Russia · Lipetsk Oblast · 2 cities
Air quality in Lipetsk Oblast today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Yelets has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Lipetsk Oblast (AQI 34, Good), and Lipetsk the worst (AQI 64, Moderate). Lipetsk has the most tree cover, at 45.2% — #25 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
- 43.5%
- Russia: 34.1%
- worst air now: Lipetsk
- 64
- cleanest air now: Yelets
- 34
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Lipetsk Oblast
Air quality today across Lipetsk Oblast, city by city
| Lipetsk | 64Moderate | 45.2% | — | #25 of 168 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yelets | 34Good | 41.8% | — | #39 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 Lipetsk Oblast lost?
Since 2001, Lipetsk Oblast has lost about 20,200 hectares of forest (about 28,000 football pitches): 6.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2,320 hectares (11%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 20,200 haabout 28,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,320 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 | 23 ha | 117 ha | 139 ha |
| 2002 | 15 ha | 265 ha | 280 ha |
| 2003 | 18 ha | 401 ha | 419 ha |
| 2004 | 16 ha | 311 ha | 327 ha |
| 2005 | 21 ha | 312 ha | 333 ha |
| 2006 | 31 ha | 626 ha | 657 ha |
| 2007 | 37 ha | 485 ha | 522 ha |
| 2008 | 79 ha | 364 ha | 443 ha |
| 2009 | 128 ha | 633 ha | 761 ha |
| 2010 | 55 ha | 301 ha | 356 ha |
| 2011 | 123 ha | 7,060 ha | 7,190 ha |
| 2012 | 64 ha | 367 ha | 431 ha |
| 2013 | 20 ha | 178 ha | 198 ha |
| 2014 | 13 ha | 110 ha | 123 ha |
| 2015 | 9 ha | 175 ha | 184 ha |
| 2016 | 44 ha | 380 ha | 424 ha |
| 2017 | 161 ha | 609 ha | 770 ha |
| 2018 | 82 ha | 556 ha | 638 ha |
| 2019 | 183 ha | 702 ha | 885 ha |
| 2020 | 123 ha | 306 ha | 429 ha |
| 2021 | 91 ha | 417 ha | 508 ha |
| 2022 | 105 ha | 391 ha | 496 ha |
| 2023 | 303 ha | 591 ha | 894 ha |
| 2024 | 440 ha | 547 ha | 987 ha |
| 2025 | 138 ha | 1,670 ha | 1,800 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 938 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 629 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2011, when about 7,190 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Lipetsk Oblast?
- Loggingcan grow back51% · 10,300 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back32% · 6,380 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good8.6% · 1,730 ha
Also: towns and roads, mining and energy, 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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