City report · Luhansk, Ukraine
Luhansk Air quality today
Air quality in Luhansk currently reads AQI 69 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 69
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 18.2
- tree cover
- 38.3%
- trees in this area
- 120K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Lenins'kyi district, Luhansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, 91000 (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 19, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Luhansk · AQI 69 (Moderate)
Luhansk's tree count comes to 120,323 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Luhansk today: AQI 69, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 21:00 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
18.2
PM10
23.1
NO₂
12.1
O₃
30.0
SO₂
8.6
CO
260.0
- 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 Luhansk's daily AQI at 42 on average, from 22 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 71 on Nov 10.
Where Luhansk stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Luhansk: Healthy tree cover
38.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
120,323
Target trees
120,323
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Luhansk lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Luhansk has lost about 194 hectares of forest (about 270 football pitches): 7.5% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (2.5%). About 5 hectares (2.6%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km southeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 194 haabout 270 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 7.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2025, when about 182 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 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | 1 ha | 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 | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | 182 ha | 182 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Luhansk?
- Towns and roadscleared for good2.5% · 5 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back2.3% · 5 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown94% · 183 ha
Also: logging.
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
- 5,340 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 5,950 ha
- Overall change
- +605 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Luhansk grew from about 5,340 hectares to 5,950 hectares, a net gain of about 605 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 649 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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What is the air quality (AQI) in Luhansk right now?
The latest reading for Luhansk shows an AQI of 69 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 21:00 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 Luhansk today?
At AQI 69 (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 Luhansk been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Luhansk's daily AQI at 42 on average, from 22 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 71 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Luhansk lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Luhansk has lost about 194 hectares of forest (about 270 football pitches): 7.5% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (2.5%). About 5 hectares (2.6%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Luhansk grew from about 5,340 hectares to 5,950 hectares, a net gain of about 605 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 649 hectares, while 45 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Luhansk?
Luhansk has an estimated 120,323 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 38.3% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Luhansk need?
Luhansk has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Luhansk'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 Lenins'kyi district; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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