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Fengcheng, Chongqing Air quality today

Air quality in Fengcheng, Chongqing currently reads AQI 122 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups): Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.

AQI 122

Air quality right now

Unhealthy for sensitive groups

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
44.0
tree cover
43.0%
trees in this area
108K
more trees needed
0

Measured across a 2 km radius around Changshou District, Chongqing, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 9, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Fengcheng, Chongqing · AQI 122 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 9, 2026

Fengcheng, Chongqing's tree count comes to 108,206 trees across 10.07 km² of land, already at or above the 35% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Fengcheng, Chongqing today: AQI 122, Unhealthy for sensitive groups

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 · Lin Zhuang, Chongqing (重庆林庄), 1.8 km away

Health signal

Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.

PM2.5

44.0

PM10

87.3

NO₂

—

O₃

—

SO₂

—

CO

—

Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Chongqing Environmental Protection Bureau (重庆市主城区空气质量)

Outdoor exercise
Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart disease should cut down long or hard exercise
Windows
Close them to keep the outside air out
Mask
Sensitive groups: an N95 outdoors
Air purifier
Run one, especially in bedrooms

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Fengcheng, Chongqing's daily AQI at 99 on average, from 71 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 166 on Nov 5.

Last 7 days · model estimateavg 99 · peak 166
Nov 5: AQI 110 (peak 166)Nov 6: AQI 88 (peak 146)Nov 7: AQI 103 (peak 146)Nov 8: AQI 71 (peak 91)Nov 9: AQI 86 (peak 145)Nov 10: AQI 112 (peak 153)Nov 11: AQI 126 (peak 152)
Nov 5Nov 11

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

Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Fengcheng, Chongqing: Healthy tree cover

43.0% tree cover against a 35% healthy-neighborhood target, across 10.07 km² of land.

Target reached

Trees in this area

108,206

Target trees

108,206

More trees needed

0

CO₂ if planted / yr

0 kg

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Fengcheng, Chongqing lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Fengcheng, Chongqing has lost about 94 hectares of forest (about 130 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (70%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.

Satellite image of the area around Fengcheng, Chongqing, August 2017

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

Forest lost since 2001
94 haabout 130 football pitches
Share of its forest
2.6%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
66 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

The worst year was 2017, when about 45 hectares of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Fengcheng, Chongqing, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Fengcheng, Chongqing, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.44.7

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Forest lost each year around Fengcheng, Chongqing, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
2001under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2002under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
20034 haunder 1 ha4 ha
2004under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
20051 ha1 ha3 ha
2006under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2007under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2008under 1 ha1 ha1 ha
20092 haunder 1 ha2 ha
20101 haunder 1 ha1 ha
20112 haunder 1 ha2 ha
2012under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
20137 ha2 ha8 ha
20144 haunder 1 ha4 ha
2015under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2016under 1 ha3 ha3 ha
201730 ha15 ha45 ha
20184 haunder 1 ha4 ha
2019under 1 haunder 1 ha1 ha
20202 haunder 1 ha2 ha
20212 ha2 ha4 ha
20221 haunder 1 ha2 ha
20232 haunder 1 ha2 ha
20242 haunder 1 ha3 ha
20252 haunder 1 ha2 ha

What is causing deforestation around Fengcheng, Chongqing?

  • Towns and roadscleared for good57% · 54 ha
  • Loggingcan grow back26% · 25 ha
  • Mining and energycleared for good11% · 10 ha

Also: farms, pasture and plantations, 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
16,200 ha
Forest in 2020
16,200 ha
Overall change
+22 hamore forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fengcheng, Chongqing stayed about the same size, at about 16,200 hectares: new forest grew on about 164 hectares, and about 142 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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Frequently asked

Questions about Fengcheng, Chongqing

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

The latest reading for Fengcheng, Chongqing shows an AQI of 122 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups), measured Nov 12, 00:00 local time by the Lin Zhuang, Chongqing (重庆林庄) ground monitoring station, 1.8 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Fengcheng, Chongqing today?

At AQI 122 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups): children, older adults and people with asthma or heart disease should cut down long or hard exercise. Windows: close them to keep the outside air out. Masks: sensitive groups: 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, Chongqing been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Fengcheng, Chongqing's daily AQI at 99 on average, from 71 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 166 on Nov 5. On 4 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.

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

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Fengcheng, Chongqing has lost about 94 hectares of forest (about 130 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (70%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fengcheng, Chongqing stayed about the same size, at about 16,200 hectares: new forest grew on about 164 hectares, and about 142 hectares were lost.

What is the tree count in Fengcheng, Chongqing?

Fengcheng, Chongqing has an estimated 108,206 trees across the 10.07 km² of land measured — 43.0% tree cover, already past the 35% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Fengcheng, Chongqing need?

Fengcheng, Chongqing has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.

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

Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Changshou 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 Changshou District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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