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Air quality in Bashkortostan Republic today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Ufa has the cleanest air of the 5 cities we track in Bashkortostan Republic (AQI 8, Good), and Neftekamsk the worst (AQI 23, Good). Salavat has the most tree cover, at 38.0% — #58 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 15
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 5
- average tree cover
- 32.9%
- Russia: 34.1%
- worst air now: Neftekamsk
- 23
- cleanest air now: Ufa
- 8
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Bashkortostan Republic · average AQI 15
Air quality today across Bashkortostan Republic, city by city
| Ufa | 8Good | 32.4% | — | #93 of 168 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterlitamak | 11Good | 32.7% | — | #90 of 168 |
| Salavat | 18Good | 38.0% | — | #58 of 168 |
| Neftekamsk | 23Good | 31.7% | — | #96 of 168 |
| Oktyabrsky | 13Good | 29.7% | 934 | #107 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 Bashkortostan Republic lost?
Since 2001, Bashkortostan Republic has lost about 198,000 hectares of forest (about 280,000 football pitches): 3.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 4,180 hectares (2.1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 198,000 haabout 280,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 4,180 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 | 158 ha | 3,060 ha | 3,220 ha |
| 2002 | 192 ha | 4,770 ha | 4,970 ha |
| 2003 | 53 ha | 1,230 ha | 1,280 ha |
| 2004 | 219 ha | 6,190 ha | 6,410 ha |
| 2005 | 140 ha | 4,650 ha | 4,790 ha |
| 2006 | 208 ha | 5,540 ha | 5,750 ha |
| 2007 | 146 ha | 5,290 ha | 5,430 ha |
| 2008 | 141 ha | 5,830 ha | 5,970 ha |
| 2009 | 256 ha | 10,300 ha | 10,500 ha |
| 2010 | 202 ha | 9,370 ha | 9,570 ha |
| 2011 | 119 ha | 9,270 ha | 9,390 ha |
| 2012 | 258 ha | 8,440 ha | 8,700 ha |
| 2013 | 105 ha | 6,940 ha | 7,050 ha |
| 2014 | 68 ha | 5,500 ha | 5,570 ha |
| 2015 | 92 ha | 6,220 ha | 6,310 ha |
| 2016 | 147 ha | 7,430 ha | 7,570 ha |
| 2017 | 196 ha | 7,850 ha | 8,050 ha |
| 2018 | 174 ha | 8,670 ha | 8,840 ha |
| 2019 | 107 ha | 8,950 ha | 9,050 ha |
| 2020 | 190 ha | 8,870 ha | 9,060 ha |
| 2021 | 138 ha | 12,400 ha | 12,500 ha |
| 2022 | 297 ha | 14,100 ha | 14,400 ha |
| 2023 | 318 ha | 13,800 ha | 14,100 ha |
| 2024 | 175 ha | 11,500 ha | 11,700 ha |
| 2025 | 80 ha | 8,010 ha | 8,090 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 12,200 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 8,510 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2022, when about 14,400 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Bashkortostan Republic?
- Loggingcan grow back92% · 183,000 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back2% · 4,040 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good1% · 2,000 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, 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.
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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