China · Inner Mongolia · 19 cities
Air quality in Inner Mongolia today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Xilinhot has the cleanest air of the 19 cities we track in Inner Mongolia (AQI 52, Moderate), and Zhalantun the worst (AQI 195, Unhealthy). Zhalantun has the most tree cover, at 33.2% — #120 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 114
Average right now
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- cities tracked
- 19
- average tree cover
- 14.3%
- China: 22.9%
- worst air now: Zhalantun
- 195
- cleanest air now: Xilinhot
- 52
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Inner Mongolia · average AQI 114
Air quality today across Inner Mongolia, city by city
| Hohhot | 149Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 10.7% | 76.0K | #535 of 639 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baotou | 154Unhealthy | 18.4% | 67.8K | #357 of 639 |
| Ordos | 102Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 16.2% | 59.1K | #403 of 639 |
| Bayan Nur | 184Unhealthy | 17.1% | 71.9K | #381 of 639 |
| Dongsheng | 96Moderate | 7.7% | 70.1K | #600 of 639 |
| Ulanqab | 91Moderate | 28.3% | 5.3K | #171 of 639 |
| Xilinhot | 52Moderate | 7.0% | 70.8K | #608 of 639 |
| Hulunbuir | 53Moderate | 13.6% | 50.3K | #458 of 639 |
| Chifeng | 66Moderate | 7.3% | 71.3K | #606 of 639 |
| Ulanhot | 157Unhealthy | 20.7% | 59.5K | #300 of 639 |
| Tongliao | 155Unhealthy | 9.7% | 95.2K | #557 of 639 |
| Wuhai | 174Unhealthy | 21.0% | 59.5K | #293 of 639 |
| Wūdān | 53Moderate | 2.9% | 85.1K | #637 of 639 |
| Jiagedaqi | 93Moderate | 20.3% | 28.6K | #306 of 639 |
| Zhalantun | 195Unhealthy | 33.2% | 21.3K | #120 of 639 |
| Wuda | 174Unhealthy | 6.1% | 106K | #621 of 639 |
| Yakeshi | 78Moderate | 14.2% | 49.3K | #446 of 639 |
| Jalai Nur | 78Moderate | 5.8% | 75.3K | #625 of 639 |
| Salaqi | 66Moderate | 11.6% | 57.6K | #516 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 Inner Mongolia lost?
Since 2001, Inner Mongolia has lost about 271,000 hectares of forest (about 2,700 km²): 3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 5,930 hectares (2.2%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 271,000 haabout 2,700 km²
- Share of its forest
- 3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,930 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 | 496 ha | 10,200 ha | 10,700 ha |
| 2002 | 661 ha | 18,400 ha | 19,100 ha |
| 2003 | 319 ha | 29,000 ha | 29,300 ha |
| 2004 | 528 ha | 42,400 ha | 43,000 ha |
| 2005 | 552 ha | 7,830 ha | 8,380 ha |
| 2006 | 213 ha | 70,100 ha | 70,300 ha |
| 2007 | 257 ha | 13,800 ha | 14,000 ha |
| 2008 | 191 ha | 11,000 ha | 11,200 ha |
| 2009 | 300 ha | 10,100 ha | 10,400 ha |
| 2010 | 365 ha | 13,700 ha | 14,000 ha |
| 2011 | 201 ha | 3,720 ha | 3,920 ha |
| 2012 | 227 ha | 4,210 ha | 4,440 ha |
| 2013 | 86 ha | 2,040 ha | 2,130 ha |
| 2014 | 134 ha | 1,290 ha | 1,430 ha |
| 2015 | 109 ha | 1,010 ha | 1,120 ha |
| 2016 | 146 ha | 1,120 ha | 1,260 ha |
| 2017 | 60 ha | 3,880 ha | 3,940 ha |
| 2018 | 84 ha | 5,260 ha | 5,340 ha |
| 2019 | 163 ha | 5,010 ha | 5,180 ha |
| 2020 | 399 ha | 1,620 ha | 2,020 ha |
| 2021 | 132 ha | 707 ha | 839 ha |
| 2022 | 48 ha | 283 ha | 331 ha |
| 2023 | 63 ha | 2,460 ha | 2,520 ha |
| 2024 | 137 ha | 3,600 ha | 3,740 ha |
| 2025 | 58 ha | 2,530 ha | 2,590 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 2,000 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 3,550 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2006, when about 70,300 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Inner Mongolia?
- Wildfirescan grow back78% · 211,000 ha
- Loggingcan grow back17% · 46,700 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown2.4% · 6,630 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, towns and roads, shifting farming.
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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