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Kumanovo Air quality today
Air quality in Kumanovo currently reads AQI 80 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 80
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 24.8
- tree cover
- 13.1%
- trees in this area
- 41.2K
- more trees needed
- 53.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Kumanovo, North Macedonia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 17, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Kumanovo · AQI 80 (Moderate)
Kumanovo's tree count comes to 41,155 trees across 12.57 km², 17 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 53,093 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Kumanovo today: AQI 80, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Kumanovo, 300 m away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
24.8
PM10
31.6
NO₂
30.9
O₃
2.4
SO₂
2.2
CO
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Data: OpenAQ · EEA
- 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 Kumanovo's daily AQI at 65 on average, from 43 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 99 on Nov 7.
Where Kumanovo stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Kumanovo: Critically low
13.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
41,155
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
53,093
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,168 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Kumanovo lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kumanovo has lost about 10 hectares of forest (about 14 football pitches): 3.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 10 haabout 14 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- under 1 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2010, when about 4 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Kumanovo?
- Loggingcan grow back84% · 8 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good3% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown13% · 1 ha
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
- 645 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 703 ha
- Overall change
- +58 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kumanovo grew from about 645 hectares to 703 hectares, a net gain of about 58 hectares (+9%). New forest grew on about 63 hectares, while 4 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 Kumanovo right now?
The latest reading for Kumanovo shows an AQI of 80 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by the Kumanovo ground monitoring station, 300 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 Kumanovo today?
At AQI 80 (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 Kumanovo been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Kumanovo's daily AQI at 65 on average, from 43 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 99 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Kumanovo lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kumanovo has lost about 10 hectares of forest (about 14 football pitches): 3.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kumanovo grew from about 645 hectares to 703 hectares, a net gain of about 58 hectares (+9%). New forest grew on about 63 hectares, while 4 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Kumanovo?
Kumanovo has an estimated 41,155 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 13.1% tree cover, 17 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Kumanovo need?
Kumanovo needs roughly 53,093 more trees to close a 17-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,168 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Kumanovo's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Kumanovo, 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 Kumanovo; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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