China · Ningxia · 7 cities
Air quality in Ningxia today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Zhongwei has the cleanest air of the 7 cities we track in Ningxia (AQI 60, Moderate), and Xigang the worst (AQI 170, Unhealthy). Zhongwei has the most tree cover, at 19.3% — #332 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 134
Average right now
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- cities tracked
- 7
- average tree cover
- 12.7%
- China: 22.9%
- worst air now: Xigang
- 170
- cleanest air now: Zhongwei
- 60
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Ningxia · average AQI 134
Air quality today across Ningxia, city by city
| Wuzhong | 128Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 16.0% | 59.6K | #408 of 639 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yinchuan | 170Unhealthy | 16.4% | 73.7K | #399 of 639 |
| Zhongwei | 60Moderate | 19.3% | 33.4K | #332 of 639 |
| Shizuishan | 155Unhealthy | 10.4% | 45.5K | #543 of 639 |
| Guyuan | 82Moderate | 6.1% | 74.8K | #622 of 639 |
| Huinong | 170Unhealthy | 3.0% | 107K | #636 of 639 |
| Xigang | 170Unhealthy | 17.8% | 68.5K | #363 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 Ningxia lost?
Since 2001, Ningxia has lost about 97 hectares of forest (about 140 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (11%), after which forest can grow back. About 14 hectares (15%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 97 haabout 140 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 14 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 | 6 ha | 21 ha | 27 ha |
| 2002 | 2 ha | 17 ha | 19 ha |
| 2003 | 3 ha | 8 ha | 11 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 12 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
The worst year was 2001, when about 27 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Ningxia?
- Loggingcan grow back11% · 11 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good7.1% · 7 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good6% · 6 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, mining and energy, wildfires, 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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