City report · Shanxi, China
Lüliang Air quality today
Air quality in Lüliang currently reads AQI 79 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 79
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 24.0
- tree cover
- 27.1%
- trees in this area
- 84.5K
- more trees needed
- 9.0K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Lishi District, Lüliang, Shanxi, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 23, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Lüliang · AQI 79 (Moderate)
Lüliang's tree count comes to 84,541 trees across 12.48 km² of land, 3 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 9,047 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Lüliang today: AQI 79, 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 · Water Company, Luliang (吕梁自来水公司), 1.4 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
24.0
PM10
81.3
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Shanxi Province Environmental Monitoring Center (山西省环境监测中心站网站首页)
- 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 Lüliang's daily AQI at 60 on average, from 43 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 95 on Nov 7.
Where Lüliang stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Lüliang: Below target
27.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.48 km² of land.
Trees in this area
84,541
Target trees
93,588
More trees needed
9,047
CO₂ if planted / yr
199.0 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Lüliang lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Lüliang has lost about 14 hectares of forest (about 19 football pitches): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 3 hectares (24%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 14 haabout 19 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 11%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2010, when about 6 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 | under 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 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 | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Lüliang?
- Loggingcan grow back65% · 9 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good13% · 2 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good8.8% · 1 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
- 899 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,440 ha
- Overall change
- +536 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Lüliang grew from about 899 hectares to 1,440 hectares, a net gain of about 536 hectares (+60%). New forest grew on about 606 hectares, while 70 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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Frequently asked
Questions about Lüliang
What is the air quality (AQI) in Lüliang right now?
The latest reading for Lüliang shows an AQI of 79 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 23:00 local time by the Water Company, Luliang (吕梁自来水公司) 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 Lüliang today?
At AQI 79 (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 Lüliang been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Lüliang's daily AQI at 60 on average, from 43 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 95 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Lüliang lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Lüliang has lost about 14 hectares of forest (about 19 football pitches): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 3 hectares (24%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Lüliang grew from about 899 hectares to 1,440 hectares, a net gain of about 536 hectares (+60%). New forest grew on about 606 hectares, while 70 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Lüliang?
Lüliang has an estimated 84,541 trees across the 12.48 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 Lüliang need?
Lüliang needs roughly 9,047 more trees to close a 3-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 199.0 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Lüliang's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Lishi 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 Lishi District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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