City report · Henan, China
Zhumadian Air quality today
Air quality in Zhumadian currently reads AQI 94 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 94
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 30.3
- tree cover
- 10.4%
- trees in this area
- 32.7K
- more trees needed
- 61.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Yicheng District, Zhumadian, Zhumadian, Henan, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 29, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Zhumadian · AQI 94 (Moderate)
Zhumadian's tree count comes to 32,673 trees across 12.57 km², 20 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 61,575 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Zhumadian today: AQI 94, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 00:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 7 ground-station cities within 225 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 7 station cities within 225 km, e.g. Pingdingshan and Suizhou
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
30.3
PM10
39.1
NO₂
74.1
O₃
0.0
SO₂
7.5
CO
461.0
- 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 Zhumadian's daily AQI at 105 on average, from 76 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 173 on Nov 6.
Where Zhumadian stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Zhumadian: Critically low
10.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
32,673
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
61,575
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,355 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Zhumadian lost?
There was very little forest around Zhumadian in 2000, about 18 hectares, and about 1 hectare 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 September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Zhumadian?
- Towns and roadscleared for good29% · under 1 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good21% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown36% · 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
- 208 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 437 ha
- Overall change
- +229 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Zhumadian grew from about 208 hectares to 437 hectares, a net gain of about 229 hectares (+110%). New forest grew on about 231 hectares, while 1 hectare 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 Zhumadian right now?
The latest reading for Zhumadian shows an AQI of 94 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 00:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 7 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 Zhumadian today?
At AQI 94 (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 Zhumadian been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Zhumadian's daily AQI at 105 on average, from 76 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 173 on Nov 6. On 4 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Zhumadian lost since 2001?
There was very little forest around Zhumadian in 2000, about 18 hectares, and about 1 hectare 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 Zhumadian grew from about 208 hectares to 437 hectares, a net gain of about 229 hectares (+110%). New forest grew on about 231 hectares, while 1 hectare were lost.
What is the tree count in Zhumadian?
Zhumadian has an estimated 32,673 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 10.4% tree cover, 20 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Zhumadian need?
Zhumadian needs roughly 61,575 more trees to close a 20-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,355 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Zhumadian'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 Yicheng District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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