Beijing achieves record-breaking 290 days of good air quality in 2024

According to the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau, Beijing recorded 290 days of good air quality last year, the highest since monitoring began. The number of days with good air quality in the Chinese capital stood at 79.2 percent in 2024, an increase of 19 days compared to the previous year and a significant rise of 114 days compared to 2013. The number of days with heavy air pollution dropped dramatically, from 58 in 2013 to just two in 2024, a decrease of 96.6 percent. Beijing's success was not only limited to city boundaries. The city actively coordinated air pollution control measures with surrounding areas, such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Collaborative planning, unified standards, joint emergency responses and information sharing have significantly improved air quality in this region. The annual average PM2.5 concentrations in these areas have decreased significantly over the past decade.