Vietnam · Quang Ngai · 3 cities
Air quality in Quang Ngai today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Kon Tum has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Quang Ngai (AQI 7, Good), and Quảng Ngãi the worst (AQI 68, Moderate). Đức Phổ has the most tree cover, at 52.5% — #19 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 40
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 31.9%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Quảng Ngãi
- 68
- cleanest air now: Kon Tum
- 7
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Quang Ngai · average AQI 40
Air quality today across Quang Ngai, city by city
| Quảng Ngãi | 68Moderate | 26.6% | 10.5K | #73 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Tum | 7Good | 16.5% | 42.0K | #102 of 112 |
| Đức Phổ | 46Good | 52.5% | — | #19 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 Quang Ngai lost?
Since 2001, Quang Ngai has lost about 146,000 hectares of forest (about 210,000 football pitches): 55% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2,210 hectares (1.5%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 146,000 haabout 210,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 55%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,210 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 | 53 ha | 1,040 ha | 1,090 ha |
| 2002 | 13 ha | 841 ha | 854 ha |
| 2003 | 24 ha | 1,400 ha | 1,430 ha |
| 2004 | 58 ha | 3,290 ha | 3,350 ha |
| 2005 | 64 ha | 4,020 ha | 4,080 ha |
| 2006 | 64 ha | 3,360 ha | 3,420 ha |
| 2007 | 70 ha | 2,880 ha | 2,950 ha |
| 2008 | 71 ha | 2,740 ha | 2,810 ha |
| 2009 | 153 ha | 4,190 ha | 4,340 ha |
| 2010 | 46 ha | 1,910 ha | 1,960 ha |
| 2011 | 46 ha | 2,810 ha | 2,860 ha |
| 2012 | 119 ha | 8,330 ha | 8,450 ha |
| 2013 | 51 ha | 5,640 ha | 5,690 ha |
| 2014 | 151 ha | 10,600 ha | 10,800 ha |
| 2015 | 143 ha | 12,500 ha | 12,700 ha |
| 2016 | 213 ha | 16,900 ha | 17,100 ha |
| 2017 | 139 ha | 12,300 ha | 12,400 ha |
| 2018 | 148 ha | 10,400 ha | 10,600 ha |
| 2019 | 159 ha | 12,100 ha | 12,300 ha |
| 2020 | 135 ha | 9,730 ha | 9,870 ha |
| 2021 | 112 ha | 8,660 ha | 8,770 ha |
| 2022 | 53 ha | 3,300 ha | 3,360 ha |
| 2023 | 38 ha | 1,770 ha | 1,800 ha |
| 2024 | 48 ha | 1,740 ha | 1,790 ha |
| 2025 | 36 ha | 1,770 ha | 1,810 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 3,510 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 12,400 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 17,100 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Quang Ngai?
- Loggingcan grow back93% · 136,000 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back5.3% · 7,720 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.2% · 1,710 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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