City report · Yunnan, China
Baoshan, Yunnan Air quality today
Air quality in Baoshan, Yunnan currently reads AQI 17 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 17
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 3.1
- tree cover
- 17.7%
- trees in this area
- 55.6K
- more trees needed
- 38.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Longyang District, Baoshan, Yunnan, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 18, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Baoshan, Yunnan · AQI 17 (Good)
Baoshan, Yunnan's tree count comes to 55,606 trees across 12.57 km², 12 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 38,642 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Baoshan, Yunnan today: AQI 17, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 23:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · City EPA, Baoshan (保山市环保局), 2 km away
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
3.1
PM10
6.5
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Yunnan Environmental Protection Agency (云南省环境保护厅)
- 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 Baoshan, Yunnan's daily AQI at 40 on average, from 10 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 91 on Nov 5.
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Baoshan, Yunnan: Critically low
17.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
55,606
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
38,642
CO₂ if planted / yr
850.1 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Baoshan, Yunnan lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Baoshan, Yunnan has lost about 830 hectares of forest (about 1,200 football pitches): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 56 hectares (6.7%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 830 haabout 1,200 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 13%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 56 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 32 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 70 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 236 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 12 ha | 13 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2005 | 1 ha | 10 ha | 11 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 12 ha | 13 ha |
| 2007 | 5 ha | 37 ha | 42 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | 12 ha | 13 ha |
| 2009 | 5 ha | 32 ha | 37 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 13 ha | 15 ha |
| 2011 | 1 ha | 20 ha | 21 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | 15 ha | 16 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | 17 ha | 18 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 48 ha | 48 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 56 ha | 56 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 235 ha | 236 ha |
| 2017 | 4 ha | 28 ha | 33 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 10 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | 27 ha | 29 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | 41 ha | 44 ha |
| 2021 | 10 ha | 27 ha | 37 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2023 | 10 ha | 26 ha | 36 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | 35 ha | 36 ha |
| 2025 | 2 ha | 50 ha | 52 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Baoshan, Yunnan?
- Loggingcan grow back58% · 480 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back34% · 279 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good3.2% · 26 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, towns and roads, 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
- 9,950 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 11,000 ha
- Overall change
- +1,030 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Baoshan, Yunnan grew from about 9,950 hectares to 11,000 hectares, a net gain of about 1,030 hectares (+10%). New forest grew on about 1,530 hectares, while 492 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 Baoshan, Yunnan right now?
The latest reading for Baoshan, Yunnan shows an AQI of 17 (Good), measured Nov 11, 23:00 local time by the City EPA, Baoshan (保山市环保局) ground monitoring station, 2 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Baoshan, Yunnan today?
At AQI 17 (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 Baoshan, Yunnan been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Baoshan, Yunnan's daily AQI at 40 on average, from 10 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 91 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Baoshan, Yunnan lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Baoshan, Yunnan has lost about 830 hectares of forest (about 1,200 football pitches): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 56 hectares (6.7%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss is slowing down: about 32 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 70 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Baoshan, Yunnan grew from about 9,950 hectares to 11,000 hectares, a net gain of about 1,030 hectares (+10%). New forest grew on about 1,530 hectares, while 492 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Baoshan, Yunnan?
Baoshan, Yunnan has an estimated 55,606 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 17.7% tree cover, 12 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Baoshan, Yunnan need?
Baoshan, Yunnan needs roughly 38,642 more trees to close a 12-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 850.1 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Baoshan, Yunnan's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Longyang 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 Longyang District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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