Yerevan
2 km around Kentron
Air quality now
AQI 80
17.9%
tree cover
38.0K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Asia · air quality report · 5 cities
Armenia air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 5 cities Airleaf measures in Armenia average AQI 66 (moderate). The worst air is in Yerevan, at AQI 80, and the cleanest in Vanadzor, at AQI 52.
None of the 5 measured cities is over AQI 100 today.
Average right now
AQI 66
Moderate
US EPA index, across 5 cities
- cities measured
- 5
- worst air: Yerevan
- 80
- cleanest air: Vanadzor
- 52
- average tree cover
- 24.1%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Armenia · average AQI 66
Air quality right now in all 5 cities in Armenia
Moderate
Gyumri
2 km around Gyumri
Air quality now
AQI 55
14.0%
tree cover
50.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Vanadzor
2 km around Vanadzor
Air quality now
AQI 52
31.9%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Hrazdan
2 km around Kentron
Air quality now
AQI 72
16.8%
tree cover
39.1K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Kapan
2 km around Kapan
Air quality now
AQI 73
40.1%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Armenia today?
None of the 5 measured cities is over AQI 100 today. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
5 measured cities
- Moderate5 (100%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
Against everywhere else
How does Armenia compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Armenia average cleaner air than 30% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 49%.
Cleaner air than…
- Armenia
- Beats 30%
More tree cover than…
- Armenia
- Beats 49%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Armenia lost?
Since 2001, Armenia has lost about 2,230 hectares of forest (about 3,100 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 365 hectares (16%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,230 haabout 3,100 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 365 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10 ha | 121 ha | 131 ha |
| 2002 | 18 ha | 153 ha | 170 ha |
| 2003 | 14 ha | 390 ha | 404 ha |
| 2004 | 7 ha | 75 ha | 82 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | 98 ha | 101 ha |
| 2006 | 10 ha | 118 ha | 128 ha |
| 2007 | 9 ha | 46 ha | 55 ha |
| 2008 | 15 ha | 97 ha | 112 ha |
| 2009 | 33 ha | 169 ha | 202 ha |
| 2010 | 53 ha | 108 ha | 161 ha |
| 2011 | 51 ha | 122 ha | 173 ha |
| 2012 | 70 ha | 115 ha | 185 ha |
| 2013 | 10 ha | 31 ha | 42 ha |
| 2014 | 17 ha | 21 ha | 38 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 29 ha | 30 ha |
| 2017 | 8 ha | 34 ha | 42 ha |
| 2018 | 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | 4 ha | 15 ha | 19 ha |
| 2021 | 3 ha | 3 ha | 6 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 8 ha |
| 2023 | 6 ha | 77 ha | 84 ha |
| 2024 | 9 ha | 21 ha | 30 ha |
| 2025 | 12 ha | 13 ha | 25 ha |
The worst year was 2003, when about 404 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Armenia?
- Loggingcan grow back54% · 1,210 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good10% · 231 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back9.1% · 203 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, wildfires, towns and roads, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
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. How it's measured
Armenia as a whole
11.8% of Armenia was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. Closing that gap nationally would take roughly 511.9M trees across 512K hectares. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Armenia: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Armenia today?
Right now the 5 cities Airleaf measures in Armenia average AQI 66 (moderate). The worst air is in Yerevan, at AQI 80, and the cleanest in Vanadzor, at AQI 52. None of the 5 measured cities is over AQI 100 today.
Which city in Armenia has the worst air right now?
Yerevan, at AQI 80 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Armenia has the cleanest air right now?
Vanadzor, at AQI 52 (Moderate). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Armenia has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Armenia safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 5 cities are Moderate. At the national average of AQI 66: Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
How much forest has Armenia lost since 2001?
About 2,230 ha from 2001 to 2025, 1% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 365 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Armenia?
Each city's reading is the US EPA air quality index, from ground monitoring stations where one has reported recently nearby, and from the CAMS atmospheric model elsewhere; each city's report says which. Tree cover is measured over the same 2 km radius in every city, so the cities compare like for like.
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