City report · Rakhine, Myanmar
Sittwe Air quality today
Air quality in Sittwe currently reads AQI 7 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 7
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 1.4
- tree cover
- 41.3%
- trees in this area
- 89.0K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma) (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of May 27, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Sittwe · AQI 7 (Good)
Sittwe's tree count comes to 89,007 trees across 3.3 sq mi (8.62 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Sittwe today: AQI 7, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 14:30 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
1.4
PM10
1.6
NO₂
0.4
O₃
79.0
SO₂
0.4
CO
178.0
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Sittwe's daily AQI at 44 on average, from 4 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 92 on Nov 7.
Where Sittwe stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Sittwe: Healthy tree cover
41.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 3.3 sq mi (8.62 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
89,007
Target trees
89,007
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Sittwe lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Sittwe has lost about 3 hectares of forest (about 4 football pitches): 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (27%). About 1 hectare (47%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3 haabout 4 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Sittwe?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good27% · under 1 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good23% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown60% · 2 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
- 830 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 921 ha
- Overall change
- +91 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Sittwe grew from about 830 hectares to 921 hectares, a net gain of about 91 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 125 hectares, while 33 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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What is the air quality (AQI) in Sittwe right now?
The latest reading for Sittwe shows an AQI of 7 (Good), observed Nov 11, 14:30 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Sittwe today?
At AQI 7 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Sittwe been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Sittwe's daily AQI at 44 on average, from 4 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 92 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 Sittwe lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Sittwe has lost about 3 hectares of forest (about 4 football pitches): 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (27%). About 1 hectare (47%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Sittwe grew from about 830 hectares to 921 hectares, a net gain of about 91 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 125 hectares, while 33 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Sittwe?
Sittwe has an estimated 89,007 trees across the 3.3 sq mi (8.62 km²) of land measured — 41.3% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Sittwe need?
Sittwe has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Sittwe'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 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Sittwe; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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