Vietnam · Quang Tri · 3 cities
Air quality in Quang Tri today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Ðông Hà has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Quang Tri (AQI 21, Good), and Đồng Hới the worst (AQI 61, Moderate). Ðông Hà has the most tree cover, at 30.8% — #62 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.
Average right now
AQI 45
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 25.4%
- Vietnam: 35.8%
- worst air now: Đồng Hới
- 61
- cleanest air now: Ðông Hà
- 21
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Quang Tri · average AQI 45
Air quality today across Quang Tri, city by city
| Ðông Hà | 21Good | 30.8% | — | #62 of 112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Đồng Hới | 61Moderate | 17.8% | 29.4K | #97 of 112 |
| Ba Đồn | 53Moderate | 27.5% | 5.8K | #71 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 Tri lost?
Since 2001, Quang Tri has lost about 2,680 hectares of forest (about 3,800 football pitches): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 724 hectares (27%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,680 haabout 3,800 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 15%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 724 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 | 9 ha | 23 ha | 32 ha |
| 2002 | 4 ha | 12 ha | 16 ha |
| 2003 | 26 ha | 35 ha | 62 ha |
| 2004 | 13 ha | 36 ha | 49 ha |
| 2005 | 36 ha | 63 ha | 99 ha |
| 2006 | 13 ha | 32 ha | 46 ha |
| 2007 | 30 ha | 31 ha | 61 ha |
| 2008 | 26 ha | 38 ha | 64 ha |
| 2009 | 21 ha | 35 ha | 56 ha |
| 2010 | 51 ha | 49 ha | 100 ha |
| 2011 | 35 ha | 72 ha | 107 ha |
| 2012 | 9 ha | 21 ha | 30 ha |
| 2013 | 15 ha | 83 ha | 98 ha |
| 2014 | 26 ha | 80 ha | 106 ha |
| 2015 | 35 ha | 135 ha | 170 ha |
| 2016 | 43 ha | 183 ha | 226 ha |
| 2017 | 36 ha | 164 ha | 200 ha |
| 2018 | 34 ha | 119 ha | 153 ha |
| 2019 | 44 ha | 114 ha | 158 ha |
| 2020 | 27 ha | 88 ha | 115 ha |
| 2021 | 32 ha | 109 ha | 140 ha |
| 2022 | 39 ha | 118 ha | 157 ha |
| 2023 | 33 ha | 139 ha | 171 ha |
| 2024 | 55 ha | 106 ha | 161 ha |
| 2025 | 33 ha | 68 ha | 101 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 146 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 170 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 226 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Quang Tri?
- Loggingcan grow back71% · 1,910 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good20% · 536 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good3.6% · 98 ha
Also: mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, shifting farming, 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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