City report · Yangon, Myanmar
Yangon Air quality today
Air quality in Yangon currently reads AQI 41 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 41
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 7.4
- tree cover
- 60.9%
- trees in this area
- 186K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 13, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Yangon · AQI 41 (Good)
Yangon's tree count comes to 185,775 trees across 4.7 sq mi (12.21 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Yangon today: AQI 41, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 23:30 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Yangon, 4.2 mi (6.7 km) away
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
7.4
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, Yever
- 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 Yangon's daily AQI at 62 on average, from 46 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 106 on Nov 7.
Where Yangon stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Yangon: Healthy tree cover
60.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.7 sq mi (12.21 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
185,775
Target trees
185,775
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Yangon lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Yangon has lost about 8 hectares of forest (about 11 football pitches): 2.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (77%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 8 haabout 11 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 6 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2005, when about 1 hectare of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| 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 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 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 | 1 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 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 | 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 Yangon?
- Towns and roadscleared for good68% · 6 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good8.6% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown22% · 2 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
- 3,610 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,930 ha
- Overall change
- +325 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Yangon grew from about 3,610 hectares to 3,930 hectares, a net gain of about 325 hectares (+9%). New forest grew on about 467 hectares, while 142 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 Yangon right now?
The latest reading for Yangon shows an AQI of 41 (Good), measured Nov 11, 23:30 local time by the Yangon ground monitoring station, 4.2 mi (6.7 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Yangon today?
At AQI 41 (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 Yangon been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Yangon's daily AQI at 62 on average, from 46 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 106 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 Yangon lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Yangon has lost about 8 hectares of forest (about 11 football pitches): 2.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (77%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Yangon grew from about 3,610 hectares to 3,930 hectares, a net gain of about 325 hectares (+9%). New forest grew on about 467 hectares, while 142 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Yangon?
Yangon has an estimated 185,775 trees across the 4.7 sq mi (12.21 km²) of land measured — 60.9% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Yangon need?
Yangon has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Yangon's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Yangon, 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 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Yangon; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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