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Savannakhet Air quality today
Air quality in Savannakhet currently reads AQI 55 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 55
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 11.0
- tree cover
- 30.2%
- trees in this area
- 94.7K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Savannakhet, Laos (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Jun 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Savannakhet · AQI 55 (Moderate)
Savannakhet's tree count comes to 94,686 trees across 12.54 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Savannakhet today: AQI 55, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 22:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Mukdahan Provincial Stadium, 5.5 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
11.0
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
2.6
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · Air4Thai, Pollution Control Department, Thailand · Air4Thai
- 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 Savannakhet's daily AQI at 26 on average, from 13 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 61 on Nov 11.
Where Savannakhet stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Savannakhet: Healthy tree cover
30.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.54 km² of land.
Trees in this area
94,686
Target trees
94,686
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Savannakhet lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Savannakhet has lost about 2,270 hectares of forest (about 3,200 football pitches): 43% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,270 haabout 3,200 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 43%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,270 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is speeding up: about 138 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 105 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2022, when about 194 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25 ha | under 1 ha | 25 ha |
| 2002 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2003 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2004 | 72 ha | under 1 ha | 72 ha |
| 2005 | 24 ha | under 1 ha | 24 ha |
| 2006 | 89 ha | under 1 ha | 89 ha |
| 2007 | 40 ha | under 1 ha | 40 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | 111 ha | under 1 ha | 111 ha |
| 2010 | 83 ha | under 1 ha | 83 ha |
| 2011 | 152 ha | under 1 ha | 152 ha |
| 2012 | 171 ha | under 1 ha | 171 ha |
| 2013 | 79 ha | under 1 ha | 79 ha |
| 2014 | 114 ha | under 1 ha | 114 ha |
| 2015 | 69 ha | under 1 ha | 69 ha |
| 2016 | 152 ha | under 1 ha | 152 ha |
| 2017 | 102 ha | under 1 ha | 102 ha |
| 2018 | 71 ha | under 1 ha | 71 ha |
| 2019 | 79 ha | under 1 ha | 79 ha |
| 2020 | 123 ha | under 1 ha | 123 ha |
| 2021 | 184 ha | under 1 ha | 184 ha |
| 2022 | 194 ha | under 1 ha | 194 ha |
| 2023 | 152 ha | under 1 ha | 152 ha |
| 2024 | 101 ha | under 1 ha | 101 ha |
| 2025 | 57 ha | under 1 ha | 57 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Savannakhet?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good75% · 1,700 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good22% · 510 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good2.5% · 58 ha
Also: logging, unknown causes.
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
- 10,100 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 8,930 ha
- Overall change
- −1,190 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Savannakhet shrank from about 10,100 hectares to 8,930 hectares, a net loss of about 1,190 hectares (−12%). New forest grew on about 384 hectares, but 1,570 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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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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Questions about Savannakhet
What is the air quality (AQI) in Savannakhet right now?
The latest reading for Savannakhet shows an AQI of 55 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 22:00 local time by the Mukdahan Provincial Stadium ground monitoring station, 5.5 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Savannakhet today?
At AQI 55 (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 Savannakhet been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Savannakhet's daily AQI at 26 on average, from 13 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 61 on Nov 11. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Savannakhet lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Savannakhet has lost about 2,270 hectares of forest (about 3,200 football pitches): 43% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is speeding up: about 138 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 105 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Savannakhet shrank from about 10,100 hectares to 8,930 hectares, a net loss of about 1,190 hectares (−12%). New forest grew on about 384 hectares, but 1,570 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Savannakhet?
Savannakhet has an estimated 94,686 trees across the 12.54 km² of land measured — 30.2% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Savannakhet need?
Savannakhet has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Savannakhet's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Savannakhet, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Savannakhet; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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