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Nazran Air quality today

Air quality in Nazran currently reads AQI 54 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

Air quality right now

AQI 54

Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
7.9
tree cover
25.9%
trees in this area
81.4K
more trees needed
12.9K

Measured across a 2 km radius around Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 22, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Nazran · AQI 54 (Moderate)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 22, 2026

Nazran's tree count comes to 81,367 trees across 12.57 km², 4 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 12,881 more trees would close the gap.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Nazran today: AQI 54, Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 205 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Estimate · model corrected with 3 station cities within 205 km, e.g. Tbilisi and Rustavi

Health signal

Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

PM2.5

7.9

PM10

4.7

NO₂

3.9

O₃

67.0

SO₂

3.0

CO

157.0

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 Nazran's daily AQI at 40 on average, from 18 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 75 on Nov 5.

Last 7 daysavg 40 · peak 75
Nov 5: AQI 47 (peak 75)Nov 6: AQI 44 (peak 58)Nov 7: AQI 46 (peak 66)Nov 8: AQI 18 (peak 24)Nov 9: AQI 28 (peak 62)Nov 10: AQI 51 (peak 64)Nov 11: AQI 46 (peak 60)
Nov 5Nov 11

Where Nazran stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest

Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Nazran: Below target

25.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².

4 points below target

Trees in this area

81,367

Target trees

94,248

More trees needed

12,881

CO₂ if planted / yr

283.4 t

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Nazran lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Nazran has lost about 9 hectares of forest (about 13 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (51%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.

Satellite image of the area around Nazran, August 2017

2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.

Forest lost since 2001
9 haabout 13 football pitches
Share of its forest
under 1%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
5 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

The worst year was 2024, when about 2 hectares of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Nazran, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Nazran, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.2.1

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Forest lost each year around Nazran, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
2001under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2002under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2003under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2004under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2005under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2006under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2007under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2008under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2009under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2010under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2011under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2012under 1 haunder 1 ha2 ha
2013under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2014under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2015under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2016under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2017under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2018under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2019under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2020under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2021under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2022under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2023under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
20242 haunder 1 ha2 ha
2025under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha

What is causing deforestation around Nazran?

  • Towns and roadscleared for good27% · 3 ha
  • Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good23% · 2 ha
  • Unknown causescause unknown49% · 5 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
1,980 ha
Forest in 2020
2,360 ha
Overall change
+387 hamore forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Nazran grew from about 1,980 hectares to 2,360 hectares, a net gain of about 387 hectares (+20%). New forest grew on about 417 hectares, while 30 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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Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.

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    Air quality
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    12%
    Air quality
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  • Nalchik

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    98.1 km
    Tree cover
    18%
    Air quality
    57
  • 146.8 km
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    Air quality
    65
  • Gori

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    148.2 km
    Tree cover
    18%
    Air quality
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  • 166.2 km
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Questions about Nazran

What is the air quality (AQI) in Nazran right now?

The latest reading for Nazran shows an AQI of 54 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 205 km, 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 Nazran today?

At AQI 54 (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 Nazran been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Nazran's daily AQI at 40 on average, from 18 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 75 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 Nazran lost since 2001?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Nazran has lost about 9 hectares of forest (about 13 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (51%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Nazran grew from about 1,980 hectares to 2,360 hectares, a net gain of about 387 hectares (+20%). New forest grew on about 417 hectares, while 30 hectares were lost.

What is the tree count in Nazran?

Nazran has an estimated 81,367 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 25.9% tree cover, 4 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Nazran need?

Nazran needs roughly 12,881 more trees to close a 4-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 283.4 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.

How are Nazran'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 Nazran; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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