City report · Hubei, China
Xiangyang Air quality today
Air quality in Xiangyang currently reads AQI 97 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 97
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 34.0
- tree cover
- 13.5%
- trees in this area
- 36.0K
- more trees needed
- 44.0K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Fancheng District, Xiangyang, Hubei, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 6, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Xiangyang · AQI 97 (Moderate)
Xiangyang's tree count comes to 35,965 trees across 10.66 km² of land, 16 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 43,957 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Xiangyang today: AQI 97, Moderate
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 · Xiangyang (襄阳), 4.3 km away · median of 3 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
34.0
PM10
50.8
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Hubei Environmental Protection Agency (湖北省环境保护厅)
- 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 Xiangyang's daily AQI at 107 on average, from 92 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 160 on Nov 7.
Where Xiangyang stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Xiangyang: Critically low
13.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 10.66 km² of land.
Trees in this area
35,965
Target trees
79,922
More trees needed
43,957
CO₂ if planted / yr
967.1 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Xiangyang lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Xiangyang has lost about 87 hectares of forest (about 120 football pitches): 5.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 22 hectares (25%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 87 haabout 120 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 22 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2017, when about 36 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 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 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 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2008 | 4 ha | 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2009 | 4 ha | 6 ha | 10 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 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 | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2016 | 4 ha | 6 ha | 10 ha |
| 2017 | 4 ha | 32 ha | 36 ha |
| 2018 | 4 ha | 5 ha | 9 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Xiangyang?
- Loggingcan grow back70% · 62 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good25% · 22 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown3.8% · 3 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations.
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
- 3,130 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,660 ha
- Overall change
- +533 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Xiangyang grew from about 3,130 hectares to 3,660 hectares, a net gain of about 533 hectares (+17%). New forest grew on about 594 hectares, while 62 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 Xiangyang right now?
The latest reading for Xiangyang shows an AQI of 97 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 22:00 local time by 3 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Xiangyang (襄阳), 4.3 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Xiangyang today?
At AQI 97 (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 Xiangyang been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Xiangyang's daily AQI at 107 on average, from 92 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 160 on Nov 7. On 2 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Xiangyang lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Xiangyang has lost about 87 hectares of forest (about 120 football pitches): 5.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 22 hectares (25%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Xiangyang grew from about 3,130 hectares to 3,660 hectares, a net gain of about 533 hectares (+17%). New forest grew on about 594 hectares, while 62 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Xiangyang?
Xiangyang has an estimated 35,965 trees across the 10.66 km² of land measured — 13.5% tree cover, 16 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Xiangyang need?
Xiangyang needs roughly 43,957 more trees to close a 16-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 967.1 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Xiangyang's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Fancheng 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 Fancheng District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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