City report · Guangdong, China
Zhaoqing Air quality today
Air quality in Zhaoqing 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
- 16.3%
- trees in this area
- 34.1K
- more trees needed
- 28.7K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Zhaoqing · AQI 97 (Moderate)
Zhaoqing's tree count comes to 34,105 trees across 8.37 km² of land, 14 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 28,665 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Zhaoqing 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 · Zhaoqing (肇庆), 500 m away · median of 3 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
34.0
PM10
54.0
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Guangdong Environmental Protection public network (广东环境保护公众网)
- 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 Zhaoqing's daily AQI at 67 on average, from 45 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 149 on Nov 8.
Where Zhaoqing stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Zhaoqing: Critically low
16.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 8.37 km² of land.
Trees in this area
34,105
Target trees
62,770
More trees needed
28,665
CO₂ if planted / yr
630.6 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Zhaoqing lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Zhaoqing has lost about 2,220 hectares of forest (about 3,100 football pitches): 24% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 230 hectares (10%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2019: satellite photo from December 2019 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,220 haabout 3,100 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 24%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 230 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 81 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 93 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2015, when about 223 hectares of forest were lost.
Zhaoqing's full deforestation reportHectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13 ha | 22 ha | 35 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 27 ha | 27 ha |
| 2003 | 3 ha | 54 ha | 57 ha |
| 2004 | 3 ha | 213 ha | 216 ha |
| 2005 | 5 ha | 67 ha | 72 ha |
| 2006 | 9 ha | 109 ha | 118 ha |
| 2007 | 17 ha | 43 ha | 60 ha |
| 2008 | 18 ha | 100 ha | 117 ha |
| 2009 | 13 ha | 57 ha | 70 ha |
| 2010 | 10 ha | 51 ha | 61 ha |
| 2011 | 20 ha | 62 ha | 83 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | 65 ha | 66 ha |
| 2013 | 5 ha | 66 ha | 72 ha |
| 2014 | 14 ha | 56 ha | 69 ha |
| 2015 | 16 ha | 207 ha | 223 ha |
| 2016 | 7 ha | 88 ha | 95 ha |
| 2017 | 16 ha | 102 ha | 118 ha |
| 2018 | 18 ha | 85 ha | 103 ha |
| 2019 | 7 ha | 85 ha | 92 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | 57 ha | 59 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | 140 ha | 141 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 59 ha | 60 ha |
| 2023 | 9 ha | 42 ha | 51 ha |
| 2024 | 6 ha | 65 ha | 71 ha |
| 2025 | 16 ha | 67 ha | 83 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Zhaoqing?
- Loggingcan grow back89% · 1,980 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.9% · 130 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good4.4% · 97 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
- 12,100 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 11,800 ha
- Overall change
- −231 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Zhaoqing stayed about the same size, at about 11,800 hectares: new forest grew on about 494 hectares, and about 725 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 Zhaoqing
What is the air quality (AQI) in Zhaoqing right now?
The latest reading for Zhaoqing 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 Zhaoqing (肇庆), 500 m away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Zhaoqing 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 Zhaoqing been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Zhaoqing's daily AQI at 67 on average, from 45 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 149 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Zhaoqing lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Zhaoqing has lost about 2,220 hectares of forest (about 3,100 football pitches): 24% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 230 hectares (10%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 81 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 93 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Zhaoqing stayed about the same size, at about 11,800 hectares: new forest grew on about 494 hectares, and about 725 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Zhaoqing?
Zhaoqing has an estimated 34,105 trees across the 8.37 km² of land measured — 16.3% tree cover, 14 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Zhaoqing need?
Zhaoqing needs roughly 28,665 more trees to close a 14-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 630.6 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Zhaoqing's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Duanzhou 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 Duanzhou District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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