China · Jiangxi · 15 cities
Air quality in Jiangxi today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Jianchang has the cleanest air of the 15 cities we track in Jiangxi (AQI 41, Good), and Yingtan the worst (AQI 115, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Pengze has the most tree cover, at 58.1% — #16 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.
Average right now
AQI 75
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 15
- average tree cover
- 21.7%
- China: 22.9%
- worst air now: Yingtan
- 115
- cleanest air now: Jianchang
- 41
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Jiangxi · average AQI 75
Air quality today across Jiangxi, city by city
| Nanchang | 102Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 26.2% | 19.0K | #210 of 639 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganzhou | 75Moderate | 19.4% | 30.2K | #330 of 639 |
| Jiujiang | 82Moderate | 20.2% | 29.5K | #310 of 639 |
| Shangrao | 82Moderate | 20.0% | 28.7K | #316 of 639 |
| Fuzhou, Jiangxi | 90Moderate | 21.2% | 27.3K | #290 of 639 |
| Yichun | 67Moderate | 32.9% | — | #125 of 639 |
| Pingxiang | 69Moderate | 30.8% | — | #141 of 639 |
| Xinyu | 70Moderate | 15.2% | 45.2K | #426 of 639 |
| Ji’an | 71Moderate | 11.2% | 49.8K | #522 of 639 |
| Jingdezhen | 84Moderate | 16.1% | 41.9K | #405 of 639 |
| Pengze | 51Moderate | 58.1% | — | #16 of 639 |
| Yingtan | 115Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 15.6% | 58.2K | #417 of 639 |
| Jinfeng | 65Moderate | 11.7% | 57.2K | #510 of 639 |
| Jianchang | 41Good | 9.9% | 55.4K | #556 of 639 |
| Bashan | 57Moderate | 17.5% | 38.4K | #375 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 Jiangxi lost?
Since 2001, Jiangxi has lost about 1.22 million hectares of forest (about 12,000 km²): 14% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 161,000 hectares (13%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1.22 million haabout 12,000 km²
- Share of its forest
- 14%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 161,000 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 | 912 ha | 7,020 ha | 7,930 ha |
| 2002 | 1,440 ha | 8,240 ha | 9,680 ha |
| 2003 | 2,470 ha | 8,150 ha | 10,600 ha |
| 2004 | 4,800 ha | 23,700 ha | 28,500 ha |
| 2005 | 3,610 ha | 20,300 ha | 23,900 ha |
| 2006 | 5,840 ha | 28,100 ha | 34,000 ha |
| 2007 | 5,730 ha | 32,400 ha | 38,200 ha |
| 2008 | 6,240 ha | 59,800 ha | 66,100 ha |
| 2009 | 5,950 ha | 55,300 ha | 61,200 ha |
| 2010 | 5,280 ha | 45,100 ha | 50,300 ha |
| 2011 | 7,660 ha | 43,700 ha | 51,400 ha |
| 2012 | 8,020 ha | 59,300 ha | 67,300 ha |
| 2013 | 5,510 ha | 44,100 ha | 49,600 ha |
| 2014 | 7,040 ha | 55,100 ha | 62,100 ha |
| 2015 | 7,700 ha | 60,000 ha | 67,700 ha |
| 2016 | 11,600 ha | 76,200 ha | 87,800 ha |
| 2017 | 11,000 ha | 57,600 ha | 68,700 ha |
| 2018 | 9,560 ha | 49,300 ha | 58,800 ha |
| 2019 | 8,290 ha | 39,100 ha | 47,400 ha |
| 2020 | 6,570 ha | 32,100 ha | 38,700 ha |
| 2021 | 6,030 ha | 45,800 ha | 51,800 ha |
| 2022 | 6,850 ha | 51,300 ha | 58,100 ha |
| 2023 | 8,090 ha | 58,700 ha | 66,800 ha |
| 2024 | 8,890 ha | 53,600 ha | 62,500 ha |
| 2025 | 6,020 ha | 40,700 ha | 46,700 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 57,200 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 60,300 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 87,800 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Jiangxi?
- Loggingcan grow back85% · 1.03 million ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.6% · 68,500 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good4.6% · 55,600 ha
Also: mining and energy, wildfires, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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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