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North Korea · Chagang · 2 cities

Air quality in Chagang today The AQI right now, city by city

Right now, Manp’o has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Chagang (AQI 105, Unhealthy for sensitive groups), and Kanggye the worst (AQI 114, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Kanggye has the most tree cover, at 34.1% — #1 of 27 cities measured in North Korea.

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.

cities tracked
2
average tree cover
29.6%
North Korea: 18.5%
worst air now: Kanggye
114
cleanest air now: Manp’o
105

Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.

Chagang

Air quality today across Chagang, city by city

Current air quality and tree cover for cities in Chagang, North Korea
Kanggye114Unhealthy for sensitive groups34.1%2.6K#1 of 27
Manp’o105Unhealthy for sensitive groups25.2%29.0K#8 of 27

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 North Korea.

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Chagang lost?

Since 2001, Chagang has lost about 63,600 hectares of forest (about 89,000 football pitches): 5.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 24,900 hectares (39%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.

Forest lost since 2001
63,600 haabout 89,000 football pitches
Share of its forest
5.8%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
24,900 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest lost each year in Chagang, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year in Chagang, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.5.62K

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Forest lost each year in Chagang, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
2001450 ha1,260 ha1,710 ha
2002439 ha579 ha1,020 ha
2003481 ha650 ha1,130 ha
2004679 ha943 ha1,620 ha
20051,170 ha1,080 ha2,240 ha
2006726 ha1,180 ha1,910 ha
20073,370 ha2,110 ha5,480 ha
20083,160 ha2,460 ha5,620 ha
20091,890 ha1,530 ha3,420 ha
20102,890 ha2,180 ha5,070 ha
2011172 ha283 ha455 ha
20121,650 ha1,150 ha2,800 ha
2013273 ha461 ha734 ha
20142,290 ha1,760 ha4,050 ha
2015294 ha696 ha990 ha
2016265 ha1,440 ha1,700 ha
2017468 ha1,650 ha2,120 ha
2018345 ha1,250 ha1,600 ha
2019680 ha2,190 ha2,870 ha
2020572 ha2,390 ha2,960 ha
2021667 ha2,610 ha3,280 ha
2022508 ha1,860 ha2,370 ha
2023708 ha2,260 ha2,960 ha
2024384 ha2,710 ha3,090 ha
2025341 ha2,100 ha2,440 ha

Forest loss is speeding up: about 2,830 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 2,250 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2008, when about 5,620 hectares of forest were lost.

What is causing deforestation in Chagang?

  • Loggingcan grow back56% · 35,500 ha
  • Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good38% · 24,400 ha
  • Wildfirescan grow back3.4% · 2,180 ha

Also: mining and energy, towns and roads, 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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