Ukraine · Donetsk · 6 cities
Air quality in Donetsk today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Mariupol has the cleanest air of the 6 cities we track in Donetsk (AQI 47, Good), and Donetsk the worst (AQI 78, Moderate). Makiyivka has the most tree cover, at 62.0% — #1 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.
Average right now
AQI 64
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 6
- average tree cover
- 50.9%
- Ukraine: 40.0%
- worst air now: Donetsk
- 78
- cleanest air now: Mariupol
- 47
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Donetsk · average AQI 64
Air quality today across Donetsk, city by city
| Donetsk | 78Moderate | 51.1% | — | #6 of 42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makiyivka | 76Moderate | 62.0% | — | #1 of 42 |
| Horlivka | 52Moderate | 49.7% | — | #7 of 42 |
| Mariupol | 47Good | 38.9% | — | #24 of 42 |
| Kramatorsk | 77Moderate | 51.4% | — | #5 of 42 |
| Slovyansk | 53Moderate | 52.4% | — | #3 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 Donetsk lost?
Since 2001, Donetsk has lost about 18,700 hectares of forest (about 26,000 football pitches): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 626 hectares (3.3%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 18,700 haabout 26,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 11%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 626 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 | 12 ha | 38 ha | 50 ha |
| 2002 | 18 ha | 88 ha | 106 ha |
| 2003 | 6 ha | 35 ha | 42 ha |
| 2004 | 13 ha | 46 ha | 59 ha |
| 2005 | 20 ha | 152 ha | 172 ha |
| 2006 | 20 ha | 62 ha | 82 ha |
| 2007 | 48 ha | 186 ha | 234 ha |
| 2008 | 21 ha | 164 ha | 185 ha |
| 2009 | 20 ha | 120 ha | 140 ha |
| 2010 | 7 ha | 100 ha | 107 ha |
| 2011 | 25 ha | 278 ha | 303 ha |
| 2012 | 45 ha | 291 ha | 336 ha |
| 2013 | 6 ha | 156 ha | 162 ha |
| 2014 | 11 ha | 153 ha | 164 ha |
| 2015 | 16 ha | 332 ha | 348 ha |
| 2016 | 53 ha | 368 ha | 421 ha |
| 2017 | 36 ha | 245 ha | 281 ha |
| 2018 | 26 ha | 447 ha | 473 ha |
| 2019 | 7 ha | 40 ha | 47 ha |
| 2020 | 7 ha | 26 ha | 33 ha |
| 2021 | 48 ha | 166 ha | 214 ha |
| 2022 | 6 ha | 193 ha | 199 ha |
| 2023 | 25 ha | 2,320 ha | 2,340 ha |
| 2024 | 15 ha | 8,440 ha | 8,460 ha |
| 2025 | 115 ha | 3,640 ha | 3,760 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 2,990 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 251 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2024, when about 8,460 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Donetsk?
- Wildfirescan grow back77% · 14,400 ha
- Loggingcan grow back12% · 2,320 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.8% · 338 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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