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Air quality in Mandalay Region today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Amarapura has the cleanest air of the 5 cities we track in Mandalay Region (AQI 19, Good), and Myingyan the worst (AQI 55, Moderate). Meiktila has the most tree cover, at 56.9% — #7 of 32 cities measured in Myanmar.
Every city is measured the same way, over the same 1.2 mi (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 40
Good
- cities tracked
- 5
- average tree cover
- 44.6%
- Myanmar: 44.4%
- worst air now: Myingyan
- 55
- cleanest air now: Amarapura
- 19
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Mandalay Region · average AQI 40
Air quality today across Mandalay Region, city by city
| Mandalay | 37Good | 26.5% | 10.8K | #28 of 32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarapura | 19Good | 45.5% | — | #16 of 32 |
| Meiktila | 36Good | 56.9% | — | #7 of 32 |
| Myingyan | 55Moderate | 53.8% | — | #11 of 32 |
| Pyin Oo Lwin | 51Moderate | 40.5% | — | #19 of 32 |
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 1.2 mi (2 km) of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in Myanmar.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Mandalay Region lost?
Since 2001, Mandalay Region has lost about 86,800 hectares of forest (about 120,000 football pitches): 8.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to shifting farming, so much of it can grow back. About 26,600 hectares (31%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 86,800 haabout 120,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 26,600 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 | 239 ha | 238 ha | 477 ha |
| 2002 | 276 ha | 280 ha | 556 ha |
| 2003 | 448 ha | 492 ha | 940 ha |
| 2004 | 513 ha | 560 ha | 1,070 ha |
| 2005 | 712 ha | 546 ha | 1,260 ha |
| 2006 | 1,170 ha | 682 ha | 1,850 ha |
| 2007 | 844 ha | 654 ha | 1,500 ha |
| 2008 | 1,880 ha | 791 ha | 2,670 ha |
| 2009 | 1,850 ha | 1,120 ha | 2,970 ha |
| 2010 | 1,890 ha | 1,030 ha | 2,910 ha |
| 2011 | 1,470 ha | 800 ha | 2,270 ha |
| 2012 | 927 ha | 845 ha | 1,770 ha |
| 2013 | 798 ha | 2,080 ha | 2,880 ha |
| 2014 | 1,270 ha | 2,750 ha | 4,020 ha |
| 2015 | 914 ha | 2,670 ha | 3,590 ha |
| 2016 | 1,190 ha | 5,810 ha | 7,000 ha |
| 2017 | 1,360 ha | 5,350 ha | 6,710 ha |
| 2018 | 889 ha | 4,140 ha | 5,030 ha |
| 2019 | 913 ha | 2,970 ha | 3,880 ha |
| 2020 | 889 ha | 3,250 ha | 4,130 ha |
| 2021 | 1,110 ha | 4,410 ha | 5,520 ha |
| 2022 | 1,200 ha | 3,820 ha | 5,020 ha |
| 2023 | 1,510 ha | 3,800 ha | 5,300 ha |
| 2024 | 1,350 ha | 7,090 ha | 8,440 ha |
| 2025 | 957 ha | 4,110 ha | 5,070 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 5,870 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 5,350 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2024, when about 8,440 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Mandalay Region?
- Shifting farmingcan grow back68% · 59,300 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good27% · 23,400 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good2.2% · 1,910 ha
Also: towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, logging, 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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