City report · Sichuan, China
Panzhihua Air quality today
Air quality in Panzhihua currently reads AQI 88 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 88
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 29.2
- tree cover
- 54.0%
- trees in this area
- 161K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Dong District, Panzhihua, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Panzhihua · AQI 88 (Moderate)
Panzhihua's tree count comes to 160,824 trees across 11.92 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Panzhihua today: AQI 88, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 12, 01:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Panzhihua (攀枝花), 700 m away · median of 3 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
29.2
PM10
55.0
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Sichuan Province Environmental Protection Agency (四川省环保重点城市环境空气质量实时监测结果)
- 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 Panzhihua's daily AQI at 61 on average, from 21 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 125 on Nov 5.
Where Panzhihua stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Panzhihua: Healthy tree cover
54.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.92 km² of land.
Trees in this area
160,824
Target trees
160,824
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Panzhihua lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Panzhihua has lost about 221 hectares of forest (about 310 football pitches): 2.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (59%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km east of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 221 haabout 310 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 131 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2008, when about 36 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 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2003 | 7 ha | 2 ha | 8 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2006 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2008 | 12 ha | 23 ha | 36 ha |
| 2009 | 6 ha | 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2010 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2011 | 15 ha | 1 ha | 16 ha |
| 2012 | 11 ha | 2 ha | 13 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2014 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | 5 ha | 5 ha | 10 ha |
| 2017 | 9 ha | 3 ha | 12 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2019 | 5 ha | 8 ha | 13 ha |
| 2020 | 10 ha | 17 ha | 27 ha |
| 2021 | 9 ha | 13 ha | 22 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2023 | 4 ha | 4 ha | 7 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2025 | 4 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Panzhihua?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good34% · 75 ha
- Loggingcan grow back27% · 59 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good16% · 35 ha
Also: wildfires, towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
- 9,180 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 9,370 ha
- Overall change
- +198 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Panzhihua grew from about 9,180 hectares to 9,370 hectares, a net gain of about 198 hectares (+2.2%). New forest grew on about 758 hectares, while 560 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 Panzhihua right now?
The latest reading for Panzhihua shows an AQI of 88 (Moderate), measured Nov 12, 01:00 local time by 3 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Panzhihua (攀枝花), 700 m away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Panzhihua today?
At AQI 88 (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 Panzhihua been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Panzhihua's daily AQI at 61 on average, from 21 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 125 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Panzhihua lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Panzhihua has lost about 221 hectares of forest (about 310 football pitches): 2.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (59%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Panzhihua grew from about 9,180 hectares to 9,370 hectares, a net gain of about 198 hectares (+2.2%). New forest grew on about 758 hectares, while 560 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Panzhihua?
Panzhihua has an estimated 160,824 trees across the 11.92 km² of land measured — 54.0% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Panzhihua need?
Panzhihua has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Panzhihua's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Dong 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 Dong District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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