City report · Heilongjiang, China
Baoshan, Heilongjiang Air quality today
Air quality in Baoshan, Heilongjiang currently reads AQI 166 (Unhealthy): Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
AQI 166
Air quality right now
Unhealthy
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 76.8
- tree cover
- 33.9%
- trees in this area
- 107K
- more trees needed
- 19.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Baoshan District, Shuangyashan, Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Baoshan, Heilongjiang · AQI 166 (Unhealthy)
Baoshan, Heilongjiang's tree count comes to 106,500 trees across 12.57 km², 6 points below the 40% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 19,164 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Baoshan, Heilongjiang today: AQI 166, Unhealthy
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 12, 00:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Shuangyashan (双鸭山), 19.6 km away · median of 3 stations
Health signal
Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
PM2.5
76.8
PM10
97.4
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Helongjiang Environmental Protection Agency (黑龙江省空气质量实时发布平台)
- Outdoor exercise
- Everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it
- Windows
- Keep them closed
- Mask
- Wear an N95 outdoors
- Air purifier
- Run one
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Baoshan, Heilongjiang's daily AQI at 72 on average, from 42 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 135 on Nov 10.
Where Baoshan, Heilongjiang stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Baoshan, Heilongjiang: Below target
33.9% tree cover against a 40% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
106,500
Target trees
125,664
More trees needed
19,164
CO₂ if planted / yr
421.6 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Baoshan, Heilongjiang lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Baoshan, Heilongjiang has lost about 118 hectares of forest (about 170 football pitches): 1.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 44 hectares (37%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 118 haabout 170 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 44 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2013, when about 28 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 7 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2010 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2013 | 9 ha | 19 ha | 28 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | 5 ha | 5 ha | 10 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2019 | 7 ha | 5 ha | 13 ha |
| 2020 | 4 ha | 15 ha | 19 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | 5 ha | 7 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Baoshan, Heilongjiang?
- Loggingcan grow back57% · 67 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good19% · 22 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good11% · 13 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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
- 11,100 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 12,300 ha
- Overall change
- +1,210 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Baoshan, Heilongjiang grew from about 11,100 hectares to 12,300 hectares, a net gain of about 1,210 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 1,370 hectares, while 162 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 Baoshan, Heilongjiang
What is the air quality (AQI) in Baoshan, Heilongjiang right now?
The latest reading for Baoshan, Heilongjiang shows an AQI of 166 (Unhealthy), measured Nov 12, 00:00 local time by 3 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Shuangyashan (双鸭山), 19.6 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Baoshan, Heilongjiang today?
At AQI 166 (Unhealthy): everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it. Windows: keep them closed. Masks: wear an N95 outdoors. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Baoshan, Heilongjiang been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Baoshan, Heilongjiang's daily AQI at 72 on average, from 42 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 135 on Nov 10. On 1 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Baoshan, Heilongjiang lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Baoshan, Heilongjiang has lost about 118 hectares of forest (about 170 football pitches): 1.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 44 hectares (37%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Baoshan, Heilongjiang grew from about 11,100 hectares to 12,300 hectares, a net gain of about 1,210 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 1,370 hectares, while 162 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Baoshan, Heilongjiang?
Baoshan, Heilongjiang has an estimated 106,500 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 33.9% tree cover, 6 percentage points short of the 40% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Baoshan, Heilongjiang need?
Baoshan, Heilongjiang needs roughly 19,164 more trees to close a 6-point shortfall against its 40% tree-cover target — about 421.6 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Baoshan, Heilongjiang's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Baoshan 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 Baoshan District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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