China · Anhui · 20 cities
Air quality in Anhui today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Huangshan has the cleanest air of the 20 cities we track in Anhui (AQI 66, Moderate), and Chuzhou the worst (AQI 158, Unhealthy). Tongling has the most tree cover, at 43.1% — #57 of 639 cities measured in China.
Every city is measured the same way, over the same 2 km around its center: the air quality right now, from ground stations where there are any, and its tree cover.
AQI 110
Average right now
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- cities tracked
- 20
- average tree cover
- 27.5%
- China: 22.9%
- worst air now: Chuzhou
- 158
- cleanest air now: Huangshan
- 66
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Anhui · average AQI 110
Air quality today across Anhui, city by city
| Hefei | 97Moderate | 24.8% | 16.0K | #229 of 639 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huainan | 104Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 41.6% | — | #64 of 639 |
| Fuyang | 128Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 22.8% | 37.2K | #254 of 639 |
| Suzhou, Anhui | 129Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 18.7% | 51.2K | #350 of 639 |
| Lu’an | 118Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 36.3% | — | #95 of 639 |
| Wuhu | 96Moderate | 32.2% | — | #128 of 639 |
| Bozhou | 103Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 13.6% | 63.1K | #459 of 639 |
| Huaibei | 147Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 33.3% | 5.3K | #118 of 639 |
| Bengbu | 104Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 18.5% | 48.8K | #352 of 639 |
| Anqing | 153Unhealthy | 19.4% | 49.4K | #328 of 639 |
| Chuzhou | 158Unhealthy | 36.2% | 9.4K | #96 of 639 |
| Xuancheng | 119Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 29.7% | 16.5K | #149 of 639 |
| Ma’anshan | 104Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 33.4% | 4.8K | #117 of 639 |
| Mingguang | 114Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 19.6% | 47.7K | #323 of 639 |
| Chizhou | 90Moderate | 22.3% | 23.3K | #262 of 639 |
| Huangshan | 66Moderate | 28.6% | 4.1K | #161 of 639 |
| Tongling | 94Moderate | 43.1% | — | #57 of 639 |
| Taozhou | 104Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 34.6% | 1.3K | #107 of 639 |
| Jieshou | 100Moderate | 16.2% | 42.1K | #401 of 639 |
| Chaohu | 78Moderate | 25.8% | 12.8K | #216 of 639 |
Air quality is the US AQI from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where available, otherwise the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 2 km of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in China.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Anhui lost?
Since 2001, Anhui has lost about 272,000 hectares of forest (about 2,700 km²): 8.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 53,200 hectares (20%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 272,000 haabout 2,700 km²
- Share of its forest
- 8.7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 53,200 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 511 ha | 3,670 ha | 4,180 ha |
| 2002 | 670 ha | 5,660 ha | 6,330 ha |
| 2003 | 499 ha | 2,680 ha | 3,170 ha |
| 2004 | 1,110 ha | 5,570 ha | 6,680 ha |
| 2005 | 717 ha | 2,640 ha | 3,360 ha |
| 2006 | 1,580 ha | 5,900 ha | 7,480 ha |
| 2007 | 2,120 ha | 10,100 ha | 12,200 ha |
| 2008 | 2,020 ha | 8,710 ha | 10,700 ha |
| 2009 | 1,680 ha | 7,630 ha | 9,310 ha |
| 2010 | 3,230 ha | 17,400 ha | 20,700 ha |
| 2011 | 3,490 ha | 12,800 ha | 16,300 ha |
| 2012 | 2,970 ha | 16,400 ha | 19,300 ha |
| 2013 | 1,460 ha | 9,500 ha | 11,000 ha |
| 2014 | 2,090 ha | 12,700 ha | 14,800 ha |
| 2015 | 1,960 ha | 10,400 ha | 12,400 ha |
| 2016 | 3,440 ha | 13,500 ha | 17,000 ha |
| 2017 | 4,150 ha | 12,400 ha | 16,600 ha |
| 2018 | 2,580 ha | 8,720 ha | 11,300 ha |
| 2019 | 2,350 ha | 7,220 ha | 9,570 ha |
| 2020 | 1,920 ha | 5,950 ha | 7,870 ha |
| 2021 | 2,360 ha | 6,660 ha | 9,020 ha |
| 2022 | 2,060 ha | 8,030 ha | 10,100 ha |
| 2023 | 2,850 ha | 8,020 ha | 10,900 ha |
| 2024 | 3,320 ha | 8,650 ha | 12,000 ha |
| 2025 | 2,130 ha | 7,660 ha | 9,790 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 10,300 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 12,500 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2010, when about 20,700 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Anhui?
- Loggingcan grow back79% · 216,000 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good8.2% · 22,200 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good7.5% · 20,300 ha
Also: mining and energy, wildfires, storms, floods and other natural causes, shifting farming, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
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. How it's measured
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