City report · Jiangxi, China
Fuzhou, Jiangxi Air quality today
Air quality in Fuzhou, Jiangxi currently reads AQI 90 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 90
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 30.2
- tree cover
- 21.2%
- trees in this area
- 65.7K
- more trees needed
- 27.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Linchuan District, Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 17, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Fuzhou, Jiangxi · AQI 90 (Moderate)
Fuzhou, Jiangxi's tree count comes to 65,669 trees across 12.39 km² of land, 9 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 27,259 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Fuzhou, Jiangxi today: AQI 90, 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 · xuèfáng zhàn, Fuzhoushi (抚州血防站), 2.6 km away · median of 4 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
30.2
PM10
56.0
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Jiangxi Province Environmental Protection Agency (江西省环境保护厅)
- 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 Fuzhou, Jiangxi's daily AQI at 62 on average, from 46 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 91 on Nov 9.
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Fuzhou, Jiangxi: Below target
21.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.39 km² of land.
Trees in this area
65,669
Target trees
92,928
More trees needed
27,259
CO₂ if planted / yr
599.7 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Fuzhou, Jiangxi lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Fuzhou, Jiangxi has lost about 87 hectares of forest (about 120 football pitches): 35% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (83%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from December 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 87 haabout 120 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 35%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 72 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2008, when about 19 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 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2003 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2007 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2008 | 15 ha | 4 ha | 19 ha |
| 2009 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2010 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2011 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2012 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2014 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2015 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2016 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2017 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2019 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2021 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Fuzhou, Jiangxi?
- Towns and roadscleared for good82% · 71 ha
- Loggingcan grow back15% · 13 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.1% · 1 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
- 2,760 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 2,590 ha
- Overall change
- −173 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fuzhou, Jiangxi shrank from about 2,760 hectares to 2,590 hectares, a net loss of about 173 hectares (−6.3%). New forest grew on about 234 hectares, but 407 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 Fuzhou, Jiangxi right now?
The latest reading for Fuzhou, Jiangxi shows an AQI of 90 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 22:00 local time by 4 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is xuèfáng zhàn, Fuzhoushi (抚州血防站), 2.6 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, Jiangxi today?
At AQI 90 (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, Jiangxi been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Fuzhou, Jiangxi's daily AQI at 62 on average, from 46 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 91 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, Jiangxi lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Fuzhou, Jiangxi has lost about 87 hectares of forest (about 120 football pitches): 35% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (83%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fuzhou, Jiangxi shrank from about 2,760 hectares to 2,590 hectares, a net loss of about 173 hectares (−6.3%). New forest grew on about 234 hectares, but 407 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Fuzhou, Jiangxi?
Fuzhou, Jiangxi has an estimated 65,669 trees across the 12.39 km² of land measured — 21.2% tree cover, 9 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Fuzhou, Jiangxi need?
Fuzhou, Jiangxi needs roughly 27,259 more trees to close a 9-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 599.7 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Fuzhou, Jiangxi's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Linchuan 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 Linchuan District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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