City report · Donetsk, Ukraine
Horlivka Air quality today
Air quality in Horlivka currently reads AQI 52 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 52
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 8.5
- tree cover
- 49.7%
- trees in this area
- 156K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 19, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Horlivka · AQI 52 (Moderate)
Horlivka's tree count comes to 155,981 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 Horlivka today: AQI 52, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 10:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
8.5
PM10
10.9
NO₂
4.4
O₃
49.0
SO₂
7.0
CO
196.0
- 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 Horlivka's daily AQI at 47 on average, from 25 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 80 on Nov 10.
Where Horlivka stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Horlivka: Healthy tree cover
49.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.56 km² of land.
Trees in this area
155,981
Target trees
155,981
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Horlivka lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Horlivka has lost about 17 hectares of forest (about 24 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (27%). About 6 hectares (35%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 17 haabout 24 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 6 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2021, when about 3 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Horlivka?
- Towns and roadscleared for good27% · 5 ha
- Loggingcan grow back23% · 4 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good4.6% · under 1 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, 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
- 9,500 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 10,100 ha
- Overall change
- +626 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Horlivka grew from about 9,500 hectares to 10,100 hectares, a net gain of about 626 hectares (+6.6%). New forest grew on about 667 hectares, while 42 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 Horlivka right now?
The latest reading for Horlivka shows an AQI of 52 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 10:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, 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 Horlivka today?
At AQI 52 (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 Horlivka been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Horlivka's daily AQI at 47 on average, from 25 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 80 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Horlivka lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Horlivka has lost about 17 hectares of forest (about 24 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (27%). About 6 hectares (35%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Horlivka grew from about 9,500 hectares to 10,100 hectares, a net gain of about 626 hectares (+6.6%). New forest grew on about 667 hectares, while 42 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Horlivka?
Horlivka has an estimated 155,981 trees across the 12.56 km² of land measured — 49.7% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Horlivka need?
Horlivka has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Horlivka'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 Horlivka; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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