China · Chongqing · 29 cities
Air quality in Chongqing today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Qianjiang, Chongqing has the cleanest air of the 29 cities we track in Chongqing (AQI 47, Good), and Yongchuan the worst (AQI 159, Unhealthy). Wansheng has the most tree cover, at 65.5% — #9 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.
Average right now
AQI 116
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- cities tracked
- 29
- average tree cover
- 41.0%
- China: 22.9%
- worst air now: Yongchuan
- 159
- cleanest air now: Qianjiang, Chongqing
- 47
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Chongqing · average AQI 116
Air quality today across Chongqing, city by city
| Chongqing | 129Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 27.4% | 17.4K | #187 of 639 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanzhou | 153Unhealthy | 35.6% | 12.9K | #102 of 639 |
| Banan | 132Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 41.3% | — | #67 of 639 |
| Hechuan | 159Unhealthy | 27.6% | 32.4K | #183 of 639 |
| Fuling | 123Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 40.2% | — | #71 of 639 |
| Beibei | 140Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 51.5% | — | #34 of 639 |
| Zitong | 140Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 41.9% | — | #63 of 639 |
| Bachuan | 155Unhealthy | 37.0% | 9.2K | #91 of 639 |
| Gunan | 119Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 53.1% | — | #27 of 639 |
| Nanchuan | 88Moderate | 41.4% | — | #65 of 639 |
| Bishan | 151Unhealthy | 33.7% | 19.7K | #114 of 639 |
| Jijiang | 159Unhealthy | 44.5% | — | #53 of 639 |
| Hanfeng | 99Moderate | 52.9% | — | #28 of 639 |
| Yongchuan | 159Unhealthy | 38.5% | 4.7K | #78 of 639 |
| Guixi | 85Moderate | 27.5% | 7.9K | #185 of 639 |
| Huixing | 142Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 37.6% | — | #86 of 639 |
| Changyuan | 117Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 37.6% | — | #85 of 639 |
| Fengcheng, Chongqing | 124Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 43.0% | — | #58 of 639 |
| Yong’an | 80Moderate | 45.8% | — | #50 of 639 |
| Qianjiang, Chongqing | 47Good | 52.1% | — | #32 of 639 |
| Sanhe, Chongqing | 99Moderate | 33.3% | — | #119 of 639 |
| Liangping | 101Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 27.8% | 22.6K | #179 of 639 |
| Longshui | 152Unhealthy | 22.2% | 55.9K | #265 of 639 |
| Nanbin | 92Moderate | 57.6% | — | #17 of 639 |
| Wushan | 80Moderate | 36.1% | — | #97 of 639 |
| Baisha | 122Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 52.9% | — | #29 of 639 |
| Wansheng | 99Moderate | 65.5% | — | #9 of 639 |
| Hanjia | 62Moderate | 64.6% | — | #11 of 639 |
| Zhonghe | 69Moderate | 19.4% | 33.3K | #329 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 Chongqing lost?
Since 2001, Chongqing has lost about 58,400 hectares of forest (about 82,000 football pitches): 1.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (65%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 58,400 haabout 82,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 38,100 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 | 103 ha | 168 ha | 271 ha |
| 2002 | 276 ha | 489 ha | 765 ha |
| 2003 | 328 ha | 302 ha | 630 ha |
| 2004 | 347 ha | 362 ha | 709 ha |
| 2005 | 465 ha | 508 ha | 973 ha |
| 2006 | 419 ha | 414 ha | 833 ha |
| 2007 | 377 ha | 462 ha | 839 ha |
| 2008 | 870 ha | 711 ha | 1,580 ha |
| 2009 | 830 ha | 611 ha | 1,440 ha |
| 2010 | 1,020 ha | 613 ha | 1,640 ha |
| 2011 | 847 ha | 510 ha | 1,360 ha |
| 2012 | 470 ha | 347 ha | 817 ha |
| 2013 | 1,000 ha | 544 ha | 1,550 ha |
| 2014 | 1,030 ha | 540 ha | 1,570 ha |
| 2015 | 766 ha | 277 ha | 1,040 ha |
| 2016 | 2,500 ha | 770 ha | 3,270 ha |
| 2017 | 3,650 ha | 747 ha | 4,400 ha |
| 2018 | 2,120 ha | 584 ha | 2,700 ha |
| 2019 | 2,530 ha | 628 ha | 3,150 ha |
| 2020 | 2,060 ha | 577 ha | 2,640 ha |
| 2021 | 3,130 ha | 678 ha | 3,810 ha |
| 2022 | 1,970 ha | 677 ha | 2,640 ha |
| 2023 | 2,490 ha | 3,100 ha | 5,590 ha |
| 2024 | 4,270 ha | 1,260 ha | 5,540 ha |
| 2025 | 4,260 ha | 4,420 ha | 8,680 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 5,250 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 3,230 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 8,680 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Chongqing?
- Towns and roadscleared for good39% · 22,700 ha
- Loggingcan grow back24% · 13,900 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good18% · 10,500 ha
Also: mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, wildfires, 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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