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Ferizaj Air quality today
Air quality in Ferizaj 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)
- 20.4
- tree cover
- 7.2%
- trees in this area
- 22.6K
- more trees needed
- 71.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Ferizaj, Republic of Kosovo (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 17, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Ferizaj · AQI 74 (Moderate)
Ferizaj's tree count comes to 22,619 trees across 12.57 km², 23 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 71,628 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Ferizaj today: AQI 74, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 14:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 11 ground-station cities within 245 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 11 station cities within 245 km, e.g. Pristina and Tetovo
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
20.4
PM10
15.3
NO₂
5.7
O₃
63.0
SO₂
2.4
CO
160.0
- 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 Ferizaj's daily AQI at 92 on average, from 67 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 160 on Nov 6.
Where Ferizaj stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Ferizaj: Critically low
7.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
22,619
Target trees
94,247
More trees needed
71,628
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,576 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Ferizaj lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ferizaj has lost about 272 hectares of forest (about 380 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 (5.6%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 272 haabout 380 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 2023, 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 | 9 ha | 9 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 11 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 10 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 9 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 11 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 24 ha | 24 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 14 ha | 14 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | 23 ha | 25 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2014 | 1 ha | 9 ha | 11 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | 20 ha | 23 ha |
| 2017 | 2 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 10 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2021 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 25 ha | 26 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 16 ha | 17 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 10 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Ferizaj?
- Loggingcan grow back91% · 246 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good2.8% · 8 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good2.2% · 6 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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
- 7,530 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 7,410 ha
- Overall change
- −119 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ferizaj stayed about the same size, at about 7,410 hectares: new forest grew on about 163 hectares, and about 283 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 Ferizaj right now?
The latest reading for Ferizaj shows an AQI of 74 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 14:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 11 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 Ferizaj 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 Ferizaj been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Ferizaj's daily AQI at 92 on average, from 67 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 160 on Nov 6. On 2 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Ferizaj lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ferizaj has lost about 272 hectares of forest (about 380 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 (5.6%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ferizaj stayed about the same size, at about 7,410 hectares: new forest grew on about 163 hectares, and about 283 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Ferizaj?
Ferizaj has an estimated 22,619 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 7.2% tree cover, 23 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Ferizaj need?
Ferizaj needs roughly 71,628 more trees to close a 23-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,576 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Ferizaj'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 Ferizaj; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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