City report · Shandong, China
Yantai Air quality today
Air quality in Yantai currently reads AQI 72 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 72
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 20.2
- tree cover
- 29.1%
- trees in this area
- 81.9K
- more trees needed
- 2.5K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Laishan District, Yantai, Shandong, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 22, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Yantai · AQI 72 (Moderate)
Yantai's tree count comes to 81,913 trees across 11.26 km² of land, 1 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 2,533 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Yantai today: AQI 72, 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 · Laishan EPA, Yantai (烟台莱山区环保局), 200 m away · median of 5 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
20.2
PM10
35.6
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Environmental Protection Department of Shandong Province (山东省环境保护厅)
- 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 Yantai's daily AQI at 66 on average, from 47 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 121 on Nov 5.
Where Yantai stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Yantai: Below target
29.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.26 km² of land.
Trees in this area
81,913
Target trees
84,446
More trees needed
2,533
CO₂ if planted / yr
55.7 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Yantai lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Yantai has lost about 16 hectares of forest (about 22 football pitches): 7.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 2 hectares (14%) 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
- 16 haabout 22 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 7.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 11 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
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 | under 1 ha | under 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 | 11 ha | 11 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 Yantai?
- Wildfirescan grow back83% · 13 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good13% · 2 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown3.8% · under 1 ha
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
- 1,400 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,530 ha
- Overall change
- +131 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Yantai grew from about 1,400 hectares to 1,530 hectares, a net gain of about 131 hectares (+9.4%). New forest grew on about 164 hectares, while 34 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 Yantai
What is the air quality (AQI) in Yantai right now?
The latest reading for Yantai shows an AQI of 72 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 22:00 local time by 5 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Laishan EPA, Yantai (烟台莱山区环保局), 200 m away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Yantai today?
At AQI 72 (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 Yantai been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Yantai's daily AQI at 66 on average, from 47 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 121 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Yantai lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Yantai has lost about 16 hectares of forest (about 22 football pitches): 7.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 2 hectares (14%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Yantai grew from about 1,400 hectares to 1,530 hectares, a net gain of about 131 hectares (+9.4%). New forest grew on about 164 hectares, while 34 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Yantai?
Yantai has an estimated 81,913 trees across the 11.26 km² of land measured — 29.1% tree cover, 1 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Yantai need?
Yantai needs roughly 2,533 more trees to close a 1-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 55.7 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Yantai's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Laishan 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 Laishan District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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