520 ha | 6,890 ha |
| 2019 | 1,220 ha | 2,490 ha | 3,700 ha |
| 2020 | 1,510 ha | 2,300 ha | 3,810 ha |
| 2021 | 1,140 ha | 1,570 ha | 2,710 ha |
| 2022 | 1,200 ha | 1,120 ha | 2,330 ha |
| 2023 | 1,020 ha | 1,150 ha | 2,170 ha |
| 2024 | 971 ha | 967 ha | 1,940 ha |
| 2025 | 898 ha | 923 ha | 1,820 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 2,190 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 4,760 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2018, when about 6,890 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Khanh Hoa?
- Loggingcan grow back49% · 29,900 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good40% · 24,900 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back4.4% · 2,730 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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