City report · Anhui, China
Bengbu Air quality today
Air quality in Bengbu currently reads AQI 96 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 96
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 33.0
- tree cover
- 18.5%
- trees in this area
- 54.7K
- more trees needed
- 34.0K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Bengshan District, Bengbu, Anhui, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 31, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Bengbu · AQI 96 (Moderate)
Bengbu's tree count comes to 54,690 trees across 11.83 km² of land, 12 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 33,997 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Bengbu today: AQI 96, Moderate
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 · Nursing home, Bangbu (蚌埠工人疗养院), 3.3 km away · median of 3 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
33.0
PM10
51.8
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Anhui Environmental Protection Agency (安徽省生态环境厅)
- 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 Bengbu's daily AQI at 112 on average, from 66 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 190 on Nov 6.
Where Bengbu stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Bengbu: Below target
18.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.83 km² of land.
Trees in this area
54,690
Target trees
88,687
More trees needed
33,997
CO₂ if planted / yr
747.9 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Bengbu lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bengbu has lost about 12 hectares of forest (about 16 football pitches): 8.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2 hectares (14%) 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
- 12 haabout 16 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2002, when about 4 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 | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 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 | 1 ha | 2 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 | 2 ha | 3 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 Bengbu?
- Loggingcan grow back72% · 8 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good7% · under 1 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.2% · under 1 ha
Also: 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
- 901 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,370 ha
- Overall change
- +466 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bengbu grew from about 901 hectares to 1,370 hectares, a net gain of about 466 hectares (+52%). New forest grew on about 486 hectares, while 19 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 Bengbu right now?
The latest reading for Bengbu shows an AQI of 96 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 23:00 local time by 3 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Nursing home, Bangbu (蚌埠工人疗养院), 3.3 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Bengbu today?
At AQI 96 (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 Bengbu been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Bengbu's daily AQI at 112 on average, from 66 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 190 on Nov 6. On 5 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Bengbu lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bengbu has lost about 12 hectares of forest (about 16 football pitches): 8.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2 hectares (14%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bengbu grew from about 901 hectares to 1,370 hectares, a net gain of about 466 hectares (+52%). New forest grew on about 486 hectares, while 19 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Bengbu?
Bengbu has an estimated 54,690 trees across the 11.83 km² of land measured — 18.5% tree cover, 12 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Bengbu need?
Bengbu needs roughly 33,997 more trees to close a 12-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 747.9 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Bengbu's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Bengshan 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 Bengshan District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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