City report · Guangdong, China
Luoyang, Guangdong Air quality today
Air quality in Luoyang, Guangdong currently reads AQI 92 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 92
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 31.1
- tree cover
- 28.5%
- trees in this area
- 77.3K
- more trees needed
- 4.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Boluo County, Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 5, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Luoyang, Guangdong · AQI 92 (Moderate)
Luoyang, Guangdong's tree count comes to 77,269 trees across 10.85 km² of land, 2 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 4,067 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Luoyang, Guangdong today: AQI 92, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 22:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · 博罗罗阳, (惠州市博罗罗阳), 2.5 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
31.1
PM10
52.9
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 Luoyang, Guangdong's daily AQI at 65 on average, from 38 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 159 on Nov 5.
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Luoyang, Guangdong: Below target
28.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 10.85 km² of land.
Trees in this area
77,269
Target trees
81,336
More trees needed
4,067
CO₂ if planted / yr
89.5 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Luoyang, Guangdong lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Luoyang, Guangdong has lost about 5,580 hectares of forest (about 7,800 football pitches): 46% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 564 hectares (10%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2018: satellite photo from November 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 5,580 haabout 7,800 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 46%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 564 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 142 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 332 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2018, when about 447 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 | 50 ha | 52 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 53 ha | 54 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | 106 ha | 108 ha |
| 2004 | 13 ha | 250 ha | 263 ha |
| 2005 | 10 ha | 95 ha | 105 ha |
| 2006 | 12 ha | 172 ha | 184 ha |
| 2007 | 43 ha | 170 ha | 213 ha |
| 2008 | 31 ha | 158 ha | 189 ha |
| 2009 | 42 ha | 404 ha | 446 ha |
| 2010 | 18 ha | 291 ha | 309 ha |
| 2011 | 37 ha | 252 ha | 288 ha |
| 2012 | 22 ha | 221 ha | 243 ha |
| 2013 | 13 ha | 125 ha | 137 ha |
| 2014 | 29 ha | 346 ha | 375 ha |
| 2015 | 12 ha | 233 ha | 245 ha |
| 2016 | 41 ha | 399 ha | 440 ha |
| 2017 | 32 ha | 262 ha | 294 ha |
| 2018 | 68 ha | 379 ha | 447 ha |
| 2019 | 21 ha | 253 ha | 274 ha |
| 2020 | 33 ha | 170 ha | 203 ha |
| 2021 | 24 ha | 162 ha | 186 ha |
| 2022 | 8 ha | 120 ha | 128 ha |
| 2023 | 10 ha | 128 ha | 138 ha |
| 2024 | 31 ha | 108 ha | 139 ha |
| 2025 | 11 ha | 107 ha | 118 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Luoyang, Guangdong?
- Loggingcan grow back90% · 5,010 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good6.5% · 365 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good3.4% · 191 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
- 16,700 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 15,100 ha
- Overall change
- −1,510 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Luoyang, Guangdong shrank from about 16,700 hectares to 15,100 hectares, a net loss of about 1,510 hectares (−9.1%). New forest grew on about 623 hectares, but 2,130 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 Luoyang, Guangdong right now?
The latest reading for Luoyang, Guangdong shows an AQI of 92 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 22:00 local time by the 博罗罗阳, (惠州市博罗罗阳) ground monitoring station, 2.5 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 Luoyang, Guangdong today?
At AQI 92 (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 Luoyang, Guangdong been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Luoyang, Guangdong's daily AQI at 65 on average, from 38 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 159 on Nov 5. On 1 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Luoyang, Guangdong lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Luoyang, Guangdong has lost about 5,580 hectares of forest (about 7,800 football pitches): 46% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 564 hectares (10%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss is slowing down: about 142 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 332 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Luoyang, Guangdong shrank from about 16,700 hectares to 15,100 hectares, a net loss of about 1,510 hectares (−9.1%). New forest grew on about 623 hectares, but 2,130 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Luoyang, Guangdong?
Luoyang, Guangdong has an estimated 77,269 trees across the 10.85 km² of land measured — 28.5% tree cover, 2 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Luoyang, Guangdong need?
Luoyang, Guangdong needs roughly 4,067 more trees to close a 2-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 89.5 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Luoyang, Guangdong's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Boluo 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 Boluo County; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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