City report · Rakhine, Myanmar
Thandwe Air quality today
Air quality in Thandwe currently reads AQI 7 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 7
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 1.3
- tree cover
- 66.3%
- trees in this area
- 201K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Quarter (2), Thandwe 07171, Myanmar (Burma) (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Thandwe · AQI 7 (Good)
Thandwe's tree count comes to 200,789 trees across 4.7 sq mi (12.12 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Thandwe today: AQI 7, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 12:30 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
1.3
PM10
1.3
NO₂
0.8
O₃
57.0
SO₂
1.4
CO
242.0
- 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 Thandwe's daily AQI at 29 on average, from 5 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 60 on Nov 7.
Where Thandwe stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Thandwe: Healthy tree cover
66.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.7 sq mi (12.12 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
200,789
Target trees
200,789
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Thandwe lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Thandwe has lost about 1,510 hectares of forest (about 2,100 football pitches): 8.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (65%) 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 east of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,510 haabout 2,100 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 987 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2012, when about 348 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13 ha | 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2002 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2003 | 21 ha | 4 ha | 26 ha |
| 2004 | 14 ha | 9 ha | 23 ha |
| 2005 | 9 ha | 6 ha | 15 ha |
| 2006 | 19 ha | 9 ha | 29 ha |
| 2007 | 12 ha | 8 ha | 20 ha |
| 2008 | 33 ha | 23 ha | 56 ha |
| 2009 | 59 ha | 22 ha | 81 ha |
| 2010 | 81 ha | 29 ha | 110 ha |
| 2011 | 115 ha | 44 ha | 159 ha |
| 2012 | 272 ha | 76 ha | 348 ha |
| 2013 | 77 ha | 34 ha | 111 ha |
| 2014 | 52 ha | 26 ha | 78 ha |
| 2015 | 14 ha | 16 ha | 30 ha |
| 2016 | 22 ha | 20 ha | 42 ha |
| 2017 | 35 ha | 32 ha | 67 ha |
| 2018 | 19 ha | 19 ha | 38 ha |
| 2019 | 9 ha | 13 ha | 22 ha |
| 2020 | 10 ha | 14 ha | 23 ha |
| 2021 | 9 ha | 13 ha | 22 ha |
| 2022 | 8 ha | 11 ha | 19 ha |
| 2023 | 32 ha | 16 ha | 48 ha |
| 2024 | 23 ha | 34 ha | 56 ha |
| 2025 | 29 ha | 39 ha | 67 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Thandwe?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good63% · 954 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back31% · 472 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back2.7% · 41 ha
Also: mining and energy, towns and roads, 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
- 17,000 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 16,700 ha
- Overall change
- −327 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Thandwe stayed about the same size, at about 16,700 hectares: new forest grew on about 179 hectares, and about 507 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 Thandwe right now?
The latest reading for Thandwe shows an AQI of 7 (Good), observed Nov 11, 12:30 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 Thandwe 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 Thandwe been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Thandwe's daily AQI at 29 on average, from 5 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 60 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 Thandwe lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Thandwe has lost about 1,510 hectares of forest (about 2,100 football pitches): 8.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (65%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Thandwe stayed about the same size, at about 16,700 hectares: new forest grew on about 179 hectares, and about 507 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Thandwe?
Thandwe has an estimated 200,789 trees across the 4.7 sq mi (12.12 km²) of land measured — 66.3% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Thandwe need?
Thandwe has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Thandwe'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 Quarter (2); the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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