City report · Jiangxi, China
Pingxiang Air quality today
Air quality in Pingxiang currently reads AQI 69 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 69
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 18.8
- tree cover
- 30.8%
- trees in this area
- 96.8K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Anyuan District, Pingxiang, Jiangxi, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Pingxiang · AQI 69 (Moderate)
Pingxiang's tree count comes to 96,761 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 Pingxiang today: AQI 69, 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 · Anyuan District Government, Pingxiang (萍乡安源区政府), 1.1 km away · median of 3 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
18.8
PM10
33.5
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Jiangxi Province Environmental Protection Agency (江西省环境保护厅)
- 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 Pingxiang's daily AQI at 64 on average, from 48 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 125 on Nov 10.
Where Pingxiang stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Pingxiang: Healthy tree cover
30.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
96,761
Target trees
96,761
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Pingxiang lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Pingxiang has lost about 983 hectares of forest (about 1,400 football pitches): 10% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (85%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from November 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 983 haabout 1,400 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 10%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 833 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 40 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 67 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2019, when about 101 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 | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2002 | 11 ha | 2 ha | 13 ha |
| 2003 | 15 ha | 6 ha | 21 ha |
| 2004 | 17 ha | 3 ha | 21 ha |
| 2005 | 21 ha | 10 ha | 31 ha |
| 2006 | 21 ha | 8 ha | 29 ha |
| 2007 | 45 ha | 6 ha | 51 ha |
| 2008 | 23 ha | 2 ha | 25 ha |
| 2009 | 44 ha | 2 ha | 45 ha |
| 2010 | 45 ha | 2 ha | 48 ha |
| 2011 | 24 ha | under 1 ha | 24 ha |
| 2012 | 61 ha | 8 ha | 69 ha |
| 2013 | 19 ha | 14 ha | 33 ha |
| 2014 | 10 ha | 3 ha | 13 ha |
| 2015 | 15 ha | 7 ha | 22 ha |
| 2016 | 54 ha | 12 ha | 66 ha |
| 2017 | 36 ha | 4 ha | 39 ha |
| 2018 | 88 ha | 6 ha | 94 ha |
| 2019 | 96 ha | 5 ha | 101 ha |
| 2020 | 31 ha | 3 ha | 34 ha |
| 2021 | 35 ha | 3 ha | 38 ha |
| 2022 | 16 ha | 18 ha | 34 ha |
| 2023 | 26 ha | 14 ha | 40 ha |
| 2024 | 64 ha | 3 ha | 67 ha |
| 2025 | 16 ha | 7 ha | 23 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Pingxiang?
- Towns and roadscleared for good61% · 597 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good20% · 200 ha
- Loggingcan grow back15% · 143 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
- 16,000 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 14,500 ha
- Overall change
- −1,470 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Pingxiang shrank from about 16,000 hectares to 14,500 hectares, a net loss of about 1,470 hectares (−9.2%). New forest grew on about 112 hectares, but 1,580 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 Pingxiang
What is the air quality (AQI) in Pingxiang right now?
The latest reading for Pingxiang shows an AQI of 69 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 22:00 local time by 3 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Anyuan District Government, Pingxiang (萍乡安源区政府), 1.1 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Pingxiang today?
At AQI 69 (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 Pingxiang been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Pingxiang's daily AQI at 64 on average, from 48 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 125 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Pingxiang lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Pingxiang has lost about 983 hectares of forest (about 1,400 football pitches): 10% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (85%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Forest loss is slowing down: about 40 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 67 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Pingxiang shrank from about 16,000 hectares to 14,500 hectares, a net loss of about 1,470 hectares (−9.2%). New forest grew on about 112 hectares, but 1,580 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Pingxiang?
Pingxiang has an estimated 96,761 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 30.8% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Pingxiang need?
Pingxiang has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Pingxiang's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Anyuan 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 Anyuan District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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