City report · Fujian, China
Shaowu Air quality today
Air quality in Shaowu currently reads AQI 57 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 57
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 13.0
- tree cover
- 37.9%
- trees in this area
- 111K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 17, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Shaowu · AQI 57 (Moderate)
Shaowu's tree count comes to 110,970 trees across 11.72 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Shaowu today: AQI 57, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 07:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 9 ground-station cities within 245 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 9 station cities within 245 km, e.g. Yingtan and Sanming
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
13.0
PM10
21.2
NO₂
11.0
O₃
40.0
SO₂
2.5
CO
257.0
- 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 Shaowu's daily AQI at 47 on average, from 36 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 72 on Nov 8.
Where Shaowu stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Shaowu: Healthy tree cover
37.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.72 km² of land.
Trees in this area
110,970
Target trees
110,970
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Shaowu lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Shaowu has lost about 9,980 hectares of forest (about 14,000 football pitches): 47% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 629 hectares (6.3%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from December 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 9,980 haabout 14,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 47%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 629 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is speeding up: about 479 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 331 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2011, when about 914 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 ha | 76 ha | 78 ha |
| 2002 | 4 ha | 124 ha | 127 ha |
| 2003 | 18 ha | 485 ha | 503 ha |
| 2004 | 11 ha | 305 ha | 316 ha |
| 2005 | 10 ha | 345 ha | 355 ha |
| 2006 | 11 ha | 274 ha | 285 ha |
| 2007 | 54 ha | 320 ha | 374 ha |
| 2008 | 22 ha | 529 ha | 551 ha |
| 2009 | 44 ha | 466 ha | 510 ha |
| 2010 | 19 ha | 228 ha | 247 ha |
| 2011 | 67 ha | 847 ha | 914 ha |
| 2012 | 51 ha | 455 ha | 505 ha |
| 2013 | 22 ha | 332 ha | 354 ha |
| 2014 | 46 ha | 530 ha | 575 ha |
| 2015 | 27 ha | 215 ha | 242 ha |
| 2016 | 19 ha | 282 ha | 301 ha |
| 2017 | 14 ha | 256 ha | 270 ha |
| 2018 | 16 ha | 311 ha | 327 ha |
| 2019 | 35 ha | 402 ha | 437 ha |
| 2020 | 39 ha | 282 ha | 320 ha |
| 2021 | 27 ha | 579 ha | 606 ha |
| 2022 | 23 ha | 619 ha | 642 ha |
| 2023 | 34 ha | 566 ha | 600 ha |
| 2024 | 13 ha | 371 ha | 384 ha |
| 2025 | 3 ha | 159 ha | 161 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Shaowu?
- Loggingcan grow back94% · 9,360 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.4% · 542 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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
- 24,700 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 23,400 ha
- Overall change
- −1,330 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Shaowu shrank from about 24,700 hectares to 23,400 hectares, a net loss of about 1,330 hectares (−5.4%). New forest grew on about 204 hectares, but 1,530 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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What is the air quality (AQI) in Shaowu right now?
The latest reading for Shaowu shows an AQI of 57 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 07:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 9 ground-station cities within 245 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Shaowu today?
At AQI 57 (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 Shaowu been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Shaowu's daily AQI at 47 on average, from 36 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 72 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Shaowu lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Shaowu has lost about 9,980 hectares of forest (about 14,000 football pitches): 47% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 629 hectares (6.3%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss is speeding up: about 479 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 331 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Shaowu shrank from about 24,700 hectares to 23,400 hectares, a net loss of about 1,330 hectares (−5.4%). New forest grew on about 204 hectares, but 1,530 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Shaowu?
Shaowu has an estimated 110,970 trees across the 11.72 km² of land measured — 37.9% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Shaowu need?
Shaowu has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Shaowu's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. 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 Shaowu; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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