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Chisinau Air quality today
Air quality in Chisinau currently reads AQI 104 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups): Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
AQI 104
Air quality right now
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 36.6
- tree cover
- 35.8%
- trees in this area
- 112K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Sectorul Botanica, Chișinău, Moldova (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 18, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Chisinau · AQI 104 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups)
Chisinau's tree count comes to 111,794 trees across 12.49 km² of land, already at or above the 35% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Chisinau today: AQI 104, Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 18:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Chisinau str.Ismail 84, 1.2 km away
Health signal
Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
PM2.5
36.6
PM10
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NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
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Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, aercurat.md
- Outdoor exercise
- Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart disease should cut down long or hard exercise
- Windows
- Close them to keep the outside air out
- Mask
- Sensitive groups: an N95 outdoors
- Air purifier
- Run one, especially in bedrooms
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Chisinau's daily AQI at 54 on average, from 32 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 131 on Nov 9.
Where Chisinau stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Chisinau: Healthy tree cover
35.8% tree cover against a 35% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.49 km² of land.
Trees in this area
111,794
Target trees
111,794
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Chisinau lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Chisinau has lost about 87 hectares of forest (about 120 football pitches): 2.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 22 hectares (25%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 87 haabout 120 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 22 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2024, when about 13 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 | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 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 | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2019 | 5 ha | 7 ha | 12 ha |
| 2020 | 1 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2021 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 7 ha |
| 2022 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2024 | 3 ha | 10 ha | 13 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 11 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Chisinau?
- Loggingcan grow back66% · 57 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good25% · 22 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown8.7% · 8 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, wildfires.
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
- 4,310 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 4,830 ha
- Overall change
- +529 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Chisinau grew from about 4,310 hectares to 4,830 hectares, a net gain of about 529 hectares (+12%). New forest grew on about 579 hectares, while 50 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 Chisinau right now?
The latest reading for Chisinau shows an AQI of 104 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups), measured Nov 11, 18:00 local time by the Chisinau str.Ismail 84 ground monitoring station, 1.2 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Chisinau today?
At AQI 104 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups): children, older adults and people with asthma or heart disease should cut down long or hard exercise. Windows: close them to keep the outside air out. Masks: sensitive groups: an N95 outdoors. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Chisinau been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Chisinau's daily AQI at 54 on average, from 32 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 131 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Chisinau lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Chisinau has lost about 87 hectares of forest (about 120 football pitches): 2.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 22 hectares (25%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Chisinau grew from about 4,310 hectares to 4,830 hectares, a net gain of about 529 hectares (+12%). New forest grew on about 579 hectares, while 50 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Chisinau?
Chisinau has an estimated 111,794 trees across the 12.49 km² of land measured — 35.8% tree cover, already past the 35% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Chisinau need?
Chisinau has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Chisinau's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Sectorul Botanica, 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 Sectorul Botanica; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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