City report · Shan State, Myanmar
Yawnghwe Air quality today
Air quality in Yawnghwe currently reads AQI 12 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 12
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 2.0
- tree cover
- 12.3%
- trees in this area
- 33.9K
- more trees needed
- 48.8K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Nyaungshwe, 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.
Yawnghwe · AQI 12 (Good)
Yawnghwe's tree count comes to 33,927 trees across 4.3 sq mi (11.04 km²) of land, 18 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 48,822 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Yawnghwe today: AQI 12, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 10:30 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
2.0
PM10
2.3
NO₂
1.3
O₃
73.0
SO₂
1.2
CO
354.0
- 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 Yawnghwe's daily AQI at 38 on average, from 16 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 116 on Nov 6.
Where Yawnghwe stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Yawnghwe: Critically low
12.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.3 sq mi (11.04 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
33,927
Target trees
82,749
More trees needed
48,822
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,074 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Yawnghwe lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Yawnghwe has lost about 159 hectares of forest (about 220 football pitches): 2.9% 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 January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km east of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 159 haabout 220 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 119 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 22 hectares 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 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2004 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2007 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2008 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2009 | 7 ha | 2 ha | 9 ha |
| 2010 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2011 | 5 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2012 | 16 ha | 2 ha | 18 ha |
| 2013 | 7 ha | 2 ha | 9 ha |
| 2014 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2015 | 3 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2016 | 9 ha | 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2017 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2019 | 5 ha | 2 ha | 7 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2021 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2022 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 7 ha |
| 2023 | 11 ha | 11 ha | 22 ha |
| 2024 | 6 ha | 2 ha | 8 ha |
| 2025 | 5 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Yawnghwe?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good74% · 118 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back19% · 30 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown6% · 10 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, towns and roads.
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
- 9,350 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 9,520 ha
- Overall change
- +173 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Yawnghwe stayed about the same size, at about 9,520 hectares: new forest grew on about 487 hectares, and about 315 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 Yawnghwe right now?
The latest reading for Yawnghwe shows an AQI of 12 (Good), observed Nov 11, 10:30 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 Yawnghwe today?
At AQI 12 (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 Yawnghwe been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Yawnghwe's daily AQI at 38 on average, from 16 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 116 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Yawnghwe lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Yawnghwe has lost about 159 hectares of forest (about 220 football pitches): 2.9% 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 Yawnghwe stayed about the same size, at about 9,520 hectares: new forest grew on about 487 hectares, and about 315 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Yawnghwe?
Yawnghwe has an estimated 33,927 trees across the 4.3 sq mi (11.04 km²) of land measured — 12.3% tree cover, 18 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Yawnghwe need?
Yawnghwe needs roughly 48,822 more trees to close a 18-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,074 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Yawnghwe'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 Nyaungshwe; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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