City report · Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Nizhny Tagil Air quality today
Air quality in Nizhny Tagil currently reads AQI 2 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 2
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 0.4
- tree cover
- 37.8%
- trees in this area
- 113K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk 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.
Nizhny Tagil · AQI 2 (Good)
Nizhny Tagil's tree count comes to 113,408 trees across 12 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Nizhny Tagil today: AQI 2, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 22:00 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
0.4
PM10
0.5
NO₂
1.4
O₃
66.0
SO₂
1.3
CO
148.0
- 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 Nizhny Tagil's daily AQI at 15 on average, from 4 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 67 on Nov 4.
Where Nizhny Tagil stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Nizhny Tagil: Healthy tree cover
37.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12 km² of land.
Trees in this area
113,408
Target trees
113,408
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Nizhny Tagil lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Nizhny Tagil has lost about 444 hectares of forest (about 620 football pitches): 3.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (56%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for mining and energy.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 444 haabout 620 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 248 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2017, when about 68 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2002 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 8 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | 5 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2005 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2007 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2008 | 13 ha | 3 ha | 16 ha |
| 2009 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | 9 ha | 5 ha | 14 ha |
| 2011 | 12 ha | 13 ha | 25 ha |
| 2012 | 10 ha | 8 ha | 18 ha |
| 2013 | 16 ha | 4 ha | 20 ha |
| 2014 | 19 ha | 7 ha | 26 ha |
| 2015 | 3 ha | 12 ha | 16 ha |
| 2016 | 7 ha | 23 ha | 29 ha |
| 2017 | 21 ha | 46 ha | 68 ha |
| 2018 | 15 ha | 3 ha | 18 ha |
| 2019 | 14 ha | 10 ha | 24 ha |
| 2020 | 37 ha | 10 ha | 47 ha |
| 2021 | 9 ha | 3 ha | 12 ha |
| 2022 | 18 ha | 2 ha | 21 ha |
| 2023 | 19 ha | 9 ha | 28 ha |
| 2024 | 4 ha | 10 ha | 13 ha |
| 2025 | 3 ha | 9 ha | 12 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Nizhny Tagil?
- Loggingcan grow back38% · 168 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good36% · 158 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good19% · 86 ha
Also: wildfires, 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
- 14,400 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 15,500 ha
- Overall change
- +1,050 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Nizhny Tagil grew from about 14,400 hectares to 15,500 hectares, a net gain of about 1,050 hectares (+7.2%). New forest grew on about 1,420 hectares, while 378 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 Nizhny Tagil right now?
The latest reading for Nizhny Tagil shows an AQI of 2 (Good), observed Nov 10, 22:00 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 Nizhny Tagil 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 Nizhny Tagil been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Nizhny Tagil's daily AQI at 15 on average, from 4 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 67 on Nov 4. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Nizhny Tagil lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Nizhny Tagil has lost about 444 hectares of forest (about 620 football pitches): 3.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (56%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for mining and energy. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Nizhny Tagil grew from about 14,400 hectares to 15,500 hectares, a net gain of about 1,050 hectares (+7.2%). New forest grew on about 1,420 hectares, while 378 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Nizhny Tagil?
Nizhny Tagil has an estimated 113,408 trees across the 12 km² of land measured — 37.8% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Nizhny Tagil need?
Nizhny Tagil has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Nizhny Tagil'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 Nizhny Tagil; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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