City report · Shandong, China
Zaozhuang Air quality today
Air quality in Zaozhuang currently reads AQI 151 (Unhealthy): Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
AQI 151
Air quality right now
Unhealthy
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 56.1
- tree cover
- 11.5%
- trees in this area
- 36.1K
- more trees needed
- 89.5K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Shizhong District, Zaozhuang, Zaozhuang, 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.
Zaozhuang · AQI 151 (Unhealthy)
Zaozhuang's tree count comes to 36,128 trees across 12.57 km², 29 points below the 40% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 89,535 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Zaozhuang today: AQI 151, Unhealthy
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 12, 02:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Shizhong District Government, Zaozhuang (枣庄市中区政府), 1.7 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
PM2.5
56.1
PM10
94.4
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
- Everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it
- Windows
- Keep them closed
- Mask
- Wear an N95 outdoors
- Air purifier
- Run one
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Zaozhuang's daily AQI at 106 on average, from 56 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 172 on Nov 6.
Where Zaozhuang stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Zaozhuang: Critically low
11.5% tree cover against a 40% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
36,128
Target trees
125,663
More trees needed
89,535
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,970 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Zaozhuang lost?
There was very little forest around Zaozhuang in 2000, about 70 hectares, and about 2 hectares of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
The worst year was 2024, 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 | 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Zaozhuang?
- Mining and energycleared for good57% · 1 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good4.8% · under 1 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good4.8% · under 1 ha
Also: 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
- 1,980 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 2,950 ha
- Overall change
- +967 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Zaozhuang grew from about 1,980 hectares to 2,950 hectares, a net gain of about 967 hectares (+49%). New forest grew on about 970 hectares, while 3 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 Zaozhuang
What is the air quality (AQI) in Zaozhuang right now?
The latest reading for Zaozhuang shows an AQI of 151 (Unhealthy), measured Nov 12, 02:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Shizhong District Government, Zaozhuang (枣庄市中区政府), 1.7 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Zaozhuang today?
At AQI 151 (Unhealthy): everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it. Windows: keep them closed. Masks: wear an N95 outdoors. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Zaozhuang been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Zaozhuang's daily AQI at 106 on average, from 56 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 172 on Nov 6. On 4 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Zaozhuang lost since 2001?
There was very little forest around Zaozhuang in 2000, about 70 hectares, and about 2 hectares of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Zaozhuang grew from about 1,980 hectares to 2,950 hectares, a net gain of about 967 hectares (+49%). New forest grew on about 970 hectares, while 3 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Zaozhuang?
Zaozhuang has an estimated 36,128 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 11.5% tree cover, 29 percentage points short of the 40% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Zaozhuang need?
Zaozhuang needs roughly 89,535 more trees to close a 29-point shortfall against its 40% tree-cover target — about 1,970 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Zaozhuang's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Shizhong 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 Shizhong District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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