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Woodlands
Measured across a 2 km radius around Woodlands, Singapore (12.57 km²)
- Tree cover
- 23.7%
- Air quality
- 167Unhealthy
- Trees in this area
- 74.4K
- More trees needed
- 51.2K
- Area analyzed
- 12.56 km²land, in a 12.57 km² circle
- Satellite image
- Aug 27, 2026
Woodlands's tree count comes to 74,381 trees across 12.56 km² of land — 16 points below the 40% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, meaning roughly 51,157 more trees would close the gap. Air quality currently reads AQI 167 (Unhealthy): Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Woodlands: Critically low
23.7% tree cover against a 40% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.56 km² of land.
Trees in this area
74,381
Target trees
125,538
More trees needed
51,157
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,125 t
Air quality detail
Air quality in Woodlands today: AQI 167, Unhealthy
Observed Oct 20, 06:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Midwood, 8.7 km away
Health signal
Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
PM2.5
77.7
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, Lawliet
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Woodlands lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Woodlands has lost about 1,570 hectares of forest (about 2,200 football pitches): 18% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from May 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km south-east of the city centre.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,570 haabout 2,200 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 18%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,560 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 69 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 97 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2018, when about 157 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25 ha | under 1 ha | 25 ha |
| 2002 | 57 ha | under 1 ha | 58 ha |
| 2003 | 22 ha | under 1 ha | 22 ha |
| 2004 | 47 ha | 3 ha | 49 ha |
| 2005 | 29 ha | under 1 ha | 30 ha |
| 2006 | 25 ha | 1 ha | 27 ha |
| 2007 | 36 ha | under 1 ha | 36 ha |
| 2008 | 18 ha | under 1 ha | 18 ha |
| 2009 | 103 ha | under 1 ha | 103 ha |
| 2010 | 38 ha | 2 ha | 39 ha |
| 2011 | 23 ha | under 1 ha | 23 ha |
| 2012 | 81 ha | under 1 ha | 82 ha |
| 2013 | 29 ha | under 1 ha | 29 ha |
| 2014 | 150 ha | under 1 ha | 150 ha |
| 2015 | 49 ha | under 1 ha | 49 ha |
| 2016 | 95 ha | under 1 ha | 95 ha |
| 2017 | 117 ha | 1 ha | 118 ha |
| 2018 | 157 ha | under 1 ha | 157 ha |
| 2019 | 75 ha | under 1 ha | 75 ha |
| 2020 | 42 ha | under 1 ha | 42 ha |
| 2021 | 95 ha | under 1 ha | 96 ha |
| 2022 | 57 ha | 1 ha | 59 ha |
| 2023 | 99 ha | under 1 ha | 100 ha |
| 2024 | 39 ha | under 1 ha | 39 ha |
| 2025 | 51 ha | under 1 ha | 51 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Woodlands?
- Towns and roadscleared for good84% · 1,320 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good15% · 229 ha
Also: mining and energy, logging, 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
- 9,540 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 9,240 ha
- Overall change
- −304 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Woodlands shrank from about 9,540 hectares to 9,240 hectares, a net loss of about 304 hectares (−3.2%). New forest grew on about 959 hectares, but 1,260 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 centre, 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 Woodlands
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Pasir Gudang13.2 km
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- Tree cover
- 23%
- Air quality
- 168
- Mukim Pulai17.2 km
Malaysia
- Tree cover
- 43%
- Air quality
- 167
- Singapore17.8 km
Singapore
- Tree cover
- 18%
- Air quality
- 170
- Iskandar Puteri19.1 km
Malaysia
- Tree cover
- 57%
- Air quality
- 167
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What is the tree count in Woodlands?
Woodlands has an estimated 74,381 trees across the 12.56 km² of land measured — 23.7% tree cover, 16 percentage points short of the 40% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Woodlands need?
Woodlands needs roughly 51,157 more trees to close a 16-point shortfall against its 40% tree-cover target — about 1,125 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
What is the air quality (AQI) in Woodlands right now?
The latest reading for Woodlands shows an AQI of 167 (Unhealthy), measured Oct 20, 06:00 local time by the Midwood ground monitoring station, 8.7 km away, via OpenAQ. Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
How much forest has the area around Woodlands lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Woodlands has lost about 1,570 hectares of forest (about 2,200 football pitches): 18% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Forest loss is slowing down: about 69 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 97 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Woodlands shrank from about 9,540 hectares to 9,240 hectares, a net loss of about 304 hectares (−3.2%). New forest grew on about 959 hectares, but 1,260 hectares were lost.
How is Woodlands's tree cover and air quality measured?
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 Woodlands; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover. Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Woodlands, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate.
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