Vietnam · Lam Dong · 6 cities
Air quality in Lam Dong today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Huyện Lâm Hà has the cleanest air of the 6 cities we track in Lam Dong (AQI 9, Good), and Phan Thiết the worst (AQI 36, Good). Huyện Lâm Hà has the most tree cover, at 65.4% — #7 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 21
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 6
- average tree cover
- 31.3%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Phan Thiết
- 36
- cleanest air now: Huyện Lâm Hà
- 9
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Lam Dong · average AQI 21
Air quality today across Lam Dong, city by city
| Ðà Lạt | 13Good | 23.9% | 18.7K | #80 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phan Thiết | 36Good | 10.8% | 47.1K | #108 of 112 |
| Bảo Lộc | 30Good | 45.7% | — | #27 of 112 |
| Đưc Trọng | 11Good | 26.3% | 11.6K | #74 of 112 |
| La Gi | 24Good | 15.9% | 33.3K | #103 of 112 |
| Huyện Lâm Hà | 9Good | 65.4% | — | #7 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 Lam Dong lost?
Since 2001, Lam Dong has lost about 123,000 hectares of forest (about 170,000 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 18,300 hectares (15%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 123,000 haabout 170,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 30%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 18,300 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 | 142 ha | 533 ha | 675 ha |
| 2002 | 103 ha | 549 ha | 652 ha |
| 2003 | 146 ha | 483 ha | 629 ha |
| 2004 | 307 ha | 1,230 ha | 1,540 ha |
| 2005 | 528 ha | 2,720 ha | 3,240 ha |
| 2006 | 268 ha | 1,490 ha | 1,760 ha |
| 2007 | 313 ha | 1,580 ha | 1,900 ha |
| 2008 | 328 ha | 1,670 ha | 1,990 ha |
| 2009 | 1,050 ha | 3,220 ha | 4,270 ha |
| 2010 | 569 ha | 2,230 ha | 2,800 ha |
| 2011 | 569 ha | 2,600 ha | 3,170 ha |
| 2012 | 324 ha | 1,500 ha | 1,820 ha |
| 2013 | 422 ha | 3,820 ha | 4,240 ha |
| 2014 | 634 ha | 5,680 ha | 6,320 ha |
| 2015 | 661 ha | 5,940 ha | 6,600 ha |
| 2016 | 1,670 ha | 11,800 ha | 13,500 ha |
| 2017 | 1,250 ha | 8,630 ha | 9,880 ha |
| 2018 | 1,190 ha | 6,370 ha | 7,550 ha |
| 2019 | 1,040 ha | 6,200 ha | 7,240 ha |
| 2020 | 764 ha | 4,120 ha | 4,880 ha |
| 2021 | 970 ha | 7,120 ha | 8,090 ha |
| 2022 | 1,220 ha | 7,340 ha | 8,560 ha |
| 2023 | 1,370 ha | 7,270 ha | 8,640 ha |
| 2024 | 1,410 ha | 5,630 ha | 7,040 ha |
| 2025 | 1,100 ha | 4,660 ha | 5,750 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 7,620 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 8,610 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 13,500 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Lam Dong?
- Loggingcan grow back64% · 78,200 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back21% · 25,900 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good14% · 17,200 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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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