Russia · Altai Krai · 3 cities
Air quality in Altai Krai today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Rubtsovsk has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Altai Krai (AQI 5, Good), and Barnaul the worst (AQI 10, Good). Biysk has the most tree cover, at 41.8% — #40 of 168 cities measured in Russia.
Every city is measured the same way, over the same 2 km around its center: the air quality right now, from ground stations where there are any, and its tree cover.
AQI 7
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 31.8%
- Russia: 34.1%
- worst air now: Barnaul
- 10
- cleanest air now: Rubtsovsk
- 5
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Altai Krai · average AQI 7
Air quality today across Altai Krai, city by city
| Barnaul | 10Good | 29.0% | 3.1K | #113 of 168 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biysk | 6Good | 41.8% | — | #40 of 168 |
| Rubtsovsk | 5Good | 24.5% | 17.2K | #141 of 168 |
Air quality is the US AQI from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where available, otherwise the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 2 km of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in Russia.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Altai Krai lost?
Since 2001, Altai Krai has lost about 96,600 hectares of forest (about 140,000 football pitches): 2.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2,320 hectares (2.4%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 96,600 haabout 140,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,320 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 90 ha | 2,750 ha | 2,840 ha |
| 2002 | 72 ha | 3,350 ha | 3,420 ha |
| 2003 | 11 ha | 622 ha | 633 ha |
| 2004 | 96 ha | 6,580 ha | 6,680 ha |
| 2005 | 37 ha | 3,300 ha | 3,340 ha |
| 2006 | 103 ha | 7,650 ha | 7,760 ha |
| 2007 | 75 ha | 4,450 ha | 4,520 ha |
| 2008 | 50 ha | 2,930 ha | 2,990 ha |
| 2009 | 44 ha | 2,660 ha | 2,710 ha |
| 2010 | 212 ha | 8,610 ha | 8,830 ha |
| 2011 | 244 ha | 6,010 ha | 6,250 ha |
| 2012 | 199 ha | 5,140 ha | 5,330 ha |
| 2013 | 59 ha | 4,190 ha | 4,250 ha |
| 2014 | 127 ha | 4,060 ha | 4,180 ha |
| 2015 | 41 ha | 2,470 ha | 2,510 ha |
| 2016 | 84 ha | 6,660 ha | 6,750 ha |
| 2017 | 64 ha | 2,150 ha | 2,210 ha |
| 2018 | 87 ha | 1,710 ha | 1,800 ha |
| 2019 | 59 ha | 1,440 ha | 1,490 ha |
| 2020 | 68 ha | 2,240 ha | 2,310 ha |
| 2021 | 51 ha | 2,170 ha | 2,220 ha |
| 2022 | 76 ha | 2,150 ha | 2,230 ha |
| 2023 | 96 ha | 6,230 ha | 6,330 ha |
| 2024 | 190 ha | 2,970 ha | 3,160 ha |
| 2025 | 81 ha | 1,790 ha | 1,870 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 3,160 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 2,910 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2010, when about 8,830 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Altai Krai?
- Loggingcan grow back75% · 72,000 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back15% · 14,500 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back4% · 3,880 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy, towns and roads, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
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. How it's measured
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