Vietnam · Quảng Ninh · 4 cities
Air quality in Quảng Ninh today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Thị Trấn Đông Triều has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Quảng Ninh (AQI 42, Good), and Cẩm Phả the worst (AQI 62, Moderate). Hạ Long has the most tree cover, at 37.1% — #44 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 54
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 35.2%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Cẩm Phả
- 62
- cleanest air now: Thị Trấn Đông Triều
- 42
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Quảng Ninh · average AQI 54
Air quality today across Quảng Ninh, city by city
| Hạ Long | 54Moderate | 37.1% | — | #44 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thị Trấn Đông Triều | 42Good | 32.3% | — | #59 of 112 |
| Cẩm Phả | 62Moderate | 34.8% | — | #50 of 112 |
| Móng Cái | 56Moderate | 36.5% | — | #46 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 Quảng Ninh lost?
Since 2001, Quảng Ninh has lost about 159,000 hectares of forest (about 220,000 football pitches): 47% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 8,390 hectares (5.3%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 159,000 haabout 220,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 47%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 8,390 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 | 163 ha | 1,130 ha | 1,300 ha |
| 2002 | 49 ha | 361 ha | 410 ha |
| 2003 | 87 ha | 644 ha | 731 ha |
| 2004 | 138 ha | 1,380 ha | 1,520 ha |
| 2005 | 167 ha | 1,470 ha | 1,640 ha |
| 2006 | 120 ha | 1,750 ha | 1,870 ha |
| 2007 | 369 ha | 3,390 ha | 3,760 ha |
| 2008 | 128 ha | 1,800 ha | 1,930 ha |
| 2009 | 377 ha | 3,100 ha | 3,480 ha |
| 2010 | 190 ha | 2,580 ha | 2,770 ha |
| 2011 | 132 ha | 2,100 ha | 2,230 ha |
| 2012 | 246 ha | 4,520 ha | 4,770 ha |
| 2013 | 246 ha | 7,600 ha | 7,840 ha |
| 2014 | 300 ha | 10,400 ha | 10,700 ha |
| 2015 | 254 ha | 5,740 ha | 6,000 ha |
| 2016 | 659 ha | 12,600 ha | 13,300 ha |
| 2017 | 661 ha | 12,000 ha | 12,700 ha |
| 2018 | 526 ha | 12,000 ha | 12,500 ha |
| 2019 | 500 ha | 10,500 ha | 11,000 ha |
| 2020 | 414 ha | 12,100 ha | 12,500 ha |
| 2021 | 317 ha | 9,960 ha | 10,300 ha |
| 2022 | 487 ha | 9,650 ha | 10,100 ha |
| 2023 | 398 ha | 7,000 ha | 7,400 ha |
| 2024 | 765 ha | 10,100 ha | 10,900 ha |
| 2025 | 693 ha | 6,330 ha | 7,020 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 9,150 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 12,400 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 13,300 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Quảng Ninh?
- Loggingcan grow back80% · 127,000 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back14% · 22,800 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good3% · 4,710 ha
Also: mining and energy, towns and roads, wildfires, 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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