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Chita Air quality today
Air quality in Chita currently reads AQI 19 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 19
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 3.8
- tree cover
- 28.1%
- trees in this area
- 87.7K
- more trees needed
- 5.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Chita · AQI 19 (Good)
Chita's tree count comes to 87,749 trees across 12.49 km² of land, 2 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 5,933 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Chita today: AQI 19, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 19:00 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
3.8
PM10
5.0
NO₂
9.6
O₃
72.0
SO₂
2.0
CO
258.0
- 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 Chita's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 35 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 75 on Nov 5.
Where Chita stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Chita: Below target
28.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.49 km² of land.
Trees in this area
87,749
Target trees
93,682
More trees needed
5,933
CO₂ if planted / yr
130.5 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Chita lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Chita has lost about 935 hectares of forest (about 1,300 football pitches): 12% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 5 hectares (under 1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 935 haabout 1,300 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 12%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2008, when about 328 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
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 | 10 ha | 10 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 70 ha | 70 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 133 ha | 133 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 15 ha | 15 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 187 ha | 187 ha |
| 2008 | 1 ha | 327 ha | 328 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 24 ha | 25 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 15 ha | 15 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 16 ha | 16 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 56 ha | 56 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 35 ha | 35 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 17 ha | 17 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 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 | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Chita?
- Wildfirescan grow back96% · 898 ha
- Loggingcan grow back2% · 19 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown1.3% · 12 ha
Also: towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural 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
- 10,500 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 9,840 ha
- Overall change
- −643 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Chita shrank from about 10,500 hectares to 9,840 hectares, a net loss of about 643 hectares (−6.1%). New forest grew on about 67 hectares, but 709 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 Chita right now?
The latest reading for Chita shows an AQI of 19 (Good), observed Nov 11, 19:00 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 Chita today?
At AQI 19 (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 Chita been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Chita's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 35 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 75 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Chita lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Chita has lost about 935 hectares of forest (about 1,300 football pitches): 12% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 5 hectares (under 1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Chita shrank from about 10,500 hectares to 9,840 hectares, a net loss of about 643 hectares (−6.1%). New forest grew on about 67 hectares, but 709 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Chita?
Chita has an estimated 87,749 trees across the 12.49 km² of land measured — 28.1% tree cover, 2 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Chita need?
Chita needs roughly 5,933 more trees to close a 2-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 130.5 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Chita'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 Chita; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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