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Air quality in Fujian today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Wuyishan has the cleanest air of the 15 cities we track in Fujian (AQI 33, Good), and Longyan the worst (AQI 82, Moderate). Nanping has the most tree cover, at 55.3% — #21 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 58
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 15
- average tree cover
- 35.3%
- China: 22.9%
- worst air now: Longyan
- 82
- cleanest air now: Wuyishan
- 33
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Fujian · average AQI 58
Air quality today across Fujian, city by city
| Xiamen | 67Moderate | 33.8% | — | #113 of 639 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuzhou | 58Moderate | 28.5% | 4.3K | #166 of 639 |
| Putian | 79Moderate | 21.6% | 26.4K | #279 of 639 |
| Quanzhou | 72Moderate | 22.2% | 23.9K | #268 of 639 |
| Jinjiang | 72Moderate | 16.5% | 42.1K | #397 of 639 |
| Longyan | 82Moderate | 29.6% | 1.3K | #150 of 639 |
| Sanming | 75Moderate | 43.0% | — | #59 of 639 |
| Zhangzhou | 47Good | 22.0% | 23.9K | #272 of 639 |
| Nanping | 13Good | 55.3% | — | #21 of 639 |
| Ningde | 53Moderate | 47.0% | — | #45 of 639 |
| Fuding | 56Moderate | 44.5% | — | #52 of 639 |
| Songcheng | 59Moderate | 47.2% | — | #43 of 639 |
| Fu’an | 40Good | 31.9% | — | #131 of 639 |
| Wuyishan | 33Good | 47.8% | — | #41 of 639 |
| Shaowu | 57Moderate | 37.9% | — | #82 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 Fujian lost?
Since 2001, Fujian has lost about 1.46 million hectares of forest (about 15,000 km²): 18% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 133,000 hectares (9.1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1.46 million haabout 15,000 km²
- Share of its forest
- 18%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 133,000 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 | 1,050 ha | 14,800 ha | 15,800 ha |
| 2002 | 2,370 ha | 24,800 ha | 27,200 ha |
| 2003 | 2,660 ha | 29,300 ha | 31,900 ha |
| 2004 | 5,130 ha | 43,200 ha | 48,300 ha |
| 2005 | 3,910 ha | 41,800 ha | 45,700 ha |
| 2006 | 5,910 ha | 60,800 ha | 66,700 ha |
| 2007 | 4,680 ha | 60,700 ha | 65,400 ha |
| 2008 | 4,710 ha | 87,400 ha | 92,100 ha |
| 2009 | 6,960 ha | 89,800 ha | 96,800 ha |
| 2010 | 5,150 ha | 57,400 ha | 62,600 ha |
| 2011 | 8,520 ha | 96,600 ha | 105,000 ha |
| 2012 | 5,630 ha | 48,700 ha | 54,300 ha |
| 2013 | 3,420 ha | 32,700 ha | 36,100 ha |
| 2014 | 5,540 ha | 49,800 ha | 55,400 ha |
| 2015 | 4,660 ha | 44,300 ha | 49,000 ha |
| 2016 | 7,220 ha | 62,600 ha | 69,800 ha |
| 2017 | 9,550 ha | 58,900 ha | 68,500 ha |
| 2018 | 6,770 ha | 48,000 ha | 54,800 ha |
| 2019 | 6,080 ha | 44,200 ha | 50,300 ha |
| 2020 | 4,720 ha | 34,900 ha | 39,600 ha |
| 2021 | 4,240 ha | 44,500 ha | 48,800 ha |
| 2022 | 6,610 ha | 71,600 ha | 78,200 ha |
| 2023 | 5,670 ha | 62,300 ha | 67,900 ha |
| 2024 | 5,120 ha | 61,300 ha | 66,400 ha |
| 2025 | 6,810 ha | 53,300 ha | 60,200 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 64,300 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 56,600 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2011, when about 105,000 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Fujian?
- Loggingcan grow back90% · 1.31 million ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good3.9% · 56,900 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good3.2% · 47,100 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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