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Air quality in Phu Tho today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Hòa Bình has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Phu Tho (AQI 32, Good), and Phúc Yên the worst (AQI 119, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Hòa Bình has the most tree cover, at 47.9% — #22 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 94
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 41.5%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Phúc Yên
- 119
- cleanest air now: Hòa Bình
- 32
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Phu Tho · average AQI 94
Air quality today across Phu Tho, city by city
| Việt Trì | 112Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 39.9% | — | #35 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phúc Yên | 119Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 39.3% | — | #39 of 112 |
| Vĩnh Yên | 112Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 39.1% | — | #40 of 112 |
| Hòa Bình | 32Good | 47.9% | — | #22 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 Phu Tho lost?
Since 2001, Phu Tho has lost about 56,400 hectares of forest (about 79,000 football pitches): 40% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2,260 hectares (4%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 56,400 haabout 79,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 40%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,260 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 | 54 ha | 210 ha | 264 ha |
| 2002 | 39 ha | 219 ha | 258 ha |
| 2003 | 42 ha | 476 ha | 518 ha |
| 2004 | 31 ha | 563 ha | 594 ha |
| 2005 | 37 ha | 1,060 ha | 1,090 ha |
| 2006 | 18 ha | 444 ha | 462 ha |
| 2007 | 56 ha | 704 ha | 760 ha |
| 2008 | 39 ha | 546 ha | 585 ha |
| 2009 | 31 ha | 603 ha | 634 ha |
| 2010 | 55 ha | 663 ha | 718 ha |
| 2011 | 35 ha | 699 ha | 734 ha |
| 2012 | 27 ha | 659 ha | 686 ha |
| 2013 | 149 ha | 3,160 ha | 3,310 ha |
| 2014 | 116 ha | 3,690 ha | 3,810 ha |
| 2015 | 106 ha | 3,730 ha | 3,840 ha |
| 2016 | 179 ha | 6,580 ha | 6,760 ha |
| 2017 | 134 ha | 4,890 ha | 5,030 ha |
| 2018 | 146 ha | 4,730 ha | 4,880 ha |
| 2019 | 134 ha | 3,380 ha | 3,510 ha |
| 2020 | 149 ha | 2,870 ha | 3,010 ha |
| 2021 | 183 ha | 4,050 ha | 4,230 ha |
| 2022 | 136 ha | 3,000 ha | 3,130 ha |
| 2023 | 152 ha | 2,690 ha | 2,850 ha |
| 2024 | 120 ha | 2,450 ha | 2,570 ha |
| 2025 | 95 ha | 2,100 ha | 2,200 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 2,990 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 4,640 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 6,760 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Phu Tho?
- Loggingcan grow back79% · 44,700 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back17% · 9,450 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good3.5% · 1,990 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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