City report · Shandong, China
Mingshui Air quality today
Air quality in Mingshui currently reads AQI 90 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 90
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 30.2
- tree cover
- 15.8%
- trees in this area
- 49.6K
- more trees needed
- 44.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Zhangqiu District, Jinan, Shandong, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Mingshui · AQI 90 (Moderate)
Mingshui's tree count comes to 49,637 trees across 12.57 km², 14 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 44,611 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Mingshui today: AQI 90, 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 · Zhangqiu Development Zone, Zhangqiu City (章丘市章丘开发区), 4.6 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
30.2
PM10
46.5
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Environmental Protection Department of Shandong Province (山东省环境保护厅)
- 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 Mingshui's daily AQI at 117 on average, from 65 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 183 on Nov 5.
Where Mingshui stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Mingshui: Critically low
15.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
49,637
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
44,611
CO₂ if planted / yr
981.4 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Mingshui lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Mingshui has lost about 11 hectares of forest (about 15 football pitches): 4.2% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (25%). About 3 hectares (32%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 11 haabout 15 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, 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 | 1 ha | 4 ha | 6 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 | 1 ha | 2 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 | 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 | under 1 ha | under 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 | 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 Mingshui?
- Towns and roadscleared for good25% · 3 ha
- Loggingcan grow back24% · 3 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good3.8% · under 1 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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
- 1,680 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 2,740 ha
- Overall change
- +1,060 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Mingshui grew from about 1,680 hectares to 2,740 hectares, a net gain of about 1,060 hectares (+63%). New forest grew on about 1,080 hectares, while 13 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 Mingshui
What is the air quality (AQI) in Mingshui right now?
The latest reading for Mingshui shows an AQI of 90 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 22:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Zhangqiu Development Zone, Zhangqiu City (章丘市章丘开发区), 4.6 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Mingshui today?
At AQI 90 (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 Mingshui been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Mingshui's daily AQI at 117 on average, from 65 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 183 on Nov 5. On 5 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Mingshui lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Mingshui has lost about 11 hectares of forest (about 15 football pitches): 4.2% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (25%). About 3 hectares (32%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Mingshui grew from about 1,680 hectares to 2,740 hectares, a net gain of about 1,060 hectares (+63%). New forest grew on about 1,080 hectares, while 13 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Mingshui?
Mingshui has an estimated 49,637 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 15.8% tree cover, 14 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Mingshui need?
Mingshui needs roughly 44,611 more trees to close a 14-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 981.4 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Mingshui's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Zhangqiu 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 Zhangqiu District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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