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Air quality in Krasnodar Krai today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Sochi has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Krasnodar Krai (AQI 32, Good), and Krasnodar the worst (AQI 58, Moderate). Sochi has the most tree cover, at 43.7% — #29 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 45
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 34.8%
- Russia: 34.1%
- worst air now: Krasnodar
- 58
- cleanest air now: Sochi
- 32
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Krasnodar Krai · average AQI 45
Air quality today across Krasnodar Krai, city by city
| Krasnodar | 58Moderate | 32.6% | — | #91 of 168 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 32Good | 43.7% | — | #29 of 168 |
| Novorossiysk | 42Good | 32.9% | — | #86 of 168 |
| Armavir | 46Good | 30.0% | — | #106 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 Krasnodar Krai lost?
Since 2001, Krasnodar Krai has lost about 13,200 hectares of forest (about 19,000 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (42%), after which forest can grow back. About 4,990 hectares (38%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 13,200 haabout 19,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 4,990 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 | 58 ha | 490 ha | 548 ha |
| 2002 | 82 ha | 646 ha | 728 ha |
| 2003 | 28 ha | 285 ha | 313 ha |
| 2004 | 124 ha | 425 ha | 549 ha |
| 2005 | 68 ha | 326 ha | 394 ha |
| 2006 | 138 ha | 270 ha | 408 ha |
| 2007 | 188 ha | 485 ha | 673 ha |
| 2008 | 200 ha | 435 ha | 635 ha |
| 2009 | 212 ha | 335 ha | 547 ha |
| 2010 | 382 ha | 288 ha | 670 ha |
| 2011 | 296 ha | 406 ha | 702 ha |
| 2012 | 373 ha | 782 ha | 1,160 ha |
| 2013 | 121 ha | 320 ha | 441 ha |
| 2014 | 154 ha | 192 ha | 346 ha |
| 2015 | 115 ha | 173 ha | 288 ha |
| 2016 | 306 ha | 421 ha | 727 ha |
| 2017 | 342 ha | 299 ha | 641 ha |
| 2018 | 258 ha | 220 ha | 478 ha |
| 2019 | 205 ha | 175 ha | 380 ha |
| 2020 | 204 ha | 106 ha | 310 ha |
| 2021 | 209 ha | 165 ha | 374 ha |
| 2022 | 157 ha | 125 ha | 282 ha |
| 2023 | 329 ha | 139 ha | 468 ha |
| 2024 | 272 ha | 232 ha | 504 ha |
| 2025 | 172 ha | 493 ha | 665 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 459 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 507 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2012, when about 1,160 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Krasnodar Krai?
- Loggingcan grow back42% · 5,560 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good16% · 2,080 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good15% · 2,050 ha
Also: mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, wildfires, 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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