China · Hubei · 31 cities
Air quality in Hubei today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Lichuan has the cleanest air of the 31 cities we track in Hubei (AQI 28, Good), and Jingmen the worst (AQI 149, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Yezhou has the most tree cover, at 55.4% — #20 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 86
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 31
- average tree cover
- 21.8%
- China: 22.9%
- worst air now: Jingmen
- 149
- cleanest air now: Lichuan
- 28
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Hubei · average AQI 86
Air quality today across Hubei, city by city
| Wuhan | 90Moderate | 15.1% | 46.3K | #431 of 639 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiyan | 97Moderate | 40.3% | — | #70 of 639 |
| Yichang | 127Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 22.0% | 37.0K | #271 of 639 |
| Xiangyang | 92Moderate | 13.5% | 44.0K | #463 of 639 |
| Jingzhou | 105Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 24.3% | 32.5K | #237 of 639 |
| Xiaogan | 122Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 18.8% | 50.4K | #347 of 639 |
| Daye | 88Moderate | 23.7% | 18.5K | #246 of 639 |
| Huangshi | 88Moderate | 26.2% | 11.2K | #207 of 639 |
| E’zhou | 104Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 9.1% | 59.0K | #573 of 639 |
| Jingmen | 149Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 37.6% | — | #84 of 639 |
| Suizhou | 103Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 20.8% | 40.7K | #296 of 639 |
| Xianning | 61Moderate | 26.9% | 9.6K | #197 of 639 |
| Zaoyang | 71Moderate | 13.7% | 50.3K | #455 of 639 |
| Zhongxiang | 81Moderate | 9.2% | 62.7K | #571 of 639 |
| Macheng | 51Moderate | 9.9% | 62.1K | #552 of 639 |
| Zhijiang | 93Moderate | 19.6% | 21.9K | #322 of 639 |
| Enshi | 72Moderate | 23.8% | 19.4K | #243 of 639 |
| Chengzhong | 82Moderate | 19.5% | 32.9K | #327 of 639 |
| Laohekou | 61Moderate | 11.9% | 39.3K | #504 of 639 |
| Xiulin | 70Moderate | 19.0% | 30.2K | #341 of 639 |
| Xiantao | 113Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 13.5% | 64.2K | #461 of 639 |
| Jingling | 100Moderate | 23.9% | 19.0K | #240 of 639 |
| Wuxue | 63Moderate | 8.3% | 51.2K | #590 of 639 |
| Qianjiang | 80Moderate | 18.4% | 36.2K | #356 of 639 |
| Xindi | 77Moderate | 8.0% | 54.9K | #595 of 639 |
| Zhicheng | 97Moderate | 28.3% | 3.6K | #170 of 639 |
| Guangshui | 96Moderate | 36.0% | — | #98 of 639 |
| Puqi | 55Moderate | 27.6% | 6.9K | #182 of 639 |
| Huangzhou | 104Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 20.7% | 35.6K | #298 of 639 |
| Lichuan | 28Good | 31.1% | — | #136 of 639 |
| Yezhou | 60Moderate | 55.4% | — | #20 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 Hubei lost?
Since 2001, Hubei has lost about 214,000 hectares of forest (about 2,100 km²): 3.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 77,200 hectares (36%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 214,000 haabout 2,100 km²
- Share of its forest
- 3.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 77,200 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 | 524 ha | 1,990 ha | 2,510 ha |
| 2002 | 796 ha | 3,180 ha | 3,980 ha |
| 2003 | 331 ha | 703 ha | 1,030 ha |
| 2004 | 1,130 ha | 2,800 ha | 3,930 ha |
| 2005 | 865 ha | 2,310 ha | 3,170 ha |
| 2006 | 1,050 ha | 1,590 ha | 2,640 ha |
| 2007 | 1,660 ha | 3,600 ha | 5,260 ha |
| 2008 | 2,760 ha | 6,510 ha | 9,260 ha |
| 2009 | 1,880 ha | 3,590 ha | 5,470 ha |
| 2010 | 1,490 ha | 3,470 ha | 4,960 ha |
| 2011 | 4,500 ha | 6,400 ha | 10,900 ha |
| 2012 | 3,760 ha | 5,600 ha | 9,360 ha |
| 2013 | 2,530 ha | 3,330 ha | 5,870 ha |
| 2014 | 1,860 ha | 2,910 ha | 4,770 ha |
| 2015 | 2,320 ha | 2,880 ha | 5,200 ha |
| 2016 | 4,060 ha | 6,050 ha | 10,100 ha |
| 2017 | 4,750 ha | 5,050 ha | 9,800 ha |
| 2018 | 3,010 ha | 3,100 ha | 6,110 ha |
| 2019 | 3,810 ha | 4,400 ha | 8,200 ha |
| 2020 | 3,440 ha | 4,840 ha | 8,290 ha |
| 2021 | 3,950 ha | 5,010 ha | 8,960 ha |
| 2022 | 3,910 ha | 4,470 ha | 8,380 ha |
| 2023 | 5,640 ha | 9,440 ha | 15,100 ha |
| 2024 | 7,160 ha | 16,300 ha | 23,400 ha |
| 2025 | 9,990 ha | 26,900 ha | 36,900 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 18,600 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 8,500 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 36,900 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Hubei?
- Loggingcan grow back58% · 123,000 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good16% · 33,500 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good14% · 29,600 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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