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Iksan Air quality today
Air quality in Iksan currently reads AQI 80 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 80
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 24.5
- tree cover
- 6.7%
- trees in this area
- 21.0K
- more trees needed
- 73.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Inbuk-ro, Iksan-si, Jeonbuk State, South Korea (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 23, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Iksan · AQI 80 (Moderate)
Iksan's tree count comes to 21,049 trees across 12.57 km², 23 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 73,199 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Iksan today: AQI 80, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 12, 00:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · 춘포면, 6.6 km away · median of 4 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
24.5
PM10
47.0
NO₂
42.3
O₃
19.8
SO₂
6.7
CO
504.1
Data: OpenAQ · Korea Air Ministry of Environment, Korea Environment Corporation · AirKorea
- 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 Iksan's daily AQI at 61 on average, from 44 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 92 on Nov 11.
Where Iksan stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Iksan: Critically low
6.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
21,049
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
73,199
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,610 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Iksan lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Iksan has lost about 49 hectares of forest (about 69 football pitches): 29% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 3 hectares (5.5%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 49 haabout 69 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 29%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2016, when about 14 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 14 ha | 14 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 11 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Iksan?
- Loggingcan grow back93% · 46 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good4.9% · 2 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
- 795 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 796 ha
- Overall change
- +1 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Iksan stayed about the same size, at about 796 hectares: new forest grew on about 52 hectares, and about 52 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 Iksan right now?
The latest reading for Iksan shows an AQI of 80 (Moderate), measured Nov 12, 00:00 local time by 4 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is 춘포면, 6.6 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Iksan today?
At AQI 80 (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 Iksan been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Iksan's daily AQI at 61 on average, from 44 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 92 on Nov 11. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Iksan lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Iksan has lost about 49 hectares of forest (about 69 football pitches): 29% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 3 hectares (5.5%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Iksan stayed about the same size, at about 796 hectares: new forest grew on about 52 hectares, and about 52 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Iksan?
Iksan has an estimated 21,049 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 6.7% tree cover, 23 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Iksan need?
Iksan needs roughly 73,199 more trees to close a 23-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,610 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Iksan's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Inbuk-ro, 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 Inbuk-ro; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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