City report · Yunnan, China
Shangri-La Air quality today
Air quality in Shangri-La currently reads AQI 68 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 68
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 18.1
- tree cover
- 17.7%
- trees in this area
- 55.6K
- more trees needed
- 38.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Shangri-La City, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Jul 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Shangri-La · AQI 68 (Moderate)
Shangri-La's tree count comes to 55,551 trees across 12.56 km² of land, 12 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 38,603 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Shangri-La today: AQI 68, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 12, 00:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Diqing station, Diqing (迪庆州迪庆州站), 800 m away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
18.1
PM10
28.1
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Shangri-La's daily AQI at 11 on average, from 4 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 33 on Nov 9.
Where Shangri-La stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Shangri-La: Critically low
17.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.56 km² of land.
Trees in this area
55,551
Target trees
94,154
More trees needed
38,603
CO₂ if planted / yr
849.3 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Shangri-La lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Shangri-La has lost about 66 hectares of forest (about 93 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (41%), after which forest can grow back. About 24 hectares (36%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 66 haabout 93 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 24 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2016, when about 15 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 9 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 11 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2016 | 6 ha | 8 ha | 15 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2021 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2023 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Shangri-La?
- Wildfirescan grow back41% · 27 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good21% · 14 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good15% · 10 ha
Also: logging, storms, floods and other natural causes, farms, pasture and plantations, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 11,300 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 12,300 ha
- Overall change
- +1,040 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Shangri-La grew from about 11,300 hectares to 12,300 hectares, a net gain of about 1,040 hectares (+9.2%). New forest grew on about 1,130 hectares, while 91 hectares were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
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. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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Frequently asked
Questions about Shangri-La
What is the air quality (AQI) in Shangri-La right now?
The latest reading for Shangri-La shows an AQI of 68 (Moderate), measured Nov 12, 00:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Diqing station, Diqing (迪庆州迪庆州站), 800 m away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Shangri-La today?
At AQI 68 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Shangri-La been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Shangri-La's daily AQI at 11 on average, from 4 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 33 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Shangri-La lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Shangri-La has lost about 66 hectares of forest (about 93 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (41%), after which forest can grow back. About 24 hectares (36%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Shangri-La grew from about 11,300 hectares to 12,300 hectares, a net gain of about 1,040 hectares (+9.2%). New forest grew on about 1,130 hectares, while 91 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Shangri-La?
Shangri-La has an estimated 55,551 trees across the 12.56 km² of land measured — 17.7% tree cover, 12 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Shangri-La need?
Shangri-La needs roughly 38,603 more trees to close a 12-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 849.3 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Shangri-La's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Shangri-La City, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Shangri-La City; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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