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Izhevsk Air quality today

Air quality in Izhevsk currently reads AQI 7 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

AQI 7

Air quality right now

Good

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
1.5
tree cover
30.2%
trees in this area
77.8K
more trees needed
0

Measured across a 2 km radius around Oktyabr'skiy Rayon, Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 24, 2026

Izhevsk's tree count comes to 77,798 trees across 10.31 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Izhevsk today: AQI 7, Good

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 18:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Model estimate · no ground station nearby

Health signal

Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

PM2.5

1.5

PM10

1.5

NO₂

2.8

O₃

56.0

SO₂

1.7

CO

151.0

Outdoor exercise
A good day to be active outside
Windows
Open them to air the house
Mask
Not needed
Air purifier
Not needed

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Izhevsk's daily AQI at 17 on average, from 6 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 75 on Nov 4.

Last 7 daysavg 17 · peak 75
Nov 4: AQI 46 (peak 75)Nov 5: AQI 7 (peak 12)Nov 6: AQI 11 (peak 37)Nov 7: AQI 20 (peak 46)Nov 8: AQI 19 (peak 33)Nov 9: AQI 10 (peak 30)Nov 10: AQI 6 (peak 7)
Nov 4Nov 10

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Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Izhevsk: Healthy tree cover

30.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 10.31 km² of land.

Target reached

Trees in this area

77,798

Target trees

77,798

More trees needed

0

CO₂ if planted / yr

0 kg

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Izhevsk lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Izhevsk has lost about 253 hectares of forest (about 350 football pitches): 2.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (59%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.

Satellite image of the area around Izhevsk, September 2017

2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km west of the city center.

Forest lost since 2001
253 haabout 350 football pitches
Share of its forest
2.4%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
150 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

The worst year was 2012, when about 24 hectares of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Izhevsk, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Izhevsk, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.24.2

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Forest lost each year around Izhevsk, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
2001under 1 ha1 ha2 ha
20022 ha13 ha15 ha
20031 ha2 ha3 ha
20043 ha3 ha6 ha
20052 haunder 1 ha3 ha
20068 ha1 ha9 ha
200717 ha6 ha23 ha
200810 ha3 ha13 ha
20095 ha4 ha8 ha
20109 ha8 ha17 ha
20116 ha2 ha8 ha
201215 ha10 ha24 ha
20136 ha15 ha21 ha
20147 ha2 ha9 ha
20151 haunder 1 ha2 ha
20167 haunder 1 ha8 ha
2017under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
201816 ha1 ha17 ha
20194 ha1 ha6 ha
20208 ha2 ha11 ha
20212 ha10 ha13 ha
20228 ha4 ha12 ha
20239 ha5 ha13 ha
2024under 1 ha5 ha6 ha
20254 ha2 ha6 ha

What is causing deforestation around Izhevsk?

  • Towns and roadscleared for good59% · 149 ha
  • Loggingcan grow back34% · 87 ha
  • Unknown causescause unknown6.4% · 16 ha

Also: farms, pasture and plantations.

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
9,830 ha
Forest in 2020
9,890 ha
Overall change
+69 hamore forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Izhevsk stayed about the same size, at about 9,890 hectares: new forest grew on about 404 hectares, and about 334 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 Izhevsk

What is the air quality (AQI) in Izhevsk right now?

The latest reading for Izhevsk shows an AQI of 7 (Good), observed Nov 10, 18:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Izhevsk today?

At AQI 7 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.

What has the air quality in Izhevsk been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Izhevsk's daily AQI at 17 on average, from 6 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 75 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 Izhevsk lost since 2001?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Izhevsk has lost about 253 hectares of forest (about 350 football pitches): 2.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (59%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Izhevsk stayed about the same size, at about 9,890 hectares: new forest grew on about 404 hectares, and about 334 hectares were lost.

What is the tree count in Izhevsk?

Izhevsk has an estimated 77,798 trees across the 10.31 km² of land measured — 30.2% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Izhevsk need?

Izhevsk has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.

How are Izhevsk'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 Oktyabr'skiy Rayon; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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