City report · Fujian, China
Fuzhou Air quality today
Air quality in Fuzhou currently reads AQI 58 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 58
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 12.6
- tree cover
- 28.5%
- trees in this area
- 81.6K
- more trees needed
- 4.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around China, 福建省福州市台江区台江广场 (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 19, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Fuzhou · AQI 58 (Moderate)
Fuzhou's tree count comes to 81,567 trees across 11.45 km² of land, 2 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 4,293 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Fuzhou today: AQI 58, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 22:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Fuzhou (福州), 1.7 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
12.6
PM10
30.2
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, China National Urban air quality real-time publishing platform (全国城市空气质量实时发布平台)
- 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 Fuzhou's daily AQI at 77 on average, from 62 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 174 on Nov 9.
Where Fuzhou stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Fuzhou: Below target
28.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.45 km² of land.
Trees in this area
81,567
Target trees
85,860
More trees needed
4,293
CO₂ if planted / yr
94.4 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Fuzhou lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Fuzhou has lost about 301 hectares of forest (about 420 football pitches): 8.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (77%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from October 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 301 haabout 420 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 233 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2011, when about 45 hectares of forest were lost.
Fuzhou's full deforestation reportHectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2002 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2003 | 6 ha | 2 ha | 8 ha |
| 2004 | 21 ha | under 1 ha | 22 ha |
| 2005 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2006 | 18 ha | 3 ha | 20 ha |
| 2007 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2008 | 8 ha | 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2009 | 31 ha | 12 ha | 44 ha |
| 2010 | 25 ha | 13 ha | 38 ha |
| 2011 | 34 ha | 11 ha | 45 ha |
| 2012 | 21 ha | 2 ha | 22 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2014 | 4 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2015 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2016 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2017 | 5 ha | 5 ha | 9 ha |
| 2018 | 12 ha | 7 ha | 19 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2020 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2022 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2024 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2025 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Fuzhou?
- Towns and roadscleared for good68% · 205 ha
- Loggingcan grow back18% · 56 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good9.3% · 28 ha
Also: wildfires, 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
- 6,920 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 7,130 ha
- Overall change
- +203 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fuzhou grew from about 6,920 hectares to 7,130 hectares, a net gain of about 203 hectares (+2.9%). New forest grew on about 460 hectares, while 256 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 Fuzhou
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
Build your own
Compare Fuzhou with anywhere
This place
Fuzhou
Use this data
Put Fuzhou's numbers on your site
Free to embed. Updates itself as the measurement refreshes.
Frequently asked
Questions about Fuzhou
What is the air quality (AQI) in Fuzhou right now?
The latest reading for Fuzhou shows an AQI of 58 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 22:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Fuzhou (福州), 1.7 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Fuzhou today?
At AQI 58 (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 Fuzhou been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Fuzhou's daily AQI at 77 on average, from 62 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 174 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Fuzhou lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Fuzhou has lost about 301 hectares of forest (about 420 football pitches): 8.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (77%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fuzhou grew from about 6,920 hectares to 7,130 hectares, a net gain of about 203 hectares (+2.9%). New forest grew on about 460 hectares, while 256 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Fuzhou?
Fuzhou has an estimated 81,567 trees across the 11.45 km² of land measured — 28.5% tree cover, 2 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Fuzhou need?
Fuzhou needs roughly 4,293 more trees to close a 2-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 94.4 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Fuzhou's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near China, 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 China; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
See your own area
What does your neighborhood look like?
Pick any point and radius to get the same air-quality and tree-cover breakdown.
Check my address