City report · Chelyabinsk, Russia
Magnitogorsk Air quality today
Air quality in Magnitogorsk currently reads AQI 2 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 2
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 0.3
- tree cover
- 30.3%
- trees in this area
- 50.8K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Ordzhonikidzevskiy Rayon, Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 23, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Magnitogorsk · AQI 2 (Good)
Magnitogorsk's tree count comes to 50,832 trees across 6.71 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Magnitogorsk today: AQI 2, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 00:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
0.3
PM10
0.4
NO₂
0.9
O₃
53.0
SO₂
0.7
CO
228.0
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Magnitogorsk's daily AQI at 16 on average, from 2 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 70 on Nov 5.
Where Magnitogorsk stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Magnitogorsk: Healthy tree cover
30.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 6.71 km² of land.
Trees in this area
50,832
Target trees
50,832
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Magnitogorsk lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Magnitogorsk has lost about 15 hectares of forest (about 20 football pitches): 2.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (89%) 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
- 15 haabout 20 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 13 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 8 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 | 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 | 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2023 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 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 Magnitogorsk?
- Towns and roadscleared for good85% · 12 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good4.1% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown12% · 2 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
- 1,130 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,730 ha
- Overall change
- +603 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Magnitogorsk grew from about 1,130 hectares to 1,730 hectares, a net gain of about 603 hectares (+54%). New forest grew on about 640 hectares, while 38 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 Magnitogorsk right now?
The latest reading for Magnitogorsk shows an AQI of 2 (Good), observed Nov 11, 00:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Magnitogorsk today?
At AQI 2 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Magnitogorsk been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Magnitogorsk's daily AQI at 16 on average, from 2 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 70 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Magnitogorsk lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Magnitogorsk has lost about 15 hectares of forest (about 20 football pitches): 2.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (89%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Magnitogorsk grew from about 1,130 hectares to 1,730 hectares, a net gain of about 603 hectares (+54%). New forest grew on about 640 hectares, while 38 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Magnitogorsk?
Magnitogorsk has an estimated 50,832 trees across the 6.71 km² of land measured — 30.3% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Magnitogorsk need?
Magnitogorsk has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Magnitogorsk'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 Ordzhonikidzevskiy Rayon; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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