City report · South Hwanghae, North Korea
Sinch’ŏn-ŭp Air quality today
Air quality in Sinch’ŏn-ŭp currently reads AQI 51 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 51
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 9.3
- tree cover
- 3.5%
- trees in this area
- 11.0K
- more trees needed
- 83.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Sinchon, South Hwanghae, North Korea (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 18, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Sinch’ŏn-ŭp · AQI 51 (Moderate)
Sinch’ŏn-ŭp's tree count comes to 10,996 trees across 12.57 km², 27 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 83,252 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Sinch’ŏn-ŭp today: AQI 51, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 19:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 5 ground-station cities within 165 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 5 station cities within 165 km, e.g. Kaesŏng and Gimpo-si
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
9.3
PM10
22.4
NO₂
12.3
O₃
47.0
SO₂
10.3
CO
351.0
- 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 Sinch’ŏn-ŭp's daily AQI at 57 on average, from 32 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 146 on Nov 11.
Where Sinch’ŏn-ŭp stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Sinch’ŏn-ŭp: Critically low
3.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
10,996
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
83,252
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,832 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Sinch’ŏn-ŭp lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Sinch’ŏn-ŭp has lost about 23 hectares of forest (about 32 football pitches): 4.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 23 haabout 32 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- under 1 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2024, 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 15 ha | 15 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Sinch’ŏn-ŭp?
- Loggingcan grow back81% · 18 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back15% · 3 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown4.4% · 1 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural 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
- 1,720 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 2,640 ha
- Overall change
- +915 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Sinch’ŏn-ŭp grew from about 1,720 hectares to 2,640 hectares, a net gain of about 915 hectares (+53%). New forest grew on about 920 hectares, while 6 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 Sinch’ŏn-ŭp
What is the air quality (AQI) in Sinch’ŏn-ŭp right now?
The latest reading for Sinch’ŏn-ŭp shows an AQI of 51 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 19:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 5 ground-station cities within 165 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 Sinch’ŏn-ŭp today?
At AQI 51 (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 Sinch’ŏn-ŭp been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Sinch’ŏn-ŭp's daily AQI at 57 on average, from 32 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 146 on Nov 11. On 1 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Sinch’ŏn-ŭp lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Sinch’ŏn-ŭp has lost about 23 hectares of forest (about 32 football pitches): 4.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Sinch’ŏn-ŭp grew from about 1,720 hectares to 2,640 hectares, a net gain of about 915 hectares (+53%). New forest grew on about 920 hectares, while 6 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Sinch’ŏn-ŭp?
Sinch’ŏn-ŭp has an estimated 10,996 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 3.5% tree cover, 27 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Sinch’ŏn-ŭp need?
Sinch’ŏn-ŭp needs roughly 83,252 more trees to close a 27-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,832 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Sinch’ŏn-ŭp'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 Sinchon; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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