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Air quality in Jeollabuk-do today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Jeongeup has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Jeollabuk-do (AQI 77, Moderate), and Gunsan the worst (AQI 92, Moderate). Jeongeup has the most tree cover, at 34.9% — #17 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 84
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 20.8%
- South Korea: 28.4%
- worst air now: Gunsan
- 92
- cleanest air now: Jeongeup
- 77
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Jeollabuk-do · average AQI 84
Air quality today across Jeollabuk-do, city by city
| Jeonju | 79Moderate | 22.7% | 22.9K | #32 of 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iksan | 86Moderate | 6.7% | 73.2K | #53 of 56 |
| Gunsan | 92Moderate | 18.7% | 31.0K | #41 of 56 |
| Jeongeup | 77Moderate | 34.9% | — | #17 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 Jeollabuk-do lost?
Since 2001, Jeollabuk-do has lost about 46,000 hectares of forest (about 64,000 football pitches): 12% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,770 hectares (3.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 46,000 haabout 64,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 12%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,770 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 | 21 ha | 788 ha | 809 ha |
| 2002 | 25 ha | 790 ha | 815 ha |
| 2003 | 36 ha | 896 ha | 932 ha |
| 2004 | 93 ha | 2,330 ha | 2,420 ha |
| 2005 | 125 ha | 1,620 ha | 1,740 ha |
| 2006 | 86 ha | 1,750 ha | 1,840 ha |
| 2007 | 36 ha | 422 ha | 458 ha |
| 2008 | 142 ha | 1,840 ha | 1,980 ha |
| 2009 | 81 ha | 1,980 ha | 2,060 ha |
| 2010 | 72 ha | 1,540 ha | 1,620 ha |
| 2011 | 44 ha | 1,030 ha | 1,070 ha |
| 2012 | 99 ha | 2,080 ha | 2,180 ha |
| 2013 | 52 ha | 1,750 ha | 1,800 ha |
| 2014 | 68 ha | 1,880 ha | 1,950 ha |
| 2015 | 44 ha | 2,000 ha | 2,050 ha |
| 2016 | 86 ha | 2,790 ha | 2,880 ha |
| 2017 | 112 ha | 2,420 ha | 2,540 ha |
| 2018 | 76 ha | 2,740 ha | 2,820 ha |
| 2019 | 74 ha | 2,200 ha | 2,270 ha |
| 2020 | 94 ha | 1,940 ha | 2,030 ha |
| 2021 | 53 ha | 1,710 ha | 1,770 ha |
| 2022 | 58 ha | 2,170 ha | 2,230 ha |
| 2023 | 66 ha | 2,100 ha | 2,170 ha |
| 2024 | 50 ha | 1,720 ha | 1,770 ha |
| 2025 | 75 ha | 1,700 ha | 1,780 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 1,940 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 2,510 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 2,880 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Jeollabuk-do?
- Loggingcan grow back95% · 43,600 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good2.3% · 1,070 ha
Also: wildfires, farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy, 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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