China · Guangdong · 62 cities
Air quality in Guangdong today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Huacheng has the cleanest air of the 62 cities we track in Guangdong (AQI 23, Good), and Encheng the worst (AQI 151, Unhealthy). Lianjiang has the most tree cover, at 70.7% — #6 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 89
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 62
- average tree cover
- 25.8%
- China: 22.9%
- worst air now: Encheng
- 151
- cleanest air now: Huacheng
- 23
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Guangdong · average AQI 89
Air quality today across Guangdong, city by city
| Guangzhou | 116Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 17.2% | 51.2K | #379 of 639 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 104Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 35.6% | — | #104 of 639 |
| Dongguan | 122Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 31.0% | 12.6K | #137 of 639 |
| Foshan | 137Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 25.1% | 31.1K | #227 of 639 |
| Bao'an | 112Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 30.8% | 11.6K | #142 of 639 |
| Zhongshan | 102Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 26.7% | 25.9K | #201 of 639 |
| Shantou | 60Moderate | 22.2% | 16.1K | #266 of 639 |
| Huizhou | 122Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 31.5% | 8.5K | #134 of 639 |
| Yunfu | 87Moderate | 37.0% | — | #92 of 639 |
| Zhuhai | 109Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 44.1% | — | #55 of 639 |
| Puning | 66Moderate | 8.7% | 66.8K | #581 of 639 |
| Jieyang | 62Moderate | 10.7% | 50.6K | #534 of 639 |
| Jiangmen | 118Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 23.9% | 34.3K | #241 of 639 |
| Chaozhou | 69Moderate | 13.4% | 50.3K | #466 of 639 |
| Qingyuan | 69Moderate | 22.5% | 16.9K | #258 of 639 |
| Zhaoqing | 92Moderate | 16.3% | 28.7K | #400 of 639 |
| Zhanjiang | 74Moderate | 25.1% | 15.4K | #226 of 639 |
| Lianjiang | 64Moderate | 70.7% | — | #6 of 639 |
| Maoming | 72Moderate | 27.3% | 8.4K | #190 of 639 |
| Yangjiang | 112Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 15.1% | 60.5K | #430 of 639 |
| Shaoguan | 92Moderate | 27.7% | 5.9K | #180 of 639 |
| Xinyi | 107Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 50.8% | — | #35 of 639 |
| Meizhou | 74Moderate | 17.5% | 31.6K | #374 of 639 |
| Wuchuan | 79Moderate | 35.8% | — | #100 of 639 |
| Changsha, Guangdong | 142Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 12.5% | 63.5K | #490 of 639 |
| Shanwei | 70Moderate | 21.1% | 18.3K | #292 of 639 |
| Heyuan | 61Moderate | 23.3% | 18.2K | #250 of 639 |
| Tanzhou | 109Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 19.7% | 47.3K | #318 of 639 |
| Tantou | 118Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 16.4% | 58.4K | #398 of 639 |
| Gaozhou | 133Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 20.9% | 43.6K | #294 of 639 |
| Xingning | 27Good | 29.4% | 1.9K | #152 of 639 |
| Donghai | 109Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 15.2% | 61.5K | #422 of 639 |
| Shijie | 118Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 17.9% | 47.4K | #362 of 639 |
| Huanggang | 64Moderate | 27.1% | 8.8K | #193 of 639 |
| Longgang | 114Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 27.0% | 25.1K | #196 of 639 |
| Daliang | 98Moderate | 23.7% | 19.5K | #245 of 639 |
| Humen | 119Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 13.1% | 65.8K | #470 of 639 |
| Jing’an | 128Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 27.4% | 21.6K | #186 of 639 |
| Licheng | 84Moderate | 35.5% | — | #105 of 639 |
| Anbu | 60Moderate | 14.1% | 48.9K | #450 of 639 |
| Sanshui | 132Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 29.8% | 14.1K | #148 of 639 |
| Yangchun | 92Moderate | 24.5% | 16.5K | #234 of 639 |
| Chenghua | 58Moderate | 12.6% | 49.8K | #485 of 639 |
| Taishan | 40Good | 35.1% | — | #106 of 639 |
| Shuizhai | 27Good | 21.5% | 25.8K | #280 of 639 |
| Jieshi | 109Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 17.5% | 50.7K | #373 of 639 |
| Shiqiao | 92Moderate | 20.6% | 29.3K | #301 of 639 |
| Hepo | 73Moderate | 28.4% | 4.9K | #169 of 639 |
| Nantou | 107Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 11.1% | 73.7K | #524 of 639 |
| Jiazi | 51Moderate | 20.0% | 22.0K | #314 of 639 |
| Danshui | 92Moderate | 20.0% | 31.3K | #313 of 639 |
| Huicheng | 46Good | 28.0% | 6.3K | #175 of 639 |
| Haimen | 58Moderate | 23.7% | 11.6K | #244 of 639 |
| Lecheng | 84Moderate | 27.1% | 8.5K | #191 of 639 |
| Luoyang, Guangdong | 80Moderate | 28.5% | 4.1K | #162 of 639 |
| Dasha | 99Moderate | 27.3% | 8.3K | #188 of 639 |
| Anliu | 28Good | 46.3% | — | #47 of 639 |
| Pingshan | 107Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 27.5% | 22.4K | #184 of 639 |
| Maba | 84Moderate | 35.9% | — | #99 of 639 |
| Encheng | 151Unhealthy | 28.0% | 35.9K | #174 of 639 |
| Shaping | 88Moderate | 23.2% | 21.0K | #251 of 639 |
| Huacheng | 23Good | 51.6% | — | #33 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 Guangdong lost?
Since 2001, Guangdong has lost about 2 million hectares of forest (about 20,000 km²): 23% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 157,000 hectares (7.9%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2 million haabout 20,000 km²
- Share of its forest
- 23%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 157,000 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,020 ha | 23,300 ha | 26,300 ha |
| 2002 | 2,930 ha | 26,700 ha | 29,700 ha |
| 2003 | 2,540 ha | 24,900 ha | 27,500 ha |
| 2004 | 5,540 ha | 63,100 ha | 68,700 ha |
| 2005 | 4,620 ha | 55,200 ha | 59,800 ha |
| 2006 | 5,720 ha | 88,400 ha | 94,100 ha |
| 2007 | 9,160 ha | 114,000 ha | 123,000 ha |
| 2008 | 8,130 ha | 110,000 ha | 118,000 ha |
| 2009 | 8,170 ha | 82,700 ha | 90,900 ha |
| 2010 | 7,980 ha | 70,400 ha | 78,400 ha |
| 2011 | 9,180 ha | 88,600 ha | 97,800 ha |
| 2012 | 6,970 ha | 84,700 ha | 91,700 ha |
| 2013 | 5,240 ha | 84,100 ha | 89,300 ha |
| 2014 | 5,960 ha | 105,000 ha | 111,000 ha |
| 2015 | 5,550 ha | 102,000 ha | 107,000 ha |
| 2016 | 9,500 ha | 140,000 ha | 149,000 ha |
| 2017 | 9,480 ha | 93,300 ha | 103,000 ha |
| 2018 | 7,560 ha | 84,100 ha | 91,700 ha |
| 2019 | 6,200 ha | 59,900 ha | 66,100 ha |
| 2020 | 4,650 ha | 44,900 ha | 49,600 ha |
| 2021 | 5,350 ha | 55,700 ha | 61,100 ha |
| 2022 | 5,450 ha | 66,100 ha | 71,500 ha |
| 2023 | 5,920 ha | 52,900 ha | 58,800 ha |
| 2024 | 6,520 ha | 62,700 ha | 69,200 ha |
| 2025 | 6,090 ha | 59,800 ha | 65,900 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 65,300 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 91,900 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 149,000 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Guangdong?
- Loggingcan grow back91% · 1.81 million ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good3.7% · 73,500 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good2.8% · 56,700 ha
Also: mining and energy, wildfires, shifting farming, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
Other provinces in China
Clean-air buying guides
Cleaner air at home in Guangdong
Picked by tested clean-air delivery rate (CADR), noise and running cost, from independent test labels. No brand pays to be listed.
- The best air purifiers for wildfire smoke and smog
Air purifiers that keep up with wildfire smoke and winter smog, ranked by verified smoke CADR, with the room each one clears on a smoky day.
- The best air purifiers for bedrooms: quiet picks sized for your room
Quiet HEPA air purifiers for bedrooms, compared on what matters at night: noise on the lowest setting (from 20 dB), verified room size and filter cost.
- The best air purifiers under $200
Good HEPA air purifiers under $200 at the makers' own prices, compared on verified clean air, room size and what the filters cost each year.
Your own street