City report · Poltava, Ukraine
Poltava Air quality today
Air quality in Poltava currently reads AQI 42 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 42
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 5.5
- tree cover
- 56.9%
- trees in this area
- 179K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Shevchenkivskyi District, Poltava, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine, 36000 (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 20, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Poltava · AQI 42 (Good)
Poltava's tree count comes to 178,757 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Poltava today: AQI 42, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 06:00 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
5.5
PM10
6.6
NO₂
1.9
O₃
54.0
SO₂
1.7
CO
183.0
- 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 Poltava's daily AQI at 35 on average, from 17 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 68 on Nov 10.
Where Poltava stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Poltava: Healthy tree cover
56.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
178,757
Target trees
178,757
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Poltava lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Poltava has lost about 615 hectares of forest (about 860 football pitches): 7.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 38 hectares (6.1%) 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 southeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 615 haabout 860 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 7.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 38 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2009, when about 87 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 | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 15 ha | 15 ha |
| 2003 | 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2004 | 1 ha | 20 ha | 21 ha |
| 2005 | 8 ha | 41 ha | 49 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 19 ha | 19 ha |
| 2007 | 1 ha | 14 ha | 15 ha |
| 2008 | 1 ha | 8 ha | 9 ha |
| 2009 | 5 ha | 82 ha | 87 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 18 ha | 20 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 30 ha | 31 ha |
| 2012 | 2 ha | 24 ha | 26 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 23 ha | 23 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 32 ha | 33 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 21 ha | 22 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 34 ha | 34 ha |
| 2017 | 3 ha | 14 ha | 18 ha |
| 2018 | 1 ha | 19 ha | 21 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | 14 ha | 16 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | 23 ha | 25 ha |
| 2021 | 3 ha | 29 ha | 32 ha |
| 2022 | 1 ha | 16 ha | 17 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 9 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | 16 ha | 17 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 48 ha | 48 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Poltava?
- Loggingcan grow back92% · 564 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.7% · 35 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown2.1% · 13 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
- 9,760 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 10,600 ha
- Overall change
- +790 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Poltava grew from about 9,760 hectares to 10,600 hectares, a net gain of about 790 hectares (+8.1%). New forest grew on about 1,160 hectares, while 371 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 Poltava right now?
The latest reading for Poltava shows an AQI of 42 (Good), observed Nov 11, 06:00 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 Poltava today?
At AQI 42 (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 Poltava been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Poltava's daily AQI at 35 on average, from 17 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 68 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Poltava lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Poltava has lost about 615 hectares of forest (about 860 football pitches): 7.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 38 hectares (6.1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Poltava grew from about 9,760 hectares to 10,600 hectares, a net gain of about 790 hectares (+8.1%). New forest grew on about 1,160 hectares, while 371 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Poltava?
Poltava has an estimated 178,757 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 56.9% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Poltava need?
Poltava has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Poltava'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 Shevchenkivskyi District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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