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Kragujevac Air quality today
Air quality in Kragujevac currently reads AQI 90 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 90
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 30.2
- tree cover
- 20.3%
- trees in this area
- 63.7K
- more trees needed
- 30.4K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Kragujevac, Serbia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 17, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Kragujevac · AQI 90 (Moderate)
Kragujevac's tree count comes to 63,711 trees across 12.56 km² of land, 10 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 30,443 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Kragujevac today: AQI 90, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 14:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Kragujevac, Serbia, 900 m away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
30.2
PM10
63.1
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, SEPA - Serbian National Air Monitoring network (Državna mreža za automatski monitoring kvaliteta vazduha)
- 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 Kragujevac's daily AQI at 90 on average, from 61 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 157 on Nov 7.
Where Kragujevac stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Kragujevac: Below target
20.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.56 km² of land.
Trees in this area
63,711
Target trees
94,154
More trees needed
30,443
CO₂ if planted / yr
669.7 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Kragujevac lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kragujevac has lost about 131 hectares of forest (about 180 football pitches): 1.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 18 hectares (13%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 131 haabout 180 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 18 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2024, when about 20 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 | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2005 | 4 ha | 3 ha | 6 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2018 | 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2020 | 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 13 ha | 13 ha |
| 2024 | 7 ha | 14 ha | 20 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 15 ha | 15 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Kragujevac?
- Loggingcan grow back67% · 89 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good13% · 17 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown19% · 25 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy.
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
- 10,900 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 11,200 ha
- Overall change
- +238 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kragujevac grew from about 10,900 hectares to 11,200 hectares, a net gain of about 238 hectares (+2.2%). New forest grew on about 282 hectares, while 45 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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Measured cities near Kragujevac
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Mitrovicë126.1 km
Kosovo
- Tree cover
- 14%
- Air quality
- 91
- Pljevlja145.2 km
Montenegro
- Tree cover
- 46%
- Air quality
- 58
- Pristina150.8 km
Kosovo
- Tree cover
- 11%
- Air quality
- 75
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Kragujevac right now?
The latest reading for Kragujevac shows an AQI of 90 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 14:00 local time by the Kragujevac, Serbia ground monitoring station, 900 m away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Kragujevac today?
At AQI 90 (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 Kragujevac been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Kragujevac's daily AQI at 90 on average, from 61 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 157 on Nov 7. On 2 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Kragujevac lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kragujevac has lost about 131 hectares of forest (about 180 football pitches): 1.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 18 hectares (13%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kragujevac grew from about 10,900 hectares to 11,200 hectares, a net gain of about 238 hectares (+2.2%). New forest grew on about 282 hectares, while 45 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Kragujevac?
Kragujevac has an estimated 63,711 trees across the 12.56 km² of land measured — 20.3% tree cover, 10 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Kragujevac need?
Kragujevac needs roughly 30,443 more trees to close a 10-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 669.7 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Kragujevac's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Kragujevac, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Kragujevac; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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