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Air quality in Chuvash Republic today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Novocheboksarsk has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Chuvash Republic (AQI 13, Good), and Cheboksary the worst (AQI 15, Good). Cheboksary has the most tree cover, at 43.2% — #32 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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 40.0%
- Russia: 34.1%
- worst air now: Cheboksary
- 15
- cleanest air now: Novocheboksarsk
- 13
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Chuvash Republic
Air quality today across Chuvash Republic, city by city
| Cheboksary | 15Good | 43.2% | — | #32 of 168 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novocheboksarsk | 13Good | 36.9% | — | #65 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 Chuvash Republic lost?
Since 2001, Chuvash Republic has lost about 33,400 hectares of forest (about 47,000 football pitches): 5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 979 hectares (2.9%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 33,400 haabout 47,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 979 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 | 10 ha | 495 ha | 505 ha |
| 2002 | 9 ha | 987 ha | 996 ha |
| 2003 | 4 ha | 780 ha | 783 ha |
| 2004 | 10 ha | 596 ha | 606 ha |
| 2005 | 4 ha | 748 ha | 752 ha |
| 2006 | 9 ha | 584 ha | 592 ha |
| 2007 | 21 ha | 1,420 ha | 1,440 ha |
| 2008 | 14 ha | 596 ha | 610 ha |
| 2009 | 49 ha | 1,950 ha | 2,000 ha |
| 2010 | 16 ha | 969 ha | 985 ha |
| 2011 | 30 ha | 10,800 ha | 10,800 ha |
| 2012 | 32 ha | 902 ha | 933 ha |
| 2013 | 11 ha | 821 ha | 832 ha |
| 2014 | 23 ha | 1,150 ha | 1,180 ha |
| 2015 | 16 ha | 522 ha | 537 ha |
| 2016 | 16 ha | 644 ha | 660 ha |
| 2017 | 21 ha | 850 ha | 871 ha |
| 2018 | 8 ha | 579 ha | 587 ha |
| 2019 | 16 ha | 1,250 ha | 1,270 ha |
| 2020 | 14 ha | 944 ha | 958 ha |
| 2021 | 465 ha | 1,120 ha | 1,580 ha |
| 2022 | 58 ha | 1,020 ha | 1,080 ha |
| 2023 | 70 ha | 825 ha | 895 ha |
| 2024 | 42 ha | 783 ha | 825 ha |
| 2025 | 13 ha | 1,050 ha | 1,070 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 1,090 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 868 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2011, when about 10,800 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Chuvash Republic?
- Loggingcan grow back66% · 22,100 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back29% · 9,570 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good2.1% · 689 ha
Also: towns and roads, 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.
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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