Ukraine · Crimea · 3 cities
Air quality in Crimea today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Yevpatoriya has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Crimea (AQI 22, Good), and Kerch the worst (AQI 46, Good). Simferopol has the most tree cover, at 36.4% — #31 of 42 cities measured in Ukraine.
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 35
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 26.7%
- Ukraine: 40.0%
- worst air now: Kerch
- 46
- cleanest air now: Yevpatoriya
- 22
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Crimea · average AQI 35
Air quality today across Crimea, city by city
| Simferopol | 37Good | 36.4% | — | #31 of 42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerch | 46Good | 24.6% | 11.1K | #41 of 42 |
| Yevpatoriya | 22Good | 19.0% | 31.2K | #42 of 42 |
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 Ukraine.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Crimea lost?
Since 2001, Crimea has lost about 1,550 hectares of forest (about 2,200 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (31%), after which forest can grow back. About 496 hectares (32%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,550 haabout 2,200 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 496 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19 ha | 15 ha | 33 ha |
| 2002 | 8 ha | 18 ha | 26 ha |
| 2003 | 24 ha | 32 ha | 56 ha |
| 2004 | 18 ha | 31 ha | 49 ha |
| 2005 | 7 ha | 17 ha | 25 ha |
| 2006 | 17 ha | 30 ha | 47 ha |
| 2007 | 35 ha | 153 ha | 188 ha |
| 2008 | 27 ha | 359 ha | 386 ha |
| 2009 | 15 ha | 38 ha | 53 ha |
| 2010 | 9 ha | 14 ha | 23 ha |
| 2011 | 25 ha | 100 ha | 125 ha |
| 2012 | 28 ha | 24 ha | 51 ha |
| 2013 | 35 ha | 36 ha | 70 ha |
| 2014 | 10 ha | 7 ha | 17 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2016 | 14 ha | 4 ha | 19 ha |
| 2017 | 2 ha | 18 ha | 19 ha |
| 2018 | 6 ha | 9 ha | 15 ha |
| 2019 | 16 ha | 17 ha | 33 ha |
| 2020 | 16 ha | 12 ha | 28 ha |
| 2021 | 13 ha | 56 ha | 69 ha |
| 2022 | 7 ha | 11 ha | 18 ha |
| 2023 | 46 ha | 3 ha | 49 ha |
| 2024 | 91 ha | 11 ha | 102 ha |
| 2025 | 10 ha | 38 ha | 48 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 57 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 23 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2008, when about 386 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Crimea?
- Wildfirescan grow back31% · 485 ha
- Loggingcan grow back18% · 285 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good16% · 250 ha
Also: towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, mining and energy, 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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