Ukraine · Kyiv Oblast · 2 cities
Air quality in Kyiv Oblast today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Brovary has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Kyiv Oblast (AQI 34, Good), and Bila Tserkva the worst (AQI 38, Good). Brovary has the most tree cover, at 41.6% — #17 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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 40.9%
- Ukraine: 40.0%
- worst air now: Bila Tserkva
- 38
- cleanest air now: Brovary
- 34
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Kyiv Oblast
Air quality today across Kyiv Oblast, city by city
| Bila Tserkva | 38Good | 40.2% | — | #21 of 42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brovary | 34Good | 41.6% | — | #17 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 Kyiv Oblast lost?
Since 2001, Kyiv Oblast has lost about 129,000 hectares of forest (about 180,000 football pitches): 18% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2,020 hectares (1.6%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 129,000 haabout 180,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 18%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,020 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 | 31 ha | 2,320 ha | 2,350 ha |
| 2002 | 17 ha | 2,520 ha | 2,530 ha |
| 2003 | 38 ha | 2,950 ha | 2,990 ha |
| 2004 | 55 ha | 5,840 ha | 5,900 ha |
| 2005 | 32 ha | 3,810 ha | 3,840 ha |
| 2006 | 53 ha | 3,620 ha | 3,680 ha |
| 2007 | 32 ha | 2,470 ha | 2,500 ha |
| 2008 | 82 ha | 3,770 ha | 3,850 ha |
| 2009 | 72 ha | 3,640 ha | 3,720 ha |
| 2010 | 61 ha | 4,020 ha | 4,080 ha |
| 2011 | 92 ha | 5,710 ha | 5,800 ha |
| 2012 | 37 ha | 3,790 ha | 3,820 ha |
| 2013 | 50 ha | 3,320 ha | 3,370 ha |
| 2014 | 64 ha | 3,910 ha | 3,970 ha |
| 2015 | 70 ha | 5,480 ha | 5,550 ha |
| 2016 | 152 ha | 11,900 ha | 12,000 ha |
| 2017 | 252 ha | 6,260 ha | 6,510 ha |
| 2018 | 196 ha | 9,910 ha | 10,100 ha |
| 2019 | 53 ha | 2,670 ha | 2,720 ha |
| 2020 | 84 ha | 11,400 ha | 11,500 ha |
| 2021 | 102 ha | 6,810 ha | 6,910 ha |
| 2022 | 89 ha | 6,060 ha | 6,150 ha |
| 2023 | 67 ha | 8,230 ha | 8,300 ha |
| 2024 | 161 ha | 3,350 ha | 3,510 ha |
| 2025 | 85 ha | 3,450 ha | 3,540 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 5,680 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 8,560 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 12,000 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Kyiv Oblast?
- Loggingcan grow back75% · 96,700 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back21% · 26,600 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back2.4% · 3,050 ha
Also: towns and roads, farms, pasture and plantations, 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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