City report · Western Visayas, Philippines
Talisay, Western Visayas Air quality today
Air quality in Talisay, Western Visayas currently reads AQI 38 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 38
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 6.9
- tree cover
- 43.4%
- trees in this area
- 99.9K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Zone 6, Talisay, Negros Occidental, Philippines (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Talisay, Western Visayas · AQI 38 (Good)
Talisay, Western Visayas's tree count comes to 99,941 trees across 9.21 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Talisay, Western Visayas today: AQI 38, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 12, 01:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Bacolod City San Juan-Gonzaga Sts, 7.9 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
6.9
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, Bacolod City
- 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 Talisay, Western Visayas's daily AQI at 22 on average, from 20 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 36 on Nov 8.
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Talisay, Western Visayas: Healthy tree cover
43.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 9.21 km² of land.
Trees in this area
99,941
Target trees
99,941
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Talisay, Western Visayas lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Talisay, Western Visayas has lost about 45 hectares of forest (about 63 football pitches): 3.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (75%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from April 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 45 haabout 63 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 34 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2002, when about 5 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2002 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2006 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2012 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 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 | 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2017 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 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 Talisay, Western Visayas?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good43% · 19 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good32% · 15 ha
- Loggingcan grow back6.6% · 3 ha
Also: 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
- 3,200 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,400 ha
- Overall change
- +203 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Talisay, Western Visayas grew from about 3,200 hectares to 3,400 hectares, a net gain of about 203 hectares (+6.3%). New forest grew on about 277 hectares, while 74 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 Talisay, Western Visayas right now?
The latest reading for Talisay, Western Visayas shows an AQI of 38 (Good), measured Nov 12, 01:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Bacolod City San Juan-Gonzaga Sts, 7.9 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Talisay, Western Visayas today?
At AQI 38 (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 Talisay, Western Visayas been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Talisay, Western Visayas's daily AQI at 22 on average, from 20 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 36 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Talisay, Western Visayas lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Talisay, Western Visayas has lost about 45 hectares of forest (about 63 football pitches): 3.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (75%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Talisay, Western Visayas grew from about 3,200 hectares to 3,400 hectares, a net gain of about 203 hectares (+6.3%). New forest grew on about 277 hectares, while 74 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Talisay, Western Visayas?
Talisay, Western Visayas has an estimated 99,941 trees across the 9.21 km² of land measured — 43.4% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Talisay, Western Visayas need?
Talisay, Western Visayas has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Talisay, Western Visayas's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Zone 6, 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 Zone 6; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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