City report · Shandong, China
Boshan Air quality today
Air quality in Boshan currently reads AQI 92 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 92
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 31.1
- tree cover
- 37.0%
- trees in this area
- 116K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Boshan District, Zibo, Shandong, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 22, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Boshan · AQI 92 (Moderate)
Boshan's tree count comes to 116,239 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Boshan today: AQI 92, 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 · Boshan shuangshan, Zibo (淄博博山双山), 2 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
31.1
PM10
45.4
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Environmental Protection Department of Shandong Province (山东省环境保护厅)
- 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 Boshan's daily AQI at 96 on average, from 50 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 153 on Nov 5.
Where Boshan stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Boshan: Healthy tree cover
37.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
116,239
Target trees
116,239
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Boshan lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Boshan has lost about 15 hectares of forest (about 21 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (36%), after which forest can grow back. About 4 hectares (29%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 15 haabout 21 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 4 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 7 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 7 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 | 2 ha | 2 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 | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 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 Boshan?
- Loggingcan grow back36% · 5 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good20% · 3 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back12% · 2 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, 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
- 8,860 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 9,300 ha
- Overall change
- +438 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Boshan grew from about 8,860 hectares to 9,300 hectares, a net gain of about 438 hectares (+4.9%). New forest grew on about 469 hectares, while 31 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 Boshan right now?
The latest reading for Boshan shows an AQI of 92 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 23:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Boshan shuangshan, Zibo (淄博博山双山), 2 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Boshan today?
At AQI 92 (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 Boshan been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Boshan's daily AQI at 96 on average, from 50 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 153 on Nov 5. On 4 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Boshan lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Boshan has lost about 15 hectares of forest (about 21 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (36%), after which forest can grow back. About 4 hectares (29%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Boshan grew from about 8,860 hectares to 9,300 hectares, a net gain of about 438 hectares (+4.9%). New forest grew on about 469 hectares, while 31 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Boshan?
Boshan has an estimated 116,239 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 37.0% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Boshan need?
Boshan has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Boshan's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Boshan 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 Boshan District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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