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Novi Sad Air quality today
Air quality in Novi Sad currently reads AQI 93 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 93
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 31.7
- tree cover
- 20.6%
- trees in this area
- 60.7K
- more trees needed
- 27.7K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Grbavica, Novi Sad, Serbia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 17, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Novi Sad · AQI 93 (Moderate)
Novi Sad's tree count comes to 60,704 trees across 11.79 km² of land, 9 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 27,700 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Novi Sad today: AQI 93, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Novi Sad-Rumenacka, 1.9 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
31.7
PM10
36.1
NO₂
41.2
O₃
—
SO₂
7.3
CO
668.0
Data: OpenAQ · EEA
- 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 Novi Sad's daily AQI at 98 on average, from 73 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 166 on Nov 10.
Where Novi Sad stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Novi Sad: Below target
20.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.79 km² of land.
Trees in this area
60,704
Target trees
88,404
More trees needed
27,700
CO₂ if planted / yr
609.4 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Novi Sad lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Novi Sad has lost about 897 hectares of forest (about 1,300 football pitches): 17% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 66 hectares (7.3%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km east of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 897 haabout 1,300 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 17%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 66 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is speeding up: about 70 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 36 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2023, 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 | 2 ha | 34 ha | 35 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 16 ha | 17 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 28 ha | 28 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 20 ha | 20 ha |
| 2006 | 3 ha | 25 ha | 28 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2008 | 3 ha | 41 ha | 44 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 36 ha | 36 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 28 ha | 28 ha |
| 2011 | 3 ha | 9 ha | 12 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 19 ha | 20 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 24 ha | 24 ha |
| 2014 | 20 ha | 41 ha | 60 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 29 ha | 29 ha |
| 2017 | 2 ha | 20 ha | 21 ha |
| 2018 | 4 ha | 59 ha | 63 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | 37 ha | 40 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | 23 ha | 25 ha |
| 2021 | 5 ha | 38 ha | 43 ha |
| 2022 | 7 ha | 43 ha | 50 ha |
| 2023 | 7 ha | 175 ha | 182 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | 33 ha | 35 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 39 ha | 40 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Novi Sad?
- Loggingcan grow back92% · 821 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.9% · 53 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown1.1% · 10 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy.
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
- 6,710 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 7,010 ha
- Overall change
- +300 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Novi Sad grew from about 6,710 hectares to 7,010 hectares, a net gain of about 300 hectares (+4.5%). New forest grew on about 705 hectares, while 405 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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Frequently asked
Questions about Novi Sad
What is the air quality (AQI) in Novi Sad right now?
The latest reading for Novi Sad shows an AQI of 93 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Novi Sad-Rumenacka, 1.9 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Novi Sad today?
At AQI 93 (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 Novi Sad been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Novi Sad's daily AQI at 98 on average, from 73 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 166 on Nov 10. On 4 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Novi Sad lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Novi Sad has lost about 897 hectares of forest (about 1,300 football pitches): 17% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 66 hectares (7.3%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss is speeding up: about 70 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 36 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Novi Sad grew from about 6,710 hectares to 7,010 hectares, a net gain of about 300 hectares (+4.5%). New forest grew on about 705 hectares, while 405 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Novi Sad?
Novi Sad has an estimated 60,704 trees across the 11.79 km² of land measured — 20.6% tree cover, 9 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Novi Sad need?
Novi Sad needs roughly 27,700 more trees to close a 9-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 609.4 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Novi Sad's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Grbavica, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Grbavica; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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