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Air quality & tree cover in Sabah

Today's air quality (AQI) and satellite-measured tree cover for the cities of Sabah, each over the same 2 km around its center.

Right now, Sandakan has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Sabah (AQI 55, Moderate), and Lahad Datu the worst (AQI 60, Moderate). Sandakan has the most tree cover, at 72.3% — #3 of 21 cities measured in Malaysia.

Cities tracked
4
Average tree cover
65.5%Malaysia: 43.4%
Worst air right now
Lahad DatuAQI 60

Air quality today and tree cover across Sabah

Current air quality and tree cover for cities in Sabah, Malaysia
Kota KinabaluBeing measured———
Sandakan55Moderate72.3%—#3 of 21
TawauBeing measured———
Lahad Datu60Moderate58.8%—#7 of 21

Air quality is the US AQI from Open-Meteo / CAMS, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 2 km of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in Malaysia.

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