City report · Xinjiang, China
Xinyuan Air quality today
Air quality in Xinyuan currently reads AQI 69 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 69
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 21.4
- tree cover
- 14.6%
- trees in this area
- 45.8K
- more trees needed
- 48.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Xinyuan County, Ili, Xinjiang, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 22, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Xinyuan · AQI 69 (Moderate)
Xinyuan's tree count comes to 45,776 trees across 12.54 km² of land, 15 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 48,284 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Xinyuan today: AQI 69, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 21:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 245 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 245 km, e.g. Ili and Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
21.4
PM10
10.3
NO₂
6.6
O₃
70.0
SO₂
6.6
CO
495.0
- 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 Xinyuan's daily AQI at 46 on average, from 27 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 74 on Nov 6.
Where Xinyuan stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Xinyuan: Critically low
14.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.54 km² of land.
Trees in this area
45,776
Target trees
94,060
More trees needed
48,284
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,062 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Xinyuan lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Xinyuan has lost about 4 hectares of forest (about 6 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was mining and energy (12%). About 1 hectare (24%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 4 haabout 6 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2012, when about 1 hectare 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 | 1 ha | 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Xinyuan?
- Mining and energycleared for good12% · under 1 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good12% · under 1 ha
- Loggingcan grow back9.5% · under 1 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
- 1,220 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,250 ha
- Overall change
- +31 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Xinyuan grew from about 1,220 hectares to 1,250 hectares, a net gain of about 31 hectares (+2.5%). New forest grew on about 89 hectares, while 59 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 Xinyuan right now?
The latest reading for Xinyuan shows an AQI of 69 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 21:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 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 Xinyuan today?
At AQI 69 (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 Xinyuan been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Xinyuan's daily AQI at 46 on average, from 27 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 74 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Xinyuan lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Xinyuan has lost about 4 hectares of forest (about 6 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was mining and energy (12%). About 1 hectare (24%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Xinyuan grew from about 1,220 hectares to 1,250 hectares, a net gain of about 31 hectares (+2.5%). New forest grew on about 89 hectares, while 59 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Xinyuan?
Xinyuan has an estimated 45,776 trees across the 12.54 km² of land measured — 14.6% tree cover, 15 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Xinyuan need?
Xinyuan needs roughly 48,284 more trees to close a 15-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,062 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Xinyuan'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 Xinyuan County; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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