Russia · Kuzbass · 6 cities
Air quality in Kuzbass today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Leninsk-Kuznetsky has the cleanest air of the 6 cities we track in Kuzbass (AQI 10, Good), and Novokuznetsk the worst (AQI 25, Good). Prokop’yevsk has the most tree cover, at 61.6% — #3 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.
Average right now
AQI 14
Good
- cities tracked
- 6
- average tree cover
- 46.6%
- Russia: 34.1%
- worst air now: Novokuznetsk
- 25
- cleanest air now: Leninsk-Kuznetsky
- 10
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Kuzbass · average AQI 14
Air quality today across Kuzbass, city by city
| Kemerovo | 11Good | 41.3% | — | #42 of 168 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novokuznetsk | 25Good | 33.2% | — | #85 of 168 |
| Prokop’yevsk | 12Good | 61.6% | — | #3 of 168 |
| Leninsk-Kuznetsky | 10Good | 56.6% | — | #7 of 168 |
| Kiselëvsk | 12Good | 37.8% | — | #59 of 168 |
| Mezhdurechensk | 12Good | 48.8% | — | #16 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 Kuzbass lost?
Since 2001, Kuzbass has lost about 131,000 hectares of forest (about 180,000 football pitches): 2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 37,000 hectares (28%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 131,000 haabout 180,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 37,000 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 | 258 ha | 2,570 ha | 2,830 ha |
| 2002 | 261 ha | 2,160 ha | 2,420 ha |
| 2003 | 238 ha | 641 ha | 879 ha |
| 2004 | 651 ha | 4,130 ha | 4,780 ha |
| 2005 | 638 ha | 3,320 ha | 3,960 ha |
| 2006 | 1,120 ha | 5,700 ha | 6,820 ha |
| 2007 | 947 ha | 4,440 ha | 5,380 ha |
| 2008 | 1,190 ha | 2,750 ha | 3,940 ha |
| 2009 | 618 ha | 2,130 ha | 2,750 ha |
| 2010 | 1,280 ha | 5,190 ha | 6,470 ha |
| 2011 | 1,500 ha | 4,590 ha | 6,090 ha |
| 2012 | 1,940 ha | 7,320 ha | 9,270 ha |
| 2013 | 755 ha | 2,260 ha | 3,020 ha |
| 2014 | 1,090 ha | 3,400 ha | 4,480 ha |
| 2015 | 946 ha | 1,840 ha | 2,790 ha |
| 2016 | 2,250 ha | 2,800 ha | 5,060 ha |
| 2017 | 2,140 ha | 3,580 ha | 5,720 ha |
| 2018 | 2,740 ha | 3,930 ha | 6,670 ha |
| 2019 | 3,200 ha | 2,310 ha | 5,510 ha |
| 2020 | 2,110 ha | 5,280 ha | 7,380 ha |
| 2021 | 2,310 ha | 2,680 ha | 5,000 ha |
| 2022 | 3,070 ha | 4,770 ha | 7,840 ha |
| 2023 | 2,320 ha | 4,300 ha | 6,620 ha |
| 2024 | 2,110 ha | 7,360 ha | 9,460 ha |
| 2025 | 1,290 ha | 4,570 ha | 5,870 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 6,960 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 6,070 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2024, when about 9,460 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Kuzbass?
- Loggingcan grow back65% · 84,500 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good27% · 35,200 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back2.3% · 2,980 ha
Also: towns and roads, wildfires, farms, pasture and plantations, 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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