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Air quality & tree cover in South Pyongan

Today's air quality (AQI) and satellite-measured tree cover for the cities of South Pyongan, each over the same 2 km around its center.

Right now, Paek'ak has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in South Pyongan (AQI 78, Moderate), and Sunch’ŏn the worst (AQI 87, Moderate). Paek'ak has the most tree cover, at 82.7% — #1 of 7 cities measured in North Korea.

Cities tracked
7
Average tree cover
65.3%North Korea: 48.6%
Worst air right now
Sunch’ŏnAQI 87

Air quality today and tree cover across South Pyongan

Current air quality and tree cover for cities in South Pyongan, North Korea
Sunch’ŏn87Moderate48.0%—#3 of 7
Kaech’ŏnBeing measured———
Tŏkch’ŏnBeing measured———
Paek'ak78Moderate82.7%—#1 of 7
Chaeryŏng-niBeing measured———
KangsŏnBeing measured———
P’yŏngsŏngBeing measured———

Air quality is the US AQI from Open-Meteo / CAMS, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 2 km of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in North Korea.

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