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Khmelnytskyi Air quality today
Air quality in Khmelnytskyi 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)
- 10.0
- tree cover
- 41.3%
- trees in this area
- 126K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Mikrorayon Tsentralʹnyy, Khmelnytskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine, 29000 (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 16, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Khmelnytskyi · AQI 52 (Moderate)
Khmelnytskyi's tree count comes to 125,985 trees across 12.21 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Khmelnytskyi today: AQI 52, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 06:00 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
10.0
PM10
10.3
NO₂
3.7
O₃
38.0
SO₂
1.4
CO
219.0
- 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 Khmelnytskyi's daily AQI at 40 on average, from 23 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 70 on Nov 8.
Where Khmelnytskyi stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Khmelnytskyi: Healthy tree cover
41.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.21 km² of land.
Trees in this area
125,985
Target trees
125,985
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Khmelnytskyi lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Khmelnytskyi has lost about 92 hectares of forest (about 130 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 32 hectares (35%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 92 haabout 130 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 32 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2018, when about 11 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 | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2006 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2010 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2017 | 5 ha | 6 ha | 11 ha |
| 2018 | 4 ha | 7 ha | 11 ha |
| 2019 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 7 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 10 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2025 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Khmelnytskyi?
- Loggingcan grow back52% · 48 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good33% · 31 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.3% · 1 ha
Also: 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
- 5,260 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 5,500 ha
- Overall change
- +232 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Khmelnytskyi grew from about 5,260 hectares to 5,500 hectares, a net gain of about 232 hectares (+4.4%). New forest grew on about 311 hectares, while 79 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 Khmelnytskyi right now?
The latest reading for Khmelnytskyi shows an AQI of 52 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 06:00 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 Khmelnytskyi 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 Khmelnytskyi been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Khmelnytskyi's daily AQI at 40 on average, from 23 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 70 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Khmelnytskyi lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Khmelnytskyi has lost about 92 hectares of forest (about 130 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 32 hectares (35%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Khmelnytskyi grew from about 5,260 hectares to 5,500 hectares, a net gain of about 232 hectares (+4.4%). New forest grew on about 311 hectares, while 79 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Khmelnytskyi?
Khmelnytskyi has an estimated 125,985 trees across the 12.21 km² of land measured — 41.3% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Khmelnytskyi need?
Khmelnytskyi has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Khmelnytskyi'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 Mikrorayon Tsentralʹnyy; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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