City report · Moscow Oblast, Russia
Elektrostal’ Air quality today
Air quality in Elektrostal’ currently reads AQI 59 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 59
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 13.7
- tree cover
- 39.0%
- trees in this area
- 122K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Elektrostal, Moscow Oblast, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 10, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Elektrostal’ · AQI 59 (Moderate)
Elektrostal’'s tree count comes to 122,400 trees across 12.56 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Elektrostal’ today: AQI 59, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 17:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 9 ground-station cities within 85 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 9 station cities within 85 km, e.g. Balashikha and Shchyolkovo
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
13.7
PM10
22.3
NO₂
50.7
O₃
23.0
SO₂
19.5
CO
234.0
- 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 Elektrostal’'s daily AQI at 49 on average, from 29 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 121 on Nov 4.
Where Elektrostal’ stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Elektrostal’: Healthy tree cover
39.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.56 km² of land.
Trees in this area
122,400
Target trees
122,400
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Elektrostal’ lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Elektrostal’ has lost about 1,770 hectares of forest (about 2,500 football pitches): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 799 hectares (45%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 5 km east of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,770 haabout 2,500 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 11%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 799 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 75 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 117 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2019, when about 194 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15 ha | 13 ha | 28 ha |
| 2002 | 12 ha | 18 ha | 31 ha |
| 2003 | 22 ha | 93 ha | 115 ha |
| 2004 | 14 ha | 29 ha | 43 ha |
| 2005 | 9 ha | 31 ha | 41 ha |
| 2006 | 6 ha | 35 ha | 41 ha |
| 2007 | 27 ha | 32 ha | 59 ha |
| 2008 | 6 ha | 23 ha | 29 ha |
| 2009 | 8 ha | 29 ha | 37 ha |
| 2010 | 29 ha | 17 ha | 46 ha |
| 2011 | 19 ha | 26 ha | 45 ha |
| 2012 | 35 ha | 125 ha | 160 ha |
| 2013 | 16 ha | 62 ha | 79 ha |
| 2014 | 14 ha | 28 ha | 42 ha |
| 2015 | 11 ha | 7 ha | 18 ha |
| 2016 | 11 ha | 44 ha | 54 ha |
| 2017 | 56 ha | 52 ha | 108 ha |
| 2018 | 53 ha | 96 ha | 149 ha |
| 2019 | 155 ha | 39 ha | 194 ha |
| 2020 | 30 ha | 51 ha | 81 ha |
| 2021 | 166 ha | 20 ha | 186 ha |
| 2022 | 23 ha | 34 ha | 56 ha |
| 2023 | 16 ha | 21 ha | 37 ha |
| 2024 | 24 ha | 34 ha | 58 ha |
| 2025 | 23 ha | 15 ha | 38 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Elektrostal’?
- Loggingcan grow back54% · 960 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good23% · 416 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good20% · 360 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, 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.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 14,800 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 14,600 ha
- Overall change
- −209 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Elektrostal’ stayed about the same size, at about 14,600 hectares: new forest grew on about 746 hectares, and about 954 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Elektrostal’
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Balashikha31.8 km
Russia
- Tree cover
- 60%
- Air quality
- 58
- Orekhovo-Zuyevo33.5 km
Russia
- Tree cover
- 52%
- Air quality
- 28
- Shchyolkovo34.0 km
Russia
- Tree cover
- 42%
- Air quality
- 58
- Lyubertsy37.3 km
Russia
- Tree cover
- 32%
- Air quality
- 28
- Pushkino45.5 km
Russia
- Tree cover
- 66%
- Air quality
- 65
- Mytishchi47.5 km
Russia
- Tree cover
- 37%
- Air quality
- 54
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Frequently asked
Questions about Elektrostal’
What is the air quality (AQI) in Elektrostal’ right now?
The latest reading for Elektrostal’ shows an AQI of 59 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 17:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 9 ground-station cities within 85 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 Elektrostal’ today?
At AQI 59 (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 Elektrostal’ been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Elektrostal’'s daily AQI at 49 on average, from 29 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 121 on Nov 4. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Elektrostal’ lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Elektrostal’ has lost about 1,770 hectares of forest (about 2,500 football pitches): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 799 hectares (45%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss is slowing down: about 75 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 117 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Elektrostal’ stayed about the same size, at about 14,600 hectares: new forest grew on about 746 hectares, and about 954 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Elektrostal’?
Elektrostal’ has an estimated 122,400 trees across the 12.56 km² of land measured — 39.0% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Elektrostal’ need?
Elektrostal’ has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Elektrostal’'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 Elektrostal; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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