City report · Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
Jeongeup Air quality today
Air quality in Jeongeup currently reads AQI 77 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 77
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 23.0
- tree cover
- 34.9%
- trees in this area
- 110K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Chilbuk-ro, Buk-myeon, Jeongeup-si, Jeonbuk State, South Korea (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 18, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Jeongeup · AQI 77 (Moderate)
Jeongeup's tree count comes to 109,642 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Jeongeup today: AQI 77, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 12, 01:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · 영파동, 5.9 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
23.0
PM10
30.0
NO₂
19.2
O₃
35.2
SO₂
6.2
CO
481.1
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 Jeongeup's daily AQI at 59 on average, from 44 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 134 on Nov 4.
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Jeongeup: Healthy tree cover
34.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
109,642
Target trees
109,642
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Jeongeup lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Jeongeup has lost about 1,240 hectares of forest (about 1,700 football pitches): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 35 hectares (2.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km east of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,240 haabout 1,700 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 13%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 35 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 62 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 60 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2002, when about 93 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | 17 ha | 17 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 93 ha | 93 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 16 ha | 17 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | 55 ha | 57 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | 20 ha | 23 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 33 ha | 33 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 41 ha | 41 ha |
| 2008 | 1 ha | 36 ha | 37 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 54 ha | 55 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 25 ha | 27 ha |
| 2011 | 2 ha | 24 ha | 26 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | 33 ha | 34 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | 71 ha | 72 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 39 ha | 39 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | 60 ha | 62 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 46 ha | 46 ha |
| 2017 | 4 ha | 76 ha | 80 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 42 ha | 42 ha |
| 2019 | 3 ha | 77 ha | 80 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | 51 ha | 54 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 86 ha | 87 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | 48 ha | 50 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | 49 ha | 51 ha |
| 2024 | 3 ha | 78 ha | 81 ha |
| 2025 | 2 ha | 41 ha | 43 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Jeongeup?
- Loggingcan grow back92% · 1,140 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back5.1% · 63 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good2.8% · 35 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
- 12,500 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 12,500 ha
- Overall change
- −97 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Jeongeup stayed about the same size, at about 12,500 hectares: new forest grew on about 216 hectares, and about 313 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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Questions about Jeongeup
What is the air quality (AQI) in Jeongeup right now?
The latest reading for Jeongeup shows an AQI of 77 (Moderate), measured Nov 12, 01:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is 영파동, 5.9 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Jeongeup today?
At AQI 77 (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 Jeongeup been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Jeongeup's daily AQI at 59 on average, from 44 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 134 on Nov 4. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Jeongeup lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Jeongeup has lost about 1,240 hectares of forest (about 1,700 football pitches): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 35 hectares (2.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 62 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 60 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Jeongeup stayed about the same size, at about 12,500 hectares: new forest grew on about 216 hectares, and about 313 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Jeongeup?
Jeongeup has an estimated 109,642 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 34.9% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Jeongeup need?
Jeongeup has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Jeongeup's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Chilbuk-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 Chilbuk-ro; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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