City report · Pskov Oblast, Russia
Pskov Air quality today
Air quality in Pskov currently reads AQI 31 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 31
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 6.4
- tree cover
- 41.1%
- trees in this area
- 121K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Pskov, Pskov Oblast, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 9, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Pskov · AQI 31 (Good)
Pskov's tree count comes to 121,243 trees across 11.8 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Pskov today: AQI 31, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 08:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 185 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 185 km, e.g. Tartu and Narva
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
6.4
PM10
11.7
NO₂
13.9
O₃
28.0
SO₂
3.7
CO
200.0
- 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 Pskov's daily AQI at 25 on average, from 12 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 53 on Nov 10.
Where Pskov stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Pskov: Healthy tree cover
41.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.8 km² of land.
Trees in this area
121,243
Target trees
121,243
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Pskov lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Pskov has lost about 898 hectares of forest (about 1,300 football pitches): 7.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 189 hectares (21%) 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
- 898 haabout 1,300 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 7.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 189 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2003, when about 154 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 | 55 ha | 58 ha |
| 2002 | 4 ha | 24 ha | 28 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | 153 ha | 154 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | 48 ha | 50 ha |
| 2005 | 15 ha | 46 ha | 61 ha |
| 2006 | 3 ha | 48 ha | 50 ha |
| 2007 | 13 ha | 87 ha | 100 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 18 ha | 19 ha |
| 2009 | 4 ha | 13 ha | 17 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 49 ha | 50 ha |
| 2011 | 20 ha | 28 ha | 48 ha |
| 2012 | 3 ha | 3 ha | 6 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2014 | 3 ha | 14 ha | 18 ha |
| 2015 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2016 | 6 ha | 8 ha | 14 ha |
| 2017 | 34 ha | 34 ha | 68 ha |
| 2018 | 6 ha | 24 ha | 30 ha |
| 2019 | 24 ha | 17 ha | 41 ha |
| 2020 | 6 ha | 4 ha | 10 ha |
| 2021 | 7 ha | 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2022 | 4 ha | 5 ha | 9 ha |
| 2023 | 4 ha | 7 ha | 12 ha |
| 2024 | 14 ha | 11 ha | 25 ha |
| 2025 | 6 ha | 9 ha | 16 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Pskov?
- Loggingcan grow back72% · 643 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good17% · 149 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back4.5% · 40 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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
- 10,900 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 11,900 ha
- Overall change
- +932 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Pskov grew from about 10,900 hectares to 11,900 hectares, a net gain of about 932 hectares (+8.5%). New forest grew on about 1,350 hectares, while 418 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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Measured cities near Pskov
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Tartu113.2 km
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- Tree cover
- 41%
- Air quality
- 55
- Narva173.4 km
Estonia
- Tree cover
- 35%
- Air quality
- 37
- Kohtla-Järve186.0 km
Estonia
- Tree cover
- 38%
- Air quality
- 71
- Velikiy Novgorod189.2 km
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- Tree cover
- 42%
- Air quality
- 48
- Velikiye Luki211.9 km
Russia
- Tree cover
- 37%
- Air quality
- 38
- Pärnu233.9 km
Estonia
- Tree cover
- 39%
- Air quality
- 89
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Pskov right now?
The latest reading for Pskov shows an AQI of 31 (Good), observed Nov 11, 08:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 185 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Pskov today?
At AQI 31 (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 Pskov been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Pskov's daily AQI at 25 on average, from 12 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 53 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 Pskov lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Pskov has lost about 898 hectares of forest (about 1,300 football pitches): 7.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 189 hectares (21%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Pskov grew from about 10,900 hectares to 11,900 hectares, a net gain of about 932 hectares (+8.5%). New forest grew on about 1,350 hectares, while 418 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Pskov?
Pskov has an estimated 121,243 trees across the 11.8 km² of land measured — 41.1% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Pskov need?
Pskov has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Pskov'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 Pskov; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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