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Fengcheng Air quality today

Air quality in Fengcheng currently reads AQI 167 (Unhealthy): Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.

AQI 167

Air quality right now

Unhealthy

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
78.2
tree cover
12.7%
trees in this area
38.4K
more trees needed
82.6K

Measured across a 2 km radius around Fengcheng, Liaoning, Dandong, Liaoning, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 21, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Fengcheng · AQI 167 (Unhealthy)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 21, 2026

Fengcheng's tree count comes to 38,422 trees across 12.1 km² of land, 27 points below the 40% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 82,592 more trees would close the gap.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Fengcheng today: AQI 167, Unhealthy

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 04:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 5 ground-station cities within 125 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Estimate · model corrected with 5 station cities within 125 km, e.g. Dandong and Sinuiju

Health signal

Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.

PM2.5

78.2

PM10

72.4

NO₂

39.3

O₃

8.0

SO₂

14.6

CO

509.0

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 Fengcheng's daily AQI at 81 on average, from 54 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 151 on Nov 5.

Last 7 daysavg 81 · peak 151
Nov 5: AQI 88 (peak 151)Nov 6: AQI 57 (peak 80)Nov 7: AQI 67 (peak 87)Nov 8: AQI 73 (peak 89)Nov 9: AQI 54 (peak 96)Nov 10: AQI 98 (peak 123)Nov 11: AQI 128 (peak 129)
Nov 5Nov 11

Where Fengcheng stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest

Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Fengcheng: Critically low

12.7% tree cover against a 40% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.1 km² of land.

27 points below target

Trees in this area

38,422

Target trees

121,014

More trees needed

82,592

CO₂ if planted / yr

1,817 t

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Fengcheng lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Fengcheng has lost about 274 hectares of forest (about 380 football pitches): 7.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 10 hectares (3.7%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.

Satellite image of the area around Fengcheng, June 2017

2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.

Forest lost since 2001
274 haabout 380 football pitches
Share of its forest
7.5%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
10 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

The worst year was 2006, when about 46 hectares of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Fengcheng, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Fengcheng, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.45.9

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Forest lost each year around Fengcheng, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
2001under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2002under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2003under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2004under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2005under 1 ha10 ha11 ha
20062 ha44 ha46 ha
2007under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2008under 1 ha11 ha11 ha
2009under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2010under 1 ha4 ha4 ha
20111 ha14 ha15 ha
2012under 1 ha4 ha4 ha
2013under 1 ha1 ha1 ha
2014under 1 ha26 ha26 ha
2015under 1 ha15 ha15 ha
2016under 1 ha16 ha17 ha
20172 ha18 ha20 ha
2018under 1 ha12 ha12 ha
2019under 1 ha5 ha6 ha
2020under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2021under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2022under 1 ha8 ha8 ha
2023under 1 ha2 ha2 ha
20241 ha26 ha27 ha
20252 ha43 ha45 ha

What is causing deforestation around Fengcheng?

  • Loggingcan grow back91% · 250 ha
  • Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.6% · 4 ha
  • Towns and roadscleared for good1.6% · 4 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
9,650 ha
Forest in 2020
10,500 ha
Overall change
+895 hamore forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fengcheng grew from about 9,650 hectares to 10,500 hectares, a net gain of about 895 hectares (+9.3%). New forest grew on about 1,190 hectares, while 297 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

In the same region

Measured cities near Fengcheng

Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.

  • Dandong

    China

    45.3 km
    Tree cover
    9%
    Air quality
    151
  • Sinŭiju

    North Korea

    48.0 km
    Tree cover
    3%
    Air quality
    151
  • Benxi

    China

    96.4 km
    Tree cover
    23%
    Air quality
    106
  • Anshan

    China

    117.7 km
    Tree cover
    20%
    Air quality
    96
  • 118.3 km
    Tree cover
    8%
    Air quality
    126
  • 120.2 km
    Tree cover
    14%
    Air quality
    189

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What is the air quality (AQI) in Fengcheng right now?

The latest reading for Fengcheng shows an AQI of 167 (Unhealthy), observed Nov 11, 04:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 5 ground-station cities within 125 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Fengcheng today?

At AQI 167 (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 Fengcheng been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Fengcheng's daily AQI at 81 on average, from 54 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 151 on Nov 5. On 1 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.

How much forest has the area around Fengcheng lost since 2001?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Fengcheng has lost about 274 hectares of forest (about 380 football pitches): 7.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 10 hectares (3.7%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fengcheng grew from about 9,650 hectares to 10,500 hectares, a net gain of about 895 hectares (+9.3%). New forest grew on about 1,190 hectares, while 297 hectares were lost.

What is the tree count in Fengcheng?

Fengcheng has an estimated 38,422 trees across the 12.1 km² of land measured — 12.7% tree cover, 27 percentage points short of the 40% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Fengcheng need?

Fengcheng needs roughly 82,592 more trees to close a 27-point shortfall against its 40% tree-cover target — about 1,817 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.

How are Fengcheng's air quality and tree cover measured?

Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. 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 Fengcheng; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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