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Prilep Air quality today
Air quality in Prilep currently reads AQI 68 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 68
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 18.3
- tree cover
- 7.4%
- trees in this area
- 23.2K
- more trees needed
- 71.0K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Prilep, North Macedonia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 19, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Prilep · AQI 68 (Moderate)
Prilep's tree count comes to 23,248 trees across 12.57 km², 23 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 71,000 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Prilep today: AQI 68, 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 · Prilep, 800 m away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
18.3
PM10
32.0
NO₂
17.0
O₃
47.7
SO₂
2.7
CO
324.8
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 Prilep's daily AQI at 63 on average, from 57 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 84 on Nov 5.
Where Prilep stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Prilep: Critically low
7.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
23,248
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
71,000
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,562 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Prilep lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Prilep has lost about 125 hectares of forest (about 180 football pitches): 5.2% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was mining and energy (33%). About 43 hectares (34%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 125 haabout 180 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 43 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2009, when about 27 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 | 17 ha | 20 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2007 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2008 | 4 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2009 | 2 ha | 25 ha | 27 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | 6 ha | 8 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2019 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2021 | 11 ha | 2 ha | 13 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2023 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Prilep?
- Mining and energycleared for good33% · 41 ha
- Loggingcan grow back32% · 40 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back30% · 38 ha
Also: towns and roads, 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
- 3,830 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,840 ha
- Overall change
- +16 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Prilep stayed about the same size, at about 3,840 hectares: new forest grew on about 61 hectares, and about 44 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 Prilep right now?
The latest reading for Prilep shows an AQI of 68 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 16:00 local time by the Prilep ground monitoring station, 800 m away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Prilep today?
At AQI 68 (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 Prilep been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Prilep's daily AQI at 63 on average, from 57 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 84 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 Prilep lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Prilep has lost about 125 hectares of forest (about 180 football pitches): 5.2% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was mining and energy (33%). About 43 hectares (34%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Prilep stayed about the same size, at about 3,840 hectares: new forest grew on about 61 hectares, and about 44 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Prilep?
Prilep has an estimated 23,248 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 7.4% tree cover, 23 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Prilep need?
Prilep needs roughly 71,000 more trees to close a 23-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,562 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Prilep's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Prilep, 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 Prilep; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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