Russia · Dagestan · 3 cities
Air quality in Dagestan today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Makhachkala has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Dagestan (AQI 31, Good), and Khasavyurt the worst (AQI 56, Moderate). Makhachkala has the most tree cover, at 18.5% — #156 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 43
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 13.4%
- Russia: 34.1%
- worst air now: Khasavyurt
- 56
- cleanest air now: Makhachkala
- 31
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Dagestan · average AQI 43
Air quality today across Dagestan, city by city
| Makhachkala | 31Good | 18.5% | 31.0K | #156 of 168 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khasavyurt | 56Moderate | 15.1% | 46.8K | #162 of 168 |
| Derbent | 43Good | 6.6% | 66.2K | #167 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 Dagestan lost?
Since 2001, Dagestan has lost about 6,200 hectares of forest (about 8,700 football pitches): 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (46%), after which forest can grow back. About 507 hectares (8.2%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 6,200 haabout 8,700 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 507 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 | 92 ha | 190 ha | 282 ha |
| 2002 | 65 ha | 265 ha | 330 ha |
| 2003 | 13 ha | 190 ha | 203 ha |
| 2004 | 20 ha | 113 ha | 133 ha |
| 2005 | 12 ha | 186 ha | 198 ha |
| 2006 | 53 ha | 256 ha | 308 ha |
| 2007 | 28 ha | 636 ha | 664 ha |
| 2008 | 28 ha | 182 ha | 209 ha |
| 2009 | 36 ha | 178 ha | 214 ha |
| 2010 | 58 ha | 390 ha | 448 ha |
| 2011 | 18 ha | 456 ha | 474 ha |
| 2012 | 26 ha | 320 ha | 346 ha |
| 2013 | 7 ha | 140 ha | 147 ha |
| 2014 | 5 ha | 188 ha | 193 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 273 ha | 273 ha |
| 2016 | 4 ha | 210 ha | 214 ha |
| 2017 | 7 ha | 90 ha | 96 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | 483 ha | 485 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 18 ha | 19 ha |
| 2020 | 1 ha | 68 ha | 69 ha |
| 2021 | 6 ha | 245 ha | 251 ha |
| 2022 | 7 ha | 51 ha | 58 ha |
| 2023 | 8 ha | 62 ha | 70 ha |
| 2024 | 7 ha | 60 ha | 67 ha |
| 2025 | 3 ha | 451 ha | 454 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 180 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 177 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2007, when about 664 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Dagestan?
- Wildfirescan grow back46% · 2,870 ha
- Loggingcan grow back20% · 1,240 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back6.8% · 425 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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