City report · Luhansk, Ukraine
Alchevsk Air quality today
Air quality in Alchevsk currently reads AQI 47 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 47
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 7.4
- tree cover
- 46.5%
- trees in this area
- 146K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Alchevs'k, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 19, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Alchevsk · AQI 47 (Good)
Alchevsk's tree count comes to 145,646 trees across 12.53 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Alchevsk today: AQI 47, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 08:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
7.4
PM10
9.5
NO₂
6.3
O₃
43.0
SO₂
10.6
CO
176.0
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Alchevsk's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 24 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 76 on Nov 10.
Where Alchevsk stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Alchevsk: Healthy tree cover
46.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.53 km² of land.
Trees in this area
145,646
Target trees
145,646
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Alchevsk lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Alchevsk has lost about 32 hectares of forest (about 45 football pitches): 1.4% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (23%), after which forest can grow back. About 9 hectares (28%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 32 haabout 45 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 9 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2025, when about 12 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 | 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 | 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 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 | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 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 | 1 ha | 11 ha | 12 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Alchevsk?
- Wildfirescan grow back23% · 8 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good21% · 7 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.6% · 2 ha
Also: logging, 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
- 5,280 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 5,670 ha
- Overall change
- +390 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Alchevsk grew from about 5,280 hectares to 5,670 hectares, a net gain of about 390 hectares (+7.4%). New forest grew on about 448 hectares, while 57 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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What is the air quality (AQI) in Alchevsk right now?
The latest reading for Alchevsk shows an AQI of 47 (Good), observed Nov 11, 08:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Alchevsk today?
At AQI 47 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Alchevsk been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Alchevsk's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 24 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 76 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Alchevsk lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Alchevsk has lost about 32 hectares of forest (about 45 football pitches): 1.4% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (23%), after which forest can grow back. About 9 hectares (28%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Alchevsk grew from about 5,280 hectares to 5,670 hectares, a net gain of about 390 hectares (+7.4%). New forest grew on about 448 hectares, while 57 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Alchevsk?
Alchevsk has an estimated 145,646 trees across the 12.53 km² of land measured — 46.5% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Alchevsk need?
Alchevsk has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Alchevsk'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 Alchevs'k; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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