City report · Zhejiang, China
Shaoxing Air quality today
Air quality in Shaoxing currently reads AQI 151 (Unhealthy): Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
AQI 151
Air quality right now
Unhealthy
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 55.5
- tree cover
- 26.3%
- trees in this area
- 80.9K
- more trees needed
- 42.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Yuecheng District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 14, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Shaoxing · AQI 151 (Unhealthy)
Shaoxing's tree count comes to 80,889 trees across 12.31 km² of land, 14 points below the 40% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 42,136 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Shaoxing today: AQI 151, Unhealthy
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 22:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Shaoxing (绍兴), 1 km away · median of 3 stations
Health signal
Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
PM2.5
55.5
PM10
89.3
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Zhejiang Environmental Protection Bureau (浙江省环保厅门户)
- Outdoor exercise
- Everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it
- Windows
- Keep them closed
- Mask
- Wear an N95 outdoors
- Air purifier
- Run one
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Shaoxing's daily AQI at 111 on average, from 67 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 224 on Nov 11.
Where Shaoxing stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Shaoxing: Below target
26.3% tree cover against a 40% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.31 km² of land.
Trees in this area
80,889
Target trees
123,025
More trees needed
42,136
CO₂ if planted / yr
927.0 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Shaoxing lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Shaoxing has lost about 248 hectares of forest (about 350 football pitches): 6.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (94%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 248 haabout 350 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 233 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2009, when about 29 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 | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2002 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2003 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2004 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2006 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2009 | 27 ha | 1 ha | 29 ha |
| 2010 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2011 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2012 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2013 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2014 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2016 | 18 ha | under 1 ha | 18 ha |
| 2017 | 20 ha | under 1 ha | 21 ha |
| 2018 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2019 | 10 ha | 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2020 | 16 ha | under 1 ha | 16 ha |
| 2021 | 4 ha | 4 ha | 7 ha |
| 2022 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2023 | 28 ha | under 1 ha | 29 ha |
| 2024 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2025 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Shaoxing?
- Towns and roadscleared for good82% · 204 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good11% · 28 ha
- Loggingcan grow back3.8% · 9 ha
Also: 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
- 5,500 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 6,380 ha
- Overall change
- +883 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Shaoxing grew from about 5,500 hectares to 6,380 hectares, a net gain of about 883 hectares (+16%). New forest grew on about 1,120 hectares, while 236 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 Shaoxing right now?
The latest reading for Shaoxing shows an AQI of 151 (Unhealthy), measured Nov 11, 22:00 local time by 3 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Shaoxing (绍兴), 1 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Shaoxing today?
At AQI 151 (Unhealthy): everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it. Windows: keep them closed. Masks: wear an N95 outdoors. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Shaoxing been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Shaoxing's daily AQI at 111 on average, from 67 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 224 on Nov 11. On 3 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Shaoxing lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Shaoxing has lost about 248 hectares of forest (about 350 football pitches): 6.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (94%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Shaoxing grew from about 5,500 hectares to 6,380 hectares, a net gain of about 883 hectares (+16%). New forest grew on about 1,120 hectares, while 236 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Shaoxing?
Shaoxing has an estimated 80,889 trees across the 12.31 km² of land measured — 26.3% tree cover, 14 percentage points short of the 40% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Shaoxing need?
Shaoxing needs roughly 42,136 more trees to close a 14-point shortfall against its 40% tree-cover target — about 927.0 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Shaoxing's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Yuecheng District, 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 Yuecheng District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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