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Kyiv Air quality today
Air quality in Kyiv currently reads AQI 68 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 68
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 18.4
- tree cover
- 42.3%
- trees in this area
- 117K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Old Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000 (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 16, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Kyiv · AQI 68 (Moderate)
Kyiv's tree count comes to 117,474 trees across 11.11 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Kyiv today: AQI 68, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 18:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Київ, Берестейський проспект 89А, 9.8 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
18.4
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient
- 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 Kyiv's daily AQI at 42 on average, from 26 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 92 on Nov 9.
Where Kyiv stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Kyiv: Healthy tree cover
42.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.11 km² of land.
Trees in this area
117,474
Target trees
117,474
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Kyiv lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kyiv has lost about 146 hectares of forest (about 200 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (79%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 146 haabout 200 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 116 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2010, when about 12 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | 7 ha | 3 ha | 10 ha |
| 2005 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2006 | 6 ha | 4 ha | 9 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2008 | 7 ha | 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2009 | 6 ha | 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2010 | 7 ha | 5 ha | 12 ha |
| 2011 | 7 ha | 2 ha | 10 ha |
| 2012 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2013 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2014 | 3 ha | 3 ha | 6 ha |
| 2015 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | 9 ha | 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2017 | 9 ha | 2 ha | 11 ha |
| 2018 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2019 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2020 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2021 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | under 1 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 Kyiv?
- Towns and roadscleared for good79% · 116 ha
- Loggingcan grow back12% · 18 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown8% · 12 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
- 11,400 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 12,000 ha
- Overall change
- +592 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kyiv grew from about 11,400 hectares to 12,000 hectares, a net gain of about 592 hectares (+5.2%). New forest grew on about 773 hectares, while 181 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 Kyiv right now?
The latest reading for Kyiv shows an AQI of 68 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 18:00 local time by the Київ, Берестейський проспект 89А ground monitoring station, 9.8 km 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 Kyiv today?
At AQI 68 (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 Kyiv been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Kyiv's daily AQI at 42 on average, from 26 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 92 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 Kyiv lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kyiv has lost about 146 hectares of forest (about 200 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (79%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kyiv grew from about 11,400 hectares to 12,000 hectares, a net gain of about 592 hectares (+5.2%). New forest grew on about 773 hectares, while 181 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Kyiv?
Kyiv has an estimated 117,474 trees across the 11.11 km² of land measured — 42.3% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Kyiv need?
Kyiv has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Kyiv's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Old Kyiv, 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 Old Kyiv; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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