Kazakhstan · Kostanay · 2 cities
Air quality in Kostanay today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Kostanay has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Kostanay (AQI 9, Good), and Rudnyy the worst (AQI 9, Good). Rudnyy has the most tree cover, at 17.8% — #9 of 23 cities measured in Kazakhstan.
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
- 16.5%
- Kazakhstan: 15.7%
- worst air now: Rudnyy
- 9
- cleanest air now: Kostanay
- 9
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Kostanay
Air quality today across Kostanay, city by city
| Kostanay | 9Good | 15.2% | 46.0K | #13 of 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudnyy | 9Good | 17.8% | 38.3K | #9 of 23 |
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 Kazakhstan.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Kostanay lost?
Since 2001, Kostanay has lost about 22,000 hectares of forest (about 31,000 football pitches): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 292 hectares (1.3%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 22,000 haabout 31,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 15%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 292 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 | 111 ha | 305 ha | 416 ha |
| 2002 | 15 ha | 204 ha | 219 ha |
| 2003 | 3 ha | 128 ha | 131 ha |
| 2004 | 5 ha | 753 ha | 758 ha |
| 2005 | 9 ha | 542 ha | 551 ha |
| 2006 | 10 ha | 288 ha | 298 ha |
| 2007 | 13 ha | 366 ha | 379 ha |
| 2008 | 5 ha | 2,280 ha | 2,280 ha |
| 2009 | 9 ha | 675 ha | 684 ha |
| 2010 | 10 ha | 481 ha | 490 ha |
| 2011 | 74 ha | 1,240 ha | 1,310 ha |
| 2012 | 9 ha | 285 ha | 294 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | 304 ha | 306 ha |
| 2014 | 2 ha | 85 ha | 87 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 10 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 261 ha | 261 ha |
| 2017 | 1 ha | 388 ha | 389 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | 124 ha | 126 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 264 ha | 264 ha |
| 2020 | 4 ha | 1,220 ha | 1,230 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | 167 ha | 168 ha |
| 2022 | 3 ha | 2,040 ha | 2,040 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | 8,830 ha | 8,830 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | 341 ha | 342 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 161 ha | 161 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 2,310 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 453 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2023, when about 8,830 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Kostanay?
- Wildfirescan grow back72% · 15,900 ha
- Loggingcan grow back14% · 3,080 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back9.1% · 2,000 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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