Minsk
2 km around Lyeninski District
Air quality now
AQI 51
26.7%
tree cover
10.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Europe · air quality report · 13 cities
Belarus air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 13 cities Airleaf measures in Belarus average AQI 45 (good). The worst air is in Baranovichi, at AQI 82, and the cleanest in Vitebsk, at AQI 26.
None of the 13 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 54% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 45
Good
US EPA index, across 13 cities
- cities measured
- 13
- worst air: Baranovichi
- 82
- cleanest air: Vitebsk
- 26
- average tree cover
- 29.6%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Belarus · average AQI 45
Air quality right now in the 8 largest cities in Belarus
Moderate
Homyel'
2 km around Zachodni
Air quality now
AQI 34
27.4%
tree cover
8.2K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Hrodna
2 km around Leninsky
Air quality now
AQI 62
32.1%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Vitebsk
2 km around Čyhunačny rajon
Air quality now
AQI 26
38.4%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Mahilyow
2 km around Lieninski District
Air quality now
AQI 31
41.2%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Brest
2 km around Brest
Air quality now
AQI 51
27.8%
tree cover
6.9K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Bobruysk
2 km around Babruysk
Air quality now
AQI 29
29.5%
tree cover
1.6K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Baranovichi
2 km around Baranavichy
Air quality now
AQI 82
26.2%
tree cover
11.9K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Belarus today?
None of the 13 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 54% have Good air. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
13 measured cities
- Good7 (54%)
- Moderate6 (46%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
In aggregate
Belarus in numbers
Every figure below is read the same way over the same 2 km area per city, so they add up and compare like for like. Averaged across the 13 of 13 cities measured so far in Belarus.
- Average air quality
- AQI 45Mean of the latest reading per city
- Average tree cover
- 29.6%9 of 13 below their target
- Trees counted
- 1.2MAcross every measured area
- More trees needed
- 84.4KTo bring each area to its target
Worst air quality right now
Cleanest air right now
Greenest cities in Belarus
Least tree cover in Belarus
Excludes barren and desert sites
Against everywhere else
How does Belarus compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Belarus average cleaner air than 62% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 66%.
Cleaner air than…
- Belarus
- Beats 62%
More tree cover than…
- Belarus
- Beats 66%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Belarus lost?
Since 2001, Belarus has lost about 1.26 million hectares of forest (about 13,000 km²): 14% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 16,800 hectares (1.3%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1.26 million haabout 13,000 km²
- Share of its forest
- 14%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 16,800 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 | 249 ha | 18,100 ha | 18,400 ha |
| 2002 | 219 ha | 25,300 ha | 25,500 ha |
| 2003 | 252 ha | 32,100 ha | 32,400 ha |
| 2004 | 308 ha | 38,400 ha | 38,700 ha |
| 2005 | 380 ha | 35,900 ha | 36,300 ha |
| 2006 | 551 ha | 41,800 ha | 42,400 ha |
| 2007 | 374 ha | 32,400 ha | 32,800 ha |
| 2008 | 418 ha | 35,400 ha | 35,900 ha |
| 2009 | 540 ha | 35,300 ha | 35,900 ha |
| 2010 | 1,010 ha | 34,800 ha | 35,900 ha |
| 2011 | 994 ha | 44,600 ha | 45,600 ha |
| 2012 | 740 ha | 39,000 ha | 39,700 ha |
| 2013 | 641 ha | 27,500 ha | 28,100 ha |
| 2014 | 731 ha | 32,900 ha | 33,600 ha |
| 2015 | 962 ha | 33,000 ha | 34,000 ha |
| 2016 | 1,660 ha | 89,500 ha | 91,200 ha |
| 2017 | 1,490 ha | 77,800 ha | 79,300 ha |
| 2018 | 1,340 ha | 86,800 ha | 88,100 ha |
| 2019 | 633 ha | 74,700 ha | 75,300 ha |
| 2020 | 687 ha | 69,300 ha | 70,000 ha |
| 2021 | 484 ha | 63,600 ha | 64,000 ha |
| 2022 | 442 ha | 64,800 ha | 65,200 ha |
| 2023 | 529 ha | 59,700 ha | 60,200 ha |
| 2024 | 487 ha | 70,700 ha | 71,100 ha |
| 2025 | 670 ha | 78,400 ha | 79,100 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 67,900 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 80,800 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 91,200 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Belarus?
- Loggingcan grow back96% · 1.21 million ha
- Wildfirescan grow back1.6% · 20,100 ha
Also: towns and roads, farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
Belarus as a whole
44.1% of Belarus was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. That already clears the benchmark — the city reports above show where cover is still thin locally. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Belarus: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Belarus today?
Right now the 13 cities Airleaf measures in Belarus average AQI 45 (good). The worst air is in Baranovichi, at AQI 82, and the cleanest in Vitebsk, at AQI 26. None of the 13 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 54% have Good air.
Which city in Belarus has the worst air right now?
Baranovichi, at AQI 82 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Belarus has the cleanest air right now?
Vitebsk, at AQI 26 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Belarus has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Belarus safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 7 cities are Good, 6 cities are Moderate. At the national average of AQI 45: Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How much forest has Belarus lost since 2001?
About 1.26 million ha from 2001 to 2025, 14% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 16,800 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which city in Belarus has the most trees?
Mahilyow, with 41.2% tree cover within 2 km of its center, measured from Sentinel-2 satellite images.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Belarus?
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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