City report · Shaanxi, China
Ankang Air quality today
Air quality in Ankang currently reads AQI 82 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 82
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 25.9
- tree cover
- 48.5%
- trees in this area
- 140K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Hanbin District, Ankang, Shaanxi, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 4, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Ankang · AQI 82 (Moderate)
Ankang's tree count comes to 139,873 trees across 11.54 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Ankang today: AQI 82, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 22:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Hanbin Procuratorate, An'kang (安康汉滨区检察院), 2.2 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
25.9
PM10
54.0
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Shaanxi Provincial Environmental Protection Office (陕西省环保厅)
- 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 Ankang's daily AQI at 75 on average, from 42 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 150 on Nov 8.
Where Ankang stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Ankang: Healthy tree cover
48.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.54 km² of land.
Trees in this area
139,873
Target trees
139,873
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Ankang lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ankang has lost about 8 hectares of forest (about 11 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (79%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2018: satellite photo from August 2018 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 8 haabout 11 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 6 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2019, when about 5 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 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 | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 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 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 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 Ankang?
- Towns and roadscleared for good78% · 6 ha
- Loggingcan grow back9.1% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown13% · 1 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
- 10,700 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 11,700 ha
- Overall change
- +997 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ankang grew from about 10,700 hectares to 11,700 hectares, a net gain of about 997 hectares (+9.3%). New forest grew on about 1,040 hectares, while 43 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 Ankang right now?
The latest reading for Ankang shows an AQI of 82 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 22:00 local time by the Hanbin Procuratorate, An'kang (安康汉滨区检察院) ground monitoring station, 2.2 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 Ankang today?
At AQI 82 (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 Ankang been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Ankang's daily AQI at 75 on average, from 42 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 150 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Ankang lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ankang has lost about 8 hectares of forest (about 11 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (79%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ankang grew from about 10,700 hectares to 11,700 hectares, a net gain of about 997 hectares (+9.3%). New forest grew on about 1,040 hectares, while 43 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Ankang?
Ankang has an estimated 139,873 trees across the 11.54 km² of land measured — 48.5% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Ankang need?
Ankang has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Ankang's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Hanbin District, 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 Hanbin District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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