City report · Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
Nizhniy Novgorod Air quality today
Air quality in Nizhniy Novgorod currently reads AQI 57 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 57
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 11.1
- tree cover
- 34.3%
- trees in this area
- 68.6K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around City Center, Нижний Новгород, Нижегородская обл., Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 10, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Nizhniy Novgorod · AQI 57 (Moderate)
Nizhniy Novgorod's tree count comes to 68,641 trees across 8.01 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Nizhniy Novgorod today: AQI 57, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 11:00 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
11.1
PM10
12.8
NO₂
18.3
O₃
40.0
SO₂
8.4
CO
192.0
- 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 Nizhniy Novgorod's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 36 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 60 on Nov 11.
Where Nizhniy Novgorod stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Nizhniy Novgorod: Healthy tree cover
34.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 8.01 km² of land.
Trees in this area
68,641
Target trees
68,641
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Nizhniy Novgorod lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Nizhniy Novgorod has lost about 159 hectares of forest (about 220 football pitches): 2.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (80%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 159 haabout 220 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 127 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2014, when about 20 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 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 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2007 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2008 | 6 ha | 3 ha | 9 ha |
| 2009 | 8 ha | 5 ha | 12 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2011 | 11 ha | 7 ha | 18 ha |
| 2012 | 5 ha | 3 ha | 9 ha |
| 2013 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2014 | 19 ha | under 1 ha | 20 ha |
| 2015 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2016 | 14 ha | 2 ha | 16 ha |
| 2017 | 4 ha | 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2018 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2020 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2021 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2022 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2023 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2024 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2025 | 6 ha | 1 ha | 7 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Nizhniy Novgorod?
- Towns and roadscleared for good78% · 124 ha
- Loggingcan grow back11% · 18 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back1.8% · 3 ha
Also: mining and energy, farms, pasture and plantations, 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
- 3,850 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 4,290 ha
- Overall change
- +431 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Nizhniy Novgorod grew from about 3,850 hectares to 4,290 hectares, a net gain of about 431 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 715 hectares, while 284 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 Nizhniy Novgorod right now?
The latest reading for Nizhniy Novgorod shows an AQI of 57 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 11:00 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 Nizhniy Novgorod today?
At AQI 57 (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 Nizhniy Novgorod been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Nizhniy Novgorod's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 36 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 60 on Nov 11. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Nizhniy Novgorod lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Nizhniy Novgorod has lost about 159 hectares of forest (about 220 football pitches): 2.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (80%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Nizhniy Novgorod grew from about 3,850 hectares to 4,290 hectares, a net gain of about 431 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 715 hectares, while 284 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Nizhniy Novgorod?
Nizhniy Novgorod has an estimated 68,641 trees across the 8.01 km² of land measured — 34.3% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Nizhniy Novgorod need?
Nizhniy Novgorod has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Nizhniy Novgorod'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 City Center; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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