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Kharkiv Air quality today
Air quality in Kharkiv currently reads AQI 55 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 55
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.5
- tree cover
- 27.7%
- trees in this area
- 86.8K
- more trees needed
- 7.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Osnovianskyi district, Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, 61000 (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 19, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Kharkiv · AQI 55 (Moderate)
Kharkiv's tree count comes to 86,848 trees across 12.54 km² of land, 2 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 7,211 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Kharkiv today: AQI 55, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 08:00 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
10.5
PM10
11.4
NO₂
8.4
O₃
42.0
SO₂
6.4
CO
224.0
- 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 Kharkiv's daily AQI at 39 on average, from 21 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 67 on Nov 9.
Where Kharkiv stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Kharkiv: Below target
27.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.54 km² of land.
Trees in this area
86,848
Target trees
94,059
More trees needed
7,211
CO₂ if planted / yr
158.6 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Kharkiv lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kharkiv has lost about 171 hectares of forest (about 240 football pitches): 2.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (72%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 171 haabout 240 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 123 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2017, when about 19 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2003 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2004 | 5 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2005 | 8 ha | 2 ha | 11 ha |
| 2006 | 5 ha | 3 ha | 8 ha |
| 2007 | 6 ha | 2 ha | 8 ha |
| 2008 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2009 | 9 ha | 8 ha | 17 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2011 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2012 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2014 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2017 | 17 ha | 2 ha | 19 ha |
| 2018 | 8 ha | 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2019 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2020 | 8 ha | 2 ha | 10 ha |
| 2021 | 8 ha | 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2022 | 4 ha | 6 ha | 10 ha |
| 2023 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 7 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | 8 ha | 4 ha | 12 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Kharkiv?
- Towns and roadscleared for good71% · 122 ha
- Loggingcan grow back20% · 34 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown8.5% · 15 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
- 11,300 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 11,600 ha
- Overall change
- +345 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kharkiv grew from about 11,300 hectares to 11,600 hectares, a net gain of about 345 hectares (+3.1%). New forest grew on about 573 hectares, while 229 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 Kharkiv right now?
The latest reading for Kharkiv shows an AQI of 55 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 08:00 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 Kharkiv today?
At AQI 55 (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 Kharkiv been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Kharkiv's daily AQI at 39 on average, from 21 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 67 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 Kharkiv lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kharkiv has lost about 171 hectares of forest (about 240 football pitches): 2.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (72%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kharkiv grew from about 11,300 hectares to 11,600 hectares, a net gain of about 345 hectares (+3.1%). New forest grew on about 573 hectares, while 229 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Kharkiv?
Kharkiv has an estimated 86,848 trees across the 12.54 km² of land measured — 27.7% tree cover, 2 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Kharkiv need?
Kharkiv needs roughly 7,211 more trees to close a 2-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 158.6 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Kharkiv'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 Osnovianskyi district; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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