City report · Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam
Thủ Đức Air quality today
Air quality in Thủ Đức currently reads AQI 67 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 67
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 17.6
- tree cover
- 14.5%
- trees in this area
- 45.6K
- more trees needed
- 48.7K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of May 1, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Thủ Đức · AQI 67 (Moderate)
Thủ Đức's tree count comes to 45,553 trees across 12.57 km², 16 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 48,695 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Thủ Đức today: AQI 67, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 23:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · CMT8, 13.2 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
17.6
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, Thomas Versteeg
- 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 Thủ Đức's daily AQI at 79 on average, from 70 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 116 on Nov 9.
Where Thủ Đức stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Thủ Đức: Critically low
14.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
45,553
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
48,695
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,071 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Thủ Đức lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Thủ Đức has lost about 99 hectares of forest (about 140 football pitches): 10% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (89%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 99 haabout 140 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 10%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 89 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2009, when about 20 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | 15 ha | 1 ha | 16 ha |
| 2005 | 5 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2006 | 5 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2007 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2008 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2009 | 18 ha | 2 ha | 20 ha |
| 2010 | 5 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2011 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2017 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2018 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 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 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 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 Thủ Đức?
- Towns and roadscleared for good75% · 75 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good14% · 14 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown11% · 11 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
- 2,800 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,300 ha
- Overall change
- +499 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Thủ Đức grew from about 2,800 hectares to 3,300 hectares, a net gain of about 499 hectares (+18%). New forest grew on about 693 hectares, while 194 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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Questions about Thủ Đức
What is the air quality (AQI) in Thủ Đức right now?
The latest reading for Thủ Đức shows an AQI of 67 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 23:00 local time by the CMT8 ground monitoring station, 13.2 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 Thủ Đức today?
At AQI 67 (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 Thủ Đức been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Thủ Đức's daily AQI at 79 on average, from 70 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 116 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Thủ Đức lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Thủ Đức has lost about 99 hectares of forest (about 140 football pitches): 10% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (89%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Thủ Đức grew from about 2,800 hectares to 3,300 hectares, a net gain of about 499 hectares (+18%). New forest grew on about 693 hectares, while 194 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Thủ Đức?
Thủ Đức has an estimated 45,553 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 14.5% tree cover, 16 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Thủ Đức need?
Thủ Đức needs roughly 48,695 more trees to close a 16-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,071 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Thủ Đức's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Thu Duc, 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 Thu Duc; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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