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Hrodna Air quality today
Air quality in Hrodna currently reads AQI 59 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 59
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 13.6
- tree cover
- 32.1%
- trees in this area
- 99.7K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Leninsky, Hrodna, Hrodna Region, Belarus (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 31, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Hrodna · AQI 59 (Moderate)
Hrodna's tree count comes to 99,736 trees across 12.43 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Hrodna today: AQI 59, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 16:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 4 ground-station cities within 250 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 4 station cities within 250 km, e.g. Białystok and Olsztyn
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
13.6
PM10
19.9
NO₂
9.5
O₃
38.0
SO₂
9.2
CO
200.0
- 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 Hrodna's daily AQI at 63 on average, from 44 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 107 on Nov 9.
Where Hrodna stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Hrodna: Healthy tree cover
32.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.43 km² of land.
Trees in this area
99,736
Target trees
99,736
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Hrodna lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Hrodna has lost about 292 hectares of forest (about 410 football pitches): 4% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (48%). About 146 hectares (50%) 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 north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 292 haabout 410 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 146 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2007, when about 52 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2003 | 5 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 7 ha |
| 2005 | 8 ha | 6 ha | 14 ha |
| 2006 | 11 ha | 6 ha | 16 ha |
| 2007 | 20 ha | 32 ha | 52 ha |
| 2008 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2009 | 3 ha | 3 ha | 6 ha |
| 2010 | 7 ha | 11 ha | 18 ha |
| 2011 | 3 ha | 6 ha | 9 ha |
| 2012 | 5 ha | 3 ha | 8 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2014 | 5 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2015 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2016 | 8 ha | 15 ha | 23 ha |
| 2017 | 14 ha | 12 ha | 26 ha |
| 2018 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2019 | 6 ha | 7 ha | 13 ha |
| 2020 | 13 ha | 6 ha | 19 ha |
| 2021 | 8 ha | 7 ha | 14 ha |
| 2022 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2025 | 3 ha | 8 ha | 12 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Hrodna?
- Towns and roadscleared for good48% · 139 ha
- Loggingcan grow back43% · 125 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.5% · 5 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
- 7,180 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 7,590 ha
- Overall change
- +407 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Hrodna grew from about 7,180 hectares to 7,590 hectares, a net gain of about 407 hectares (+5.7%). New forest grew on about 586 hectares, while 179 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 Hrodna
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Białystok74.7 km
Poland
- Tree cover
- 31%
- Air quality
- 73
- Lida99.4 km
Belarus
- Tree cover
- 27%
- Air quality
- 53
- Kaunas136.4 km
Lithuania
- Tree cover
- 34%
- Air quality
- 88
- Vilnius147.0 km
Lithuania
- Tree cover
- 31%
- Air quality
- 79
- Baranovichi156.6 km
Belarus
- Tree cover
- 26%
- Air quality
- 55
- Brest174.4 km
Belarus
- Tree cover
- 28%
- Air quality
- 52
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Hrodna right now?
The latest reading for Hrodna shows an AQI of 59 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 16:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 4 ground-station cities within 250 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 Hrodna 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 Hrodna been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Hrodna's daily AQI at 63 on average, from 44 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 107 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Hrodna lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Hrodna has lost about 292 hectares of forest (about 410 football pitches): 4% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (48%). About 146 hectares (50%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Hrodna grew from about 7,180 hectares to 7,590 hectares, a net gain of about 407 hectares (+5.7%). New forest grew on about 586 hectares, while 179 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Hrodna?
Hrodna has an estimated 99,736 trees across the 12.43 km² of land measured — 32.1% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Hrodna need?
Hrodna has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Hrodna'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 Leninsky; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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