Myanmar · Tanintharyi Region · 2 cities
Air quality in Tanintharyi Region today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Myeik has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Tanintharyi Region (AQI 28, Good), and Dawei the worst (AQI 34, Good). Dawei has the most tree cover, at 37.2% — #24 of 32 cities measured in Myanmar.
Every city is measured the same way, over the same 1.2 mi (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
- 31.4%
- Myanmar: 44.4%
- worst air now: Dawei
- 34
- cleanest air now: Myeik
- 28
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Tanintharyi Region
Air quality today across Tanintharyi Region, city by city
| Myeik | 28Good | 25.7% | 9.7K | #29 of 32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawei | 34Good | 37.2% | — | #24 of 32 |
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 1.2 mi (2 km) of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in Myanmar.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Tanintharyi Region lost?
Since 2001, Tanintharyi Region has lost about 560,000 hectares of forest (about 5,600 km²): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (60%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 560,000 haabout 5,600 km²
- Share of its forest
- 16%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 336,000 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 | 2,830 ha | 1,390 ha | 4,220 ha |
| 2002 | 6,460 ha | 1,970 ha | 8,430 ha |
| 2003 | 4,620 ha | 1,320 ha | 5,940 ha |
| 2004 | 10,400 ha | 6,090 ha | 16,500 ha |
| 2005 | 15,000 ha | 4,190 ha | 19,200 ha |
| 2006 | 10,600 ha | 4,930 ha | 15,500 ha |
| 2007 | 15,800 ha | 7,720 ha | 23,500 ha |
| 2008 | 8,500 ha | 3,760 ha | 12,300 ha |
| 2009 | 11,600 ha | 5,580 ha | 17,200 ha |
| 2010 | 12,500 ha | 6,190 ha | 18,700 ha |
| 2011 | 12,800 ha | 4,260 ha | 17,100 ha |
| 2012 | 15,800 ha | 5,740 ha | 21,500 ha |
| 2013 | 19,300 ha | 7,560 ha | 26,900 ha |
| 2014 | 26,700 ha | 12,800 ha | 39,500 ha |
| 2015 | 19,300 ha | 12,700 ha | 32,000 ha |
| 2016 | 24,600 ha | 17,800 ha | 42,400 ha |
| 2017 | 13,400 ha | 13,900 ha | 27,300 ha |
| 2018 | 12,400 ha | 12,200 ha | 24,500 ha |
| 2019 | 15,900 ha | 13,600 ha | 29,500 ha |
| 2020 | 18,400 ha | 17,900 ha | 36,200 ha |
| 2021 | 16,400 ha | 14,900 ha | 31,300 ha |
| 2022 | 12,100 ha | 11,800 ha | 23,800 ha |
| 2023 | 13,400 ha | 15,000 ha | 28,400 ha |
| 2024 | 10,300 ha | 12,200 ha | 22,500 ha |
| 2025 | 7,270 ha | 7,950 ha | 15,200 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 24,200 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 32,000 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 42,400 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Tanintharyi Region?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good59% · 330,000 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back39% · 217,000 ha
Also: mining and energy, logging, storms, floods and other natural causes, towns and roads, wildfires, 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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