South Korea · Jeollanam-do · 4 cities
Air quality in Jeollanam-do today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Gwangyang has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Jeollanam-do (AQI 64, Moderate), and Mokpo the worst (AQI 107, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Yeosu has the most tree cover, at 47.7% — #6 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 77
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 39.4%
- South Korea: 28.4%
- worst air now: Mokpo
- 107
- cleanest air now: Gwangyang
- 64
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Jeollanam-do · average AQI 77
Air quality today across Jeollanam-do, city by city
| Suncheon | 68Moderate | 45.7% | — | #8 of 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeosu | 68Moderate | 47.7% | — | #6 of 56 |
| Mokpo | 107Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 25.9% | 27.7K | #29 of 56 |
| Gwangyang | 64Moderate | 38.2% | — | #15 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 Jeollanam-do lost?
Since 2001, Jeollanam-do has lost about 38,600 hectares of forest (about 54,000 football pitches): 7.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2,920 hectares (7.6%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 38,600 haabout 54,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 7.7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,920 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 | 46 ha | 514 ha | 560 ha |
| 2002 | 44 ha | 594 ha | 638 ha |
| 2003 | 48 ha | 517 ha | 565 ha |
| 2004 | 184 ha | 1,250 ha | 1,440 ha |
| 2005 | 103 ha | 997 ha | 1,100 ha |
| 2006 | 182 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,190 ha |
| 2007 | 81 ha | 215 ha | 296 ha |
| 2008 | 326 ha | 1,710 ha | 2,040 ha |
| 2009 | 180 ha | 1,520 ha | 1,700 ha |
| 2010 | 122 ha | 1,380 ha | 1,500 ha |
| 2011 | 111 ha | 850 ha | 961 ha |
| 2012 | 137 ha | 1,340 ha | 1,480 ha |
| 2013 | 63 ha | 1,150 ha | 1,210 ha |
| 2014 | 62 ha | 1,580 ha | 1,640 ha |
| 2015 | 89 ha | 1,510 ha | 1,600 ha |
| 2016 | 134 ha | 1,940 ha | 2,070 ha |
| 2017 | 152 ha | 2,430 ha | 2,590 ha |
| 2018 | 181 ha | 2,280 ha | 2,460 ha |
| 2019 | 77 ha | 1,870 ha | 1,940 ha |
| 2020 | 116 ha | 2,030 ha | 2,150 ha |
| 2021 | 99 ha | 1,700 ha | 1,800 ha |
| 2022 | 114 ha | 1,920 ha | 2,030 ha |
| 2023 | 77 ha | 2,270 ha | 2,350 ha |
| 2024 | 75 ha | 1,550 ha | 1,630 ha |
| 2025 | 119 ha | 1,590 ha | 1,710 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 1,900 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 2,240 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 2,590 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Jeollanam-do?
- Loggingcan grow back90% · 34,800 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.8% · 2,220 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back1.3% · 505 ha
Also: 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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