City report · Cambodia
Takeo Air quality today
Air quality in Takeo currently reads AQI 52 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 52
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 11.0
- tree cover
- 10.5%
- trees in this area
- 32.7K
- more trees needed
- 60.8K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Doun Kaev, Cambodia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Jul 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Takeo · AQI 52 (Moderate)
Takeo's tree count comes to 32,723 trees across 12.47 km² of land, 20 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 60,771 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Takeo today: AQI 52, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 21:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 8 ground-station cities within 225 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 8 station cities within 225 km, e.g. Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
11.0
PM10
11.1
NO₂
7.5
O₃
66.0
SO₂
3.2
CO
292.0
- 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 Takeo's daily AQI at 59 on average, from 43 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 79 on Nov 10.
Where Takeo stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Takeo: Critically low
10.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.47 km² of land.
Trees in this area
32,723
Target trees
93,494
More trees needed
60,771
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,337 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Takeo lost?
There was very little forest around Takeo in 2000, about 60 hectares, and about 9 hectares of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.
2017: satellite photo from April 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
The worst year was 2020, when about 2 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| 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 | 2 ha | 2 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 Takeo?
- Loggingcan grow back53% · 5 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good15% · 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown29% · 3 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
- 992 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,060 ha
- Overall change
- +65 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Takeo grew from about 992 hectares to 1,060 hectares, a net gain of about 65 hectares (+6.6%). New forest grew on about 174 hectares, while 109 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Takeo
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Tịnh Biên46.9 km
Vietnam
- Tree cover
- 22%
- Air quality
- 57
- Tân Châu54.0 km
Vietnam
- Tree cover
- 48%
- Air quality
- 29
- Hồng Ngự65.2 km
Vietnam
- Tree cover
- 14%
- Air quality
- 29
- Hà Tiên75.0 km
Vietnam
- Tree cover
- 47%
- Air quality
- 41
- Long Xuyên97.8 km
Vietnam
- Tree cover
- 20%
- Air quality
- 56
Also compared:Takeo vs Siem Reap
Build your own
Compare Takeo with anywhere
This place
Takeo
Use this data
Put Takeo's numbers on your site
Free to embed. Updates itself as the measurement refreshes.
Frequently asked
Questions about Takeo
What is the air quality (AQI) in Takeo right now?
The latest reading for Takeo shows an AQI of 52 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 21:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 8 ground-station cities within 225 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 Takeo today?
At AQI 52 (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 Takeo been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Takeo's daily AQI at 59 on average, from 43 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 79 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Takeo lost since 2001?
There was very little forest around Takeo in 2000, about 60 hectares, and about 9 hectares of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Takeo grew from about 992 hectares to 1,060 hectares, a net gain of about 65 hectares (+6.6%). New forest grew on about 174 hectares, while 109 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Takeo?
Takeo has an estimated 32,723 trees across the 12.47 km² of land measured — 10.5% tree cover, 20 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Takeo need?
Takeo needs roughly 60,771 more trees to close a 20-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,337 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Takeo'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 Doun Kaev; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
See your own area
What does your neighborhood look like?
Pick any point and radius to get the same air-quality and tree-cover breakdown.
Check my address