City report · Guangxi, China
Guilin Air quality today
Air quality in Guilin currently reads AQI 65 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 65
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 16.6
- tree cover
- 38.3%
- trees in this area
- 110K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Xiufeng District, Guilin, Guangxi, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 13, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Guilin · AQI 65 (Moderate)
Guilin's tree count comes to 110,457 trees across 11.54 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Guilin today: AQI 65, 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 · Guilin (桂林), 1 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
16.6
PM10
34.0
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Environmental Protection Agency (广西壮族自治区环境保护厅)
- 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 Guilin's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 36 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 78 on Nov 5.
Where Guilin stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Guilin: Healthy tree cover
38.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.54 km² of land.
Trees in this area
110,457
Target trees
110,457
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Guilin lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Guilin has lost about 421 hectares of forest (about 590 football pitches): 8.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 181 hectares (43%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from October 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 421 haabout 590 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 181 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2011, when about 65 hectares of forest were lost.
Guilin's full deforestation reportHectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2003 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2004 | 5 ha | 3 ha | 8 ha |
| 2005 | 8 ha | 2 ha | 10 ha |
| 2006 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 7 ha |
| 2007 | 7 ha | 5 ha | 12 ha |
| 2008 | 11 ha | 31 ha | 42 ha |
| 2009 | 6 ha | 10 ha | 16 ha |
| 2010 | 26 ha | 6 ha | 32 ha |
| 2011 | 23 ha | 42 ha | 65 ha |
| 2012 | 11 ha | 32 ha | 43 ha |
| 2013 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2014 | 8 ha | 4 ha | 12 ha |
| 2015 | 4 ha | 5 ha | 9 ha |
| 2016 | 9 ha | 2 ha | 11 ha |
| 2017 | 16 ha | 6 ha | 22 ha |
| 2018 | 12 ha | 2 ha | 13 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2021 | 5 ha | 3 ha | 8 ha |
| 2022 | 5 ha | 2 ha | 7 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | 55 ha | 56 ha |
| 2024 | 8 ha | 12 ha | 20 ha |
| 2025 | 3 ha | 6 ha | 8 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Guilin?
- Loggingcan grow back55% · 233 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good41% · 171 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good2.3% · 10 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
- 10,600 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 10,800 ha
- Overall change
- +250 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Guilin grew from about 10,600 hectares to 10,800 hectares, a net gain of about 250 hectares (+2.4%). New forest grew on about 579 hectares, while 329 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 Guilin right now?
The latest reading for Guilin shows an AQI of 65 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 23:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Guilin (桂林), 1 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Guilin today?
At AQI 65 (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 Guilin been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Guilin's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 36 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 78 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Guilin lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Guilin has lost about 421 hectares of forest (about 590 football pitches): 8.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 181 hectares (43%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Guilin grew from about 10,600 hectares to 10,800 hectares, a net gain of about 250 hectares (+2.4%). New forest grew on about 579 hectares, while 329 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Guilin?
Guilin has an estimated 110,457 trees across the 11.54 km² of land measured — 38.3% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Guilin need?
Guilin has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Guilin's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Xiufeng 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 Xiufeng District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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