Thailand · Samut Prakan · 2 cities
Air quality in Samut Prakan today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Phra Pradaeng has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Samut Prakan (AQI 58, Moderate), and Samut Prakan the worst (AQI 61, Moderate). Samut Prakan has the most tree cover, at 31.2% — #15 of 31 cities measured in Thailand.
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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 28.1%
- Thailand: 32.7%
- worst air now: Samut Prakan
- 61
- cleanest air now: Phra Pradaeng
- 58
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Samut Prakan
Air quality today across Samut Prakan, city by city
| Samut Prakan | 61Moderate | 31.2% | — | #15 of 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phra Pradaeng | 58Moderate | 25.1% | 12.4K | #23 of 31 |
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 Thailand.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Samut Prakan lost?
Since 2001, Samut Prakan has lost about 227 hectares of forest (about 320 football pitches): 8.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (68%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 227 haabout 320 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 153 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 | 4 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2002 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2003 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 7 ha |
| 2004 | 13 ha | 5 ha | 18 ha |
| 2005 | 4 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2006 | 10 ha | 5 ha | 15 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2008 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2009 | 16 ha | 6 ha | 22 ha |
| 2010 | 24 ha | 5 ha | 29 ha |
| 2011 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2012 | 6 ha | 3 ha | 9 ha |
| 2013 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2014 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2016 | 9 ha | 20 ha | 28 ha |
| 2017 | 9 ha | 4 ha | 13 ha |
| 2018 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2019 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2023 | 18 ha | under 1 ha | 18 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2025 | 2 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
The worst year was 2010, when about 29 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Samut Prakan?
- Towns and roadscleared for good64% · 145 ha
- Loggingcan grow back12% · 27 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good3% · 7 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, mining and energy, 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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