City report · Chuvash Republic, Russia
Novocheboksarsk Air quality today
Air quality in Novocheboksarsk currently reads AQI 13 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 13
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 2.3
- tree cover
- 36.9%
- trees in this area
- 116K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Novocheboksarsk, Chuvashia Republic, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Novocheboksarsk · AQI 13 (Good)
Novocheboksarsk's tree count comes to 115,809 trees across 12.56 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Novocheboksarsk today: AQI 13, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 13:00 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
2.3
PM10
2.3
NO₂
2.2
O₃
64.0
SO₂
2.5
CO
133.0
- 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 Novocheboksarsk's daily AQI at 16 on average, from 11 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 29 on Nov 5.
Where Novocheboksarsk stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Novocheboksarsk: Healthy tree cover
36.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.56 km² of land.
Trees in this area
115,809
Target trees
115,809
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Novocheboksarsk lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Novocheboksarsk has lost about 466 hectares of forest (about 650 football pitches): 4.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 68 hectares (15%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 466 haabout 650 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4.7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 68 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2011, when about 162 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 | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | 11 ha | 13 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 10 ha |
| 2007 | 4 ha | 24 ha | 28 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 17 ha | 17 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | 6 ha | 8 ha |
| 2010 | 6 ha | 3 ha | 10 ha |
| 2011 | 1 ha | 161 ha | 162 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 17 ha | 17 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2016 | 11 ha | 9 ha | 20 ha |
| 2017 | 3 ha | 10 ha | 13 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 7 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 35 ha | 36 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 24 ha | 25 ha |
| 2023 | 18 ha | 11 ha | 28 ha |
| 2024 | 10 ha | 4 ha | 14 ha |
| 2025 | 4 ha | 5 ha | 9 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Novocheboksarsk?
- Loggingcan grow back73% · 339 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good11% · 50 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back11% · 50 ha
Also: towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
- 8,740 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 9,010 ha
- Overall change
- +273 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Novocheboksarsk grew from about 8,740 hectares to 9,010 hectares, a net gain of about 273 hectares (+3.1%). New forest grew on about 543 hectares, while 270 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 Novocheboksarsk right now?
The latest reading for Novocheboksarsk shows an AQI of 13 (Good), observed Nov 11, 13:00 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 Novocheboksarsk today?
At AQI 13 (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 Novocheboksarsk been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Novocheboksarsk's daily AQI at 16 on average, from 11 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 29 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 Novocheboksarsk lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Novocheboksarsk has lost about 466 hectares of forest (about 650 football pitches): 4.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 68 hectares (15%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Novocheboksarsk grew from about 8,740 hectares to 9,010 hectares, a net gain of about 273 hectares (+3.1%). New forest grew on about 543 hectares, while 270 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Novocheboksarsk?
Novocheboksarsk has an estimated 115,809 trees across the 12.56 km² of land measured — 36.9% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Novocheboksarsk need?
Novocheboksarsk has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Novocheboksarsk'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 Novocheboksarsk; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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