China · Guizhou · 9 cities
Air quality in Guizhou today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Xingyi has the cleanest air of the 9 cities we track in Guizhou (AQI 37, Good), and Anshun the worst (AQI 139, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Zunyi has the most tree cover, at 48.7% — #39 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 72
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 9
- average tree cover
- 31.7%
- China: 22.9%
- worst air now: Anshun
- 139
- cleanest air now: Xingyi
- 37
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Guizhou · average AQI 72
Air quality today across Guizhou, city by city
| Guiyang | 60Moderate | 22.2% | 24.3K | #267 of 639 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zunyi | 84Moderate | 48.7% | — | #39 of 639 |
| Liupanshui | 58Moderate | 30.7% | — | #143 of 639 |
| Bijie | 121Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 28.5% | 20.4K | #164 of 639 |
| Anshun | 139Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 14.7% | 62.8K | #439 of 639 |
| Xingyi | 37Good | 32.8% | — | #126 of 639 |
| Kaili | 52Moderate | 18.1% | 37.4K | #358 of 639 |
| Duyun | 41Good | 42.2% | — | #60 of 639 |
| Liuzhi | 58Moderate | 47.1% | — | #44 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 Guizhou lost?
Since 2001, Guizhou has lost about 434,000 hectares of forest (about 4,300 km²): 6.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 128,000 hectares (30%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 434,000 haabout 4,300 km²
- Share of its forest
- 6.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 128,000 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 | 1,710 ha | 3,570 ha | 5,270 ha |
| 2002 | 4,160 ha | 8,310 ha | 12,500 ha |
| 2003 | 2,950 ha | 5,650 ha | 8,600 ha |
| 2004 | 2,220 ha | 5,570 ha | 7,790 ha |
| 2005 | 2,020 ha | 4,430 ha | 6,450 ha |
| 2006 | 2,170 ha | 5,240 ha | 7,410 ha |
| 2007 | 2,950 ha | 9,010 ha | 12,000 ha |
| 2008 | 7,560 ha | 24,200 ha | 31,800 ha |
| 2009 | 4,960 ha | 9,060 ha | 14,000 ha |
| 2010 | 10,700 ha | 19,200 ha | 29,900 ha |
| 2011 | 6,180 ha | 9,300 ha | 15,500 ha |
| 2012 | 4,620 ha | 8,980 ha | 13,600 ha |
| 2013 | 4,410 ha | 13,800 ha | 18,200 ha |
| 2014 | 4,900 ha | 11,000 ha | 15,900 ha |
| 2015 | 3,330 ha | 8,640 ha | 12,000 ha |
| 2016 | 7,080 ha | 12,300 ha | 19,400 ha |
| 2017 | 11,400 ha | 16,300 ha | 27,700 ha |
| 2018 | 7,950 ha | 15,400 ha | 23,300 ha |
| 2019 | 5,350 ha | 11,600 ha | 16,900 ha |
| 2020 | 3,550 ha | 10,600 ha | 14,200 ha |
| 2021 | 4,450 ha | 16,600 ha | 21,000 ha |
| 2022 | 4,200 ha | 19,900 ha | 24,100 ha |
| 2023 | 6,080 ha | 17,400 ha | 23,500 ha |
| 2024 | 6,340 ha | 20,300 ha | 26,700 ha |
| 2025 | 7,170 ha | 19,200 ha | 26,400 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 24,300 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 20,300 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2008, when about 31,800 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Guizhou?
- Loggingcan grow back67% · 293,000 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good14% · 59,500 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good13% · 54,700 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
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