City report · Warmia-Masuria, Poland
Elbląg Air quality today
Air quality in Elbląg currently reads AQI 74 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 74
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 17.7
- tree cover
- 26.4%
- trees in this area
- 82.5K
- more trees needed
- 11.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Elbląg, Poland (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 27, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Elbląg · AQI 74 (Moderate)
Elbląg's tree count comes to 82,523 trees across 12.51 km² of land, 4 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 11,253 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Elbląg today: AQI 74, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 04:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 7 ground-station cities within 245 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 7 station cities within 245 km, e.g. Gdańsk and Olsztyn
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
17.7
PM10
26.4
NO₂
7.1
O₃
27.0
SO₂
1.7
CO
249.0
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Elbląg's daily AQI at 87 on average, from 37 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 165 on Nov 10.
Where Elbląg stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Elbląg: Below target
26.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.51 km² of land.
Trees in this area
82,523
Target trees
93,776
More trees needed
11,253
CO₂ if planted / yr
247.6 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Elbląg lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Elbląg has lost about 213 hectares of forest (about 300 football pitches): 3.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 15 hectares (7.2%) 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
- 213 haabout 300 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 15 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2017, when about 26 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 | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2007 | 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 9 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 9 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 12 ha | 13 ha |
| 2011 | 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2015 | 1 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | 6 ha | 9 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 25 ha | 26 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 18 ha | 18 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 20 ha | 20 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | 10 ha | 12 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 19 ha | 19 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 13 ha | 13 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | 10 ha | 11 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Elbląg?
- Loggingcan grow back89% · 190 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good3.8% · 8 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good3.4% · 7 ha
Also: 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
- 4,530 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 5,720 ha
- Overall change
- +1,190 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Elbląg grew from about 4,530 hectares to 5,720 hectares, a net gain of about 1,190 hectares (+26%). New forest grew on about 1,270 hectares, while 79 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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Questions about Elbląg
What is the air quality (AQI) in Elbląg right now?
The latest reading for Elbląg shows an AQI of 74 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 04:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 7 ground-station cities within 245 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Elbląg today?
At AQI 74 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Elbląg been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Elbląg's daily AQI at 87 on average, from 37 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 165 on Nov 10. On 3 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Elbląg lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Elbląg has lost about 213 hectares of forest (about 300 football pitches): 3.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 15 hectares (7.2%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Elbląg grew from about 4,530 hectares to 5,720 hectares, a net gain of about 1,190 hectares (+26%). New forest grew on about 1,270 hectares, while 79 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Elbląg?
Elbląg has an estimated 82,523 trees across the 12.51 km² of land measured — 26.4% tree cover, 4 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Elbląg need?
Elbląg needs roughly 11,253 more trees to close a 4-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 247.6 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Elbląg'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 Elbląg; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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