City report · Mazovia, Poland
Płock Air quality today
Air quality in Płock currently reads AQI 82 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 82
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 25.9
- tree cover
- 31.9%
- trees in this area
- 89.8K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Płock, Poland (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 21, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Płock · AQI 82 (Moderate)
Płock's tree count comes to 89,794 trees across 11.26 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Płock today: AQI 82, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 16:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Płock, ul. Reja, 500 m away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
25.9
PM10
27.3
NO₂
—
O₃
29.6
SO₂
1.1
CO
278.0
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 Płock's daily AQI at 90 on average, from 58 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 135 on Nov 8.
Where Płock stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Płock: Healthy tree cover
31.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.26 km² of land.
Trees in this area
89,794
Target trees
89,794
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Płock lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Płock has lost about 1,020 hectares of forest (about 1,400 football pitches): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 31 hectares (3.1%) 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 west of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,020 haabout 1,400 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 15%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 31 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 48 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 61 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2005, when about 110 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 | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 28 ha | 28 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 29 ha | 29 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 55 ha | 56 ha |
| 2005 | 2 ha | 108 ha | 110 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 41 ha | 41 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 15 ha | 16 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 19 ha | 19 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 11 ha |
| 2010 | 3 ha | 50 ha | 53 ha |
| 2011 | 2 ha | 22 ha | 24 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 30 ha | 30 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 11 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 30 ha | 30 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 72 ha | 72 ha |
| 2017 | 11 ha | 72 ha | 83 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 33 ha | 34 ha |
| 2019 | 1 ha | 63 ha | 64 ha |
| 2020 | 1 ha | 50 ha | 51 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 41 ha | 41 ha |
| 2022 | 1 ha | 31 ha | 32 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 29 ha | 30 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 59 ha | 59 ha |
| 2025 | 4 ha | 75 ha | 79 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Płock?
- Loggingcan grow back96% · 975 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good3% · 31 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown1.2% · 12 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations.
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
- 5,910 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 6,210 ha
- Overall change
- +299 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Płock grew from about 5,910 hectares to 6,210 hectares, a net gain of about 299 hectares (+5.1%). New forest grew on about 660 hectares, while 361 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 Płock right now?
The latest reading for Płock shows an AQI of 82 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 16:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Płock, ul. Reja, 500 m away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Płock today?
At AQI 82 (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 Płock been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Płock's daily AQI at 90 on average, from 58 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 135 on Nov 8. On 3 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Płock lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Płock has lost about 1,020 hectares of forest (about 1,400 football pitches): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 31 hectares (3.1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 48 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 61 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Płock grew from about 5,910 hectares to 6,210 hectares, a net gain of about 299 hectares (+5.1%). New forest grew on about 660 hectares, while 361 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Płock?
Płock has an estimated 89,794 trees across the 11.26 km² of land measured — 31.9% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Płock need?
Płock has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Płock's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Płock, 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 Płock; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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