City report · Jiangxi, China
Xinyu Air quality today
Air quality in Xinyu currently reads AQI 70 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 70
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 19.4
- tree cover
- 15.2%
- trees in this area
- 46.5K
- more trees needed
- 45.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Yushui District, Xinyu, Jiangxi, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Jun 17, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Xinyu · AQI 70 (Moderate)
Xinyu's tree count comes to 46,463 trees across 12.23 km² of land, 15 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 45,240 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Xinyu today: AQI 70, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 23:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · No.2 water factory, Xinyu (新余第二水厂), 3.2 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
19.4
PM10
43.2
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Jiangxi Province Environmental Protection Agency (江西省环境保护厅)
- 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 Xinyu's daily AQI at 63 on average, from 36 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 110 on Nov 11.
Where Xinyu stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Xinyu: Critically low
15.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.23 km² of land.
Trees in this area
46,463
Target trees
91,703
More trees needed
45,240
CO₂ if planted / yr
995.3 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Xinyu lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Xinyu has lost about 2,130 hectares of forest (about 3,000 football pitches): 31% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 842 hectares (40%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2018: satellite photo from November 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,130 haabout 3,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 31%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 842 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 84 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 143 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2018, when about 182 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 | 16 ha | 16 ha |
| 2002 | 4 ha | 4 ha | 8 ha |
| 2003 | 8 ha | 4 ha | 11 ha |
| 2004 | 22 ha | 19 ha | 41 ha |
| 2005 | 6 ha | 11 ha | 17 ha |
| 2006 | 29 ha | 17 ha | 47 ha |
| 2007 | 68 ha | 12 ha | 80 ha |
| 2008 | 75 ha | 64 ha | 139 ha |
| 2009 | 90 ha | 36 ha | 126 ha |
| 2010 | 42 ha | 39 ha | 80 ha |
| 2011 | 48 ha | 36 ha | 84 ha |
| 2012 | 37 ha | 84 ha | 121 ha |
| 2013 | 30 ha | 60 ha | 90 ha |
| 2014 | 25 ha | 37 ha | 62 ha |
| 2015 | 23 ha | 44 ha | 68 ha |
| 2016 | 38 ha | 99 ha | 137 ha |
| 2017 | 64 ha | 90 ha | 154 ha |
| 2018 | 29 ha | 153 ha | 182 ha |
| 2019 | 22 ha | 87 ha | 109 ha |
| 2020 | 30 ha | 104 ha | 134 ha |
| 2021 | 21 ha | 74 ha | 95 ha |
| 2022 | 28 ha | 49 ha | 77 ha |
| 2023 | 38 ha | 46 ha | 84 ha |
| 2024 | 33 ha | 68 ha | 101 ha |
| 2025 | 33 ha | 31 ha | 63 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Xinyu?
- Loggingcan grow back60% · 1,280 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good31% · 653 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good5.5% · 117 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
- 11,600 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 9,710 ha
- Overall change
- −1,870 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Xinyu shrank from about 11,600 hectares to 9,710 hectares, a net loss of about 1,870 hectares (−16%). New forest grew on about 320 hectares, but 2,190 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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Questions about Xinyu
What is the air quality (AQI) in Xinyu right now?
The latest reading for Xinyu shows an AQI of 70 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 23:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is No.2 water factory, Xinyu (新余第二水厂), 3.2 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Xinyu today?
At AQI 70 (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 Xinyu been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Xinyu's daily AQI at 63 on average, from 36 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 110 on Nov 11. On 1 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Xinyu lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Xinyu has lost about 2,130 hectares of forest (about 3,000 football pitches): 31% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 842 hectares (40%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss is slowing down: about 84 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 143 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Xinyu shrank from about 11,600 hectares to 9,710 hectares, a net loss of about 1,870 hectares (−16%). New forest grew on about 320 hectares, but 2,190 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Xinyu?
Xinyu has an estimated 46,463 trees across the 12.23 km² of land measured — 15.2% tree cover, 15 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Xinyu need?
Xinyu needs roughly 45,240 more trees to close a 15-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 995.3 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Xinyu's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Yushui 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 Yushui District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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