Poland · Lubusz · 2 cities
Air quality in Lubusz today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Gorzów Wielkopolski has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Lubusz (AQI 34, Good), and Gorzów Wielkopolski the worst (AQI 34, Good). Zielona Góra has the most tree cover, at 45.1% — #5 of 39 cities measured in Poland.
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
- 44.1%
- Poland: 37.6%
- worst air now: Gorzów Wielkopolski
- 34
- cleanest air now: Gorzów Wielkopolski
- 34
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Lubusz
Air quality today across Lubusz, city by city
| Zielona Góra | 80Moderate | 45.1% | — | #5 of 39 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorzów Wielkopolski | 34Good | 43.1% | — | #10 of 39 |
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 Poland.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Lubusz lost?
Since 2001, Lubusz has lost about 160,000 hectares of forest (about 220,000 football pitches): 21% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,800 hectares (1.1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 160,000 haabout 220,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 21%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,800 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 | 11 ha | 1,800 ha | 1,810 ha |
| 2002 | 33 ha | 4,370 ha | 4,400 ha |
| 2003 | 4 ha | 1,510 ha | 1,510 ha |
| 2004 | 109 ha | 7,080 ha | 7,190 ha |
| 2005 | 79 ha | 6,380 ha | 6,460 ha |
| 2006 | 52 ha | 4,610 ha | 4,670 ha |
| 2007 | 108 ha | 5,290 ha | 5,400 ha |
| 2008 | 86 ha | 6,040 ha | 6,130 ha |
| 2009 | 127 ha | 6,240 ha | 6,370 ha |
| 2010 | 192 ha | 7,640 ha | 7,830 ha |
| 2011 | 114 ha | 6,690 ha | 6,810 ha |
| 2012 | 135 ha | 6,990 ha | 7,130 ha |
| 2013 | 28 ha | 4,220 ha | 4,240 ha |
| 2014 | 41 ha | 5,090 ha | 5,130 ha |
| 2015 | 56 ha | 4,320 ha | 4,370 ha |
| 2016 | 80 ha | 7,770 ha | 7,850 ha |
| 2017 | 60 ha | 9,030 ha | 9,090 ha |
| 2018 | 51 ha | 6,900 ha | 6,950 ha |
| 2019 | 53 ha | 8,070 ha | 8,130 ha |
| 2020 | 69 ha | 6,840 ha | 6,910 ha |
| 2021 | 64 ha | 8,550 ha | 8,620 ha |
| 2022 | 107 ha | 7,390 ha | 7,500 ha |
| 2023 | 60 ha | 8,510 ha | 8,570 ha |
| 2024 | 28 ha | 8,350 ha | 8,370 ha |
| 2025 | 52 ha | 8,030 ha | 8,080 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 8,230 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 7,780 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 9,090 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Lubusz?
- Loggingcan grow back99% · 157,000 ha
Also: towns and roads, farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy, wildfires, 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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