Russia · Kaluga Oblast · 2 cities
Air quality in Kaluga Oblast today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Kaluga has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Kaluga Oblast (AQI 8, Good), and Obninsk the worst (AQI 12, Good). Obninsk has the most tree cover, at 41.9% — #37 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
- 40.5%
- Russia: 34.1%
- worst air now: Obninsk
- 12
- cleanest air now: Kaluga
- 8
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Kaluga Oblast
Air quality today across Kaluga Oblast, city by city
| Kaluga | 8Good | 39.2% | — | #51 of 168 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obninsk | 12Good | 41.9% | — | #37 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 Kaluga Oblast lost?
Since 2001, Kaluga Oblast has lost about 99,600 hectares of forest (about 140,000 football pitches): 6.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2,830 hectares (2.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 99,600 haabout 140,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,830 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 | 163 ha | 2,170 ha | 2,330 ha |
| 2002 | 231 ha | 2,760 ha | 2,990 ha |
| 2003 | 31 ha | 4,340 ha | 4,370 ha |
| 2004 | 36 ha | 2,750 ha | 2,780 ha |
| 2005 | 81 ha | 3,750 ha | 3,830 ha |
| 2006 | 47 ha | 2,650 ha | 2,700 ha |
| 2007 | 109 ha | 2,920 ha | 3,030 ha |
| 2008 | 97 ha | 2,720 ha | 2,820 ha |
| 2009 | 88 ha | 2,580 ha | 2,670 ha |
| 2010 | 136 ha | 3,420 ha | 3,560 ha |
| 2011 | 105 ha | 5,000 ha | 5,100 ha |
| 2012 | 163 ha | 3,960 ha | 4,120 ha |
| 2013 | 135 ha | 5,070 ha | 5,200 ha |
| 2014 | 172 ha | 4,470 ha | 4,650 ha |
| 2015 | 114 ha | 4,680 ha | 4,800 ha |
| 2016 | 235 ha | 5,180 ha | 5,410 ha |
| 2017 | 140 ha | 5,120 ha | 5,260 ha |
| 2018 | 206 ha | 5,740 ha | 5,950 ha |
| 2019 | 62 ha | 4,660 ha | 4,720 ha |
| 2020 | 201 ha | 3,920 ha | 4,120 ha |
| 2021 | 63 ha | 2,810 ha | 2,870 ha |
| 2022 | 32 ha | 4,710 ha | 4,740 ha |
| 2023 | 98 ha | 4,140 ha | 4,240 ha |
| 2024 | 44 ha | 3,640 ha | 3,690 ha |
| 2025 | 40 ha | 3,660 ha | 3,700 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 3,850 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 5,090 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2018, when about 5,950 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Kaluga Oblast?
- Loggingcan grow back93% · 93,100 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back1.6% · 1,590 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1% · 1,030 ha
Also: mining and energy, farms, pasture and plantations, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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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