Vietnam · Ninh Binh · 3 cities
Air quality in Ninh Binh today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Hoa Lư has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Ninh Binh (AQI 42, Good), and Nam Định the worst (AQI 56, Moderate). Phủ Lý has the most tree cover, at 33.7% — #53 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 51
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 30.1%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Nam Định
- 56
- cleanest air now: Hoa Lư
- 42
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Ninh Binh · average AQI 51
Air quality today across Ninh Binh, city by city
| Nam Định | 56Moderate | 29.0% | 3.0K | #66 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoa Lư | 42Good | 27.5% | 7.5K | #70 of 112 |
| Phủ Lý | 54Moderate | 33.7% | — | #53 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 Ninh Binh lost?
Since 2001, Ninh Binh has lost about 905 hectares of forest (about 1,300 football pitches): 2.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (54%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 905 haabout 1,300 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 491 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 | 16 ha | 8 ha | 25 ha |
| 2002 | 8 ha | 3 ha | 11 ha |
| 2003 | 4 ha | 9 ha | 14 ha |
| 2004 | 4 ha | 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2005 | 6 ha | 8 ha | 14 ha |
| 2006 | 6 ha | 6 ha | 12 ha |
| 2007 | 8 ha | 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2008 | 23 ha | 1 ha | 24 ha |
| 2009 | 27 ha | 18 ha | 45 ha |
| 2010 | 28 ha | 15 ha | 43 ha |
| 2011 | 8 ha | 9 ha | 17 ha |
| 2012 | 21 ha | 14 ha | 35 ha |
| 2013 | 8 ha | 2 ha | 10 ha |
| 2014 | 10 ha | 6 ha | 16 ha |
| 2015 | 4 ha | 5 ha | 9 ha |
| 2016 | 83 ha | 85 ha | 168 ha |
| 2017 | 32 ha | 68 ha | 100 ha |
| 2018 | 8 ha | 14 ha | 22 ha |
| 2019 | 35 ha | 14 ha | 49 ha |
| 2020 | 12 ha | 6 ha | 17 ha |
| 2021 | 7 ha | 3 ha | 11 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2023 | 66 ha | 45 ha | 111 ha |
| 2024 | 32 ha | 37 ha | 69 ha |
| 2025 | 34 ha | 33 ha | 67 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 52 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 71 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 168 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Ninh Binh?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good44% · 398 ha
- Loggingcan grow back36% · 326 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good6.2% · 57 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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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