City report · Guangdong, China
Huanggang Air quality today
Air quality in Huanggang currently reads AQI 64 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 64
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 15.9
- tree cover
- 27.1%
- trees in this area
- 82.3K
- more trees needed
- 8.8K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Raoping County, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 8, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Huanggang · AQI 64 (Moderate)
Huanggang's tree count comes to 82,328 trees across 12.16 km² of land, 3 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 8,810 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Huanggang today: AQI 64, Moderate
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 · 饶平城北, (潮州市饶平城北), 1.4 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
15.9
PM10
30.2
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Guangdong Environmental Protection public network (广东环境保护公众网)
- 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 Huanggang's daily AQI at 77 on average, from 51 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 155 on Nov 5.
Where Huanggang stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Huanggang: Below target
27.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.16 km² of land.
Trees in this area
82,328
Target trees
91,138
More trees needed
8,810
CO₂ if planted / yr
193.8 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Huanggang lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Huanggang has lost about 761 hectares of forest (about 1,100 football pitches): 26% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 67 hectares (8.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 761 haabout 1,100 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 26%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 67 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2015, when about 88 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 ha | 13 ha | 16 ha |
| 2002 | 2 ha | 11 ha | 13 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | 6 ha | 18 ha | 24 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 10 ha |
| 2006 | 3 ha | 10 ha | 13 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | 46 ha | 48 ha |
| 2009 | 6 ha | 31 ha | 37 ha |
| 2010 | 1 ha | 27 ha | 28 ha |
| 2011 | 4 ha | 66 ha | 70 ha |
| 2012 | 2 ha | 15 ha | 17 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 38 ha | 39 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 29 ha | 30 ha |
| 2015 | 1 ha | 87 ha | 88 ha |
| 2016 | 3 ha | 49 ha | 53 ha |
| 2017 | 4 ha | 32 ha | 36 ha |
| 2018 | 6 ha | 24 ha | 30 ha |
| 2019 | 4 ha | 28 ha | 32 ha |
| 2020 | 1 ha | 48 ha | 49 ha |
| 2021 | 7 ha | 40 ha | 47 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 26 ha | 27 ha |
| 2023 | 4 ha | 12 ha | 16 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | 13 ha | 15 ha |
| 2025 | 2 ha | 15 ha | 16 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Huanggang?
- Loggingcan grow back91% · 691 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good8.1% · 62 ha
Also: mining and energy, farms, pasture and plantations, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
- 7,730 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 8,170 ha
- Overall change
- +441 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Huanggang grew from about 7,730 hectares to 8,170 hectares, a net gain of about 441 hectares (+5.7%). New forest grew on about 802 hectares, while 362 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 Huanggang right now?
The latest reading for Huanggang shows an AQI of 64 (Moderate), measured Nov 12, 00:00 local time by the 饶平城北, (潮州市饶平城北) ground monitoring station, 1.4 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Huanggang today?
At AQI 64 (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 Huanggang been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Huanggang's daily AQI at 77 on average, from 51 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 155 on Nov 5. On 2 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Huanggang lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Huanggang has lost about 761 hectares of forest (about 1,100 football pitches): 26% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 67 hectares (8.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Huanggang grew from about 7,730 hectares to 8,170 hectares, a net gain of about 441 hectares (+5.7%). New forest grew on about 802 hectares, while 362 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Huanggang?
Huanggang has an estimated 82,328 trees across the 12.16 km² of land measured — 27.1% tree cover, 3 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Huanggang need?
Huanggang needs roughly 8,810 more trees to close a 3-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 193.8 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Huanggang's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Raoping County, 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 Raoping County; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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