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Lublin Air quality today
Air quality in Lublin currently reads AQI 71 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 71
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 19.9
- tree cover
- 38.8%
- trees in this area
- 122K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Old Town, Lublin, Poland (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Lublin · AQI 71 (Moderate)
Lublin's tree count comes to 121,772 trees across 12.56 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Lublin today: AQI 71, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 16:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Lublin, ul. Obywatelska, 1 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
19.9
PM10
21.5
NO₂
—
O₃
34.1
SO₂
3.3
CO
442.0
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 Lublin's daily AQI at 79 on average, from 61 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 138 on Nov 7.
Where Lublin stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Lublin: Healthy tree cover
38.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.56 km² of land.
Trees in this area
121,772
Target trees
121,772
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Lublin lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Lublin has lost about 147 hectares of forest (about 210 football pitches): 6.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 44 hectares (30%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 147 haabout 210 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 44 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2011, when about 22 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 | 2 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 | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2005 | 2 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2008 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | 21 ha | under 1 ha | 22 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2016 | 1 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2017 | 4 ha | 11 ha | 15 ha |
| 2018 | 1 ha | 7 ha | 9 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | 11 ha | 12 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 17 ha | 18 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Lublin?
- Loggingcan grow back63% · 92 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good25% · 37 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good5% · 7 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
- 5,010 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 5,310 ha
- Overall change
- +296 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Lublin grew from about 5,010 hectares to 5,310 hectares, a net gain of about 296 hectares (+5.9%). New forest grew on about 401 hectares, while 105 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 Lublin right now?
The latest reading for Lublin shows an AQI of 71 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 16:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Lublin, ul. Obywatelska, 1 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Lublin today?
At AQI 71 (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 Lublin been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Lublin's daily AQI at 79 on average, from 61 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 138 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 Lublin lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Lublin has lost about 147 hectares of forest (about 210 football pitches): 6.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 44 hectares (30%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Lublin grew from about 5,010 hectares to 5,310 hectares, a net gain of about 296 hectares (+5.9%). New forest grew on about 401 hectares, while 105 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Lublin?
Lublin has an estimated 121,772 trees across the 12.56 km² of land measured — 38.8% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Lublin need?
Lublin has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Lublin's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Old Town, 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 Town; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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