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Sa Dec Air quality today

Air quality in Sa Dec currently reads AQI 58 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

AQI 58

Air quality right now

Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
14.5
tree cover
42.9%
trees in this area
132K
more trees needed
0

Measured across a 2 km radius around Sa Dec, Dong Thap, Vietnam (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Jun 13, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Sa Dec · AQI 58 (Moderate)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Jun 13, 2026

Sa Dec's tree count comes to 132,483 trees across 12.36 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Sa Dec today: AQI 58, Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 15:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 4 ground-station cities within 125 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Estimate · model corrected with 4 station cities within 125 km, e.g. Can Giuoc and Ho Chi Minh City

Health signal

Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

PM2.5

14.5

PM10

15.1

NO₂

5.2

O₃

132.0

SO₂

9.6

CO

243.0

Outdoor exercise
Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
Windows
Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
Mask
Not needed for most people
Air purifier
Worth running if you are sensitive

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Sa Dec's daily AQI at 75 on average, from 55 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 124 on Nov 7.

Last 7 daysavg 75 · peak 124
Nov 5: AQI 72 (peak 84)Nov 6: AQI 85 (peak 121)Nov 7: AQI 83 (peak 124)Nov 8: AQI 76 (peak 86)Nov 9: AQI 77 (peak 108)Nov 10: AQI 77 (peak 113)Nov 11: AQI 55 (peak 73)
Nov 5Nov 11

Where Sa Dec stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest

Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Sa Dec: Healthy tree cover

42.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.36 km² of land.

Target reached

Trees in this area

132,483

Target trees

132,483

More trees needed

0

CO₂ if planted / yr

0 kg

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Sa Dec lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Sa Dec has lost about 22 hectares of forest (about 31 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (21%). About 6 hectares (29%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.

Satellite image of the area around Sa Dec, March 2017

2017: satellite photo from March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.

Forest lost since 2001
22 haabout 31 football pitches
Share of its forest
under 1%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
6 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

The worst year was 2009, when about 6 hectares of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Sa Dec, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Sa Dec, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.5.7

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Forest lost each year around Sa Dec, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
20011 ha2 ha3 ha
2002under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2003under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2004under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2005under 1 ha2 ha3 ha
2006under 1 ha1 ha1 ha
2007under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2008under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
20092 ha4 ha6 ha
2010under 1 ha3 ha3 ha
2011under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2012under 1 haunder 1 ha2 ha
2013under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2014under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2015under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2016under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2017under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2018under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2019under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2020under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2021under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2022under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2023under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2024under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2025under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha

What is causing deforestation around Sa Dec?

  • Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good21% · 5 ha
  • Towns and roadscleared for good7.1% · 2 ha
  • Unknown causescause unknown71% · 16 ha

Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.

Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020

Forest in 2000
3,020 ha
Forest in 2020
3,350 ha
Overall change
+335 hamore forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Sa Dec grew from about 3,020 hectares to 3,350 hectares, a net gain of about 335 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 388 hectares, while 54 hectares were lost.

These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.

These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.

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. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured

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Questions about Sa Dec

What is the air quality (AQI) in Sa Dec right now?

The latest reading for Sa Dec shows an AQI of 58 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 15:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 4 ground-station cities within 125 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Sa Dec today?

At AQI 58 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.

What has the air quality in Sa Dec been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Sa Dec's daily AQI at 75 on average, from 55 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 124 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.

How much forest has the area around Sa Dec lost since 2001?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Sa Dec has lost about 22 hectares of forest (about 31 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (21%). About 6 hectares (29%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Sa Dec grew from about 3,020 hectares to 3,350 hectares, a net gain of about 335 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 388 hectares, while 54 hectares were lost.

What is the tree count in Sa Dec?

Sa Dec has an estimated 132,483 trees across the 12.36 km² of land measured — 42.9% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Sa Dec need?

Sa Dec has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.

How are Sa Dec's air quality and tree cover measured?

Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Sa Dec; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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