South Korea · Gyeongsangnam-do · 5 cities
Air quality in Gyeongsangnam-do today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Yangsan has the cleanest air of the 5 cities we track in Gyeongsangnam-do (AQI 58, Moderate), and Kimhae the worst (AQI 73, Moderate). Geoje has the most tree cover, at 79.4% — #1 of 56 cities measured in South 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.
AQI 64
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 5
- average tree cover
- 44.8%
- South Korea: 28.4%
- worst air now: Kimhae
- 73
- cleanest air now: Yangsan
- 58
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Gyeongsangnam-do · average AQI 64
Air quality today across Gyeongsangnam-do, city by city
| Changwon | 66Moderate | 32.1% | — | #20 of 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimhae | 73Moderate | 28.4% | 5.0K | #26 of 56 |
| Yangsan | 58Moderate | 42.2% | — | #11 of 56 |
| Chinju | 62Moderate | 41.8% | — | #12 of 56 |
| Geoje | 60Moderate | 79.4% | — | #1 of 56 |
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 South Korea.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Gyeongsangnam-do lost?
Since 2001, Gyeongsangnam-do has lost about 26,200 hectares of forest (about 37,000 football pitches): 4.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 7,500 hectares (29%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 26,200 haabout 37,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 7,500 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 | 72 ha | 133 ha | 205 ha |
| 2002 | 158 ha | 210 ha | 368 ha |
| 2003 | 93 ha | 84 ha | 177 ha |
| 2004 | 295 ha | 448 ha | 743 ha |
| 2005 | 196 ha | 512 ha | 708 ha |
| 2006 | 250 ha | 218 ha | 468 ha |
| 2007 | 307 ha | 154 ha | 461 ha |
| 2008 | 652 ha | 476 ha | 1,130 ha |
| 2009 | 609 ha | 961 ha | 1,570 ha |
| 2010 | 393 ha | 582 ha | 975 ha |
| 2011 | 282 ha | 360 ha | 642 ha |
| 2012 | 518 ha | 683 ha | 1,200 ha |
| 2013 | 285 ha | 508 ha | 793 ha |
| 2014 | 386 ha | 735 ha | 1,120 ha |
| 2015 | 392 ha | 781 ha | 1,170 ha |
| 2016 | 374 ha | 909 ha | 1,280 ha |
| 2017 | 379 ha | 724 ha | 1,100 ha |
| 2018 | 278 ha | 988 ha | 1,270 ha |
| 2019 | 293 ha | 1,020 ha | 1,310 ha |
| 2020 | 230 ha | 851 ha | 1,080 ha |
| 2021 | 166 ha | 872 ha | 1,040 ha |
| 2022 | 174 ha | 1,270 ha | 1,440 ha |
| 2023 | 186 ha | 1,410 ha | 1,600 ha |
| 2024 | 211 ha | 960 ha | 1,170 ha |
| 2025 | 317 ha | 2,900 ha | 3,220 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 1,690 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 1,210 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 3,220 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Gyeongsangnam-do?
- Loggingcan grow back62% · 16,200 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good23% · 5,930 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back4.2% · 1,110 ha
Also: mining and energy, farms, pasture and plantations, 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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