City report · Hubei, China
Zhongxiang Air quality today
Air quality in Zhongxiang currently reads AQI 78 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 78
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 22.8
- tree cover
- 9.2%
- trees in this area
- 27.7K
- more trees needed
- 62.7K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Zhongxiang, Jingmen, Hubei, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 13, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Zhongxiang · AQI 78 (Moderate)
Zhongxiang's tree count comes to 27,718 trees across 12.05 km² of land, 21 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 62,666 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Zhongxiang today: AQI 78, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 18:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 9 ground-station cities within 225 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 9 station cities within 225 km, e.g. Jingmen and Suizhou
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
22.8
PM10
41.6
NO₂
13.8
O₃
60.0
SO₂
12.5
CO
543.0
- 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 Zhongxiang's daily AQI at 112 on average, from 83 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 179 on Nov 5.
Where Zhongxiang stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Zhongxiang: Critically low
9.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.05 km² of land.
Trees in this area
27,718
Target trees
90,384
More trees needed
62,666
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,379 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Zhongxiang lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Zhongxiang has lost about 114 hectares of forest (about 160 football pitches): 29% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 22 hectares (20%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 114 haabout 160 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 29%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 22 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2011, when about 27 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 | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 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 | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | 6 ha | 8 ha |
| 2008 | 5 ha | 10 ha | 15 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | 6 ha | 8 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2011 | 4 ha | 23 ha | 27 ha |
| 2012 | 2 ha | 8 ha | 10 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 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2019 | 1 ha | 8 ha | 9 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Zhongxiang?
- Loggingcan grow back77% · 88 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good15% · 17 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good4.2% · 5 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
- 1,890 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 2,260 ha
- Overall change
- +370 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Zhongxiang grew from about 1,890 hectares to 2,260 hectares, a net gain of about 370 hectares (+20%). New forest grew on about 552 hectares, while 182 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 Zhongxiang
What is the air quality (AQI) in Zhongxiang right now?
The latest reading for Zhongxiang shows an AQI of 78 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 18:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 9 ground-station cities within 225 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 Zhongxiang today?
At AQI 78 (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 Zhongxiang been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Zhongxiang's daily AQI at 112 on average, from 83 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 179 on Nov 5. On 6 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Zhongxiang lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Zhongxiang has lost about 114 hectares of forest (about 160 football pitches): 29% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 22 hectares (20%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Zhongxiang grew from about 1,890 hectares to 2,260 hectares, a net gain of about 370 hectares (+20%). New forest grew on about 552 hectares, while 182 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Zhongxiang?
Zhongxiang has an estimated 27,718 trees across the 12.05 km² of land measured — 9.2% tree cover, 21 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Zhongxiang need?
Zhongxiang needs roughly 62,666 more trees to close a 21-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,379 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Zhongxiang'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 Zhongxiang; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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