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Air quality in Luhansk today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Alchevsk has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Luhansk (AQI 47, Good), and Luhansk the worst (AQI 69, Moderate). Alchevsk has the most tree cover, at 46.5% — #9 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
- 42.4%
- Ukraine: 40.0%
- worst air now: Luhansk
- 69
- cleanest air now: Alchevsk
- 47
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Luhansk
Air quality today across Luhansk, city by city
| Luhansk | 69Moderate | 38.3% | — | #27 of 42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alchevsk | 47Good | 46.5% | — | #9 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 Luhansk lost?
Since 2001, Luhansk has lost about 44,900 hectares of forest (about 63,000 football pitches): 19% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 827 hectares (1.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 44,900 haabout 63,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 19%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 827 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 | 10 ha | 143 ha | 153 ha |
| 2002 | 18 ha | 757 ha | 775 ha |
| 2003 | 20 ha | 458 ha | 478 ha |
| 2004 | 26 ha | 502 ha | 528 ha |
| 2005 | 17 ha | 716 ha | 733 ha |
| 2006 | 10 ha | 358 ha | 368 ha |
| 2007 | 55 ha | 323 ha | 378 ha |
| 2008 | 30 ha | 784 ha | 814 ha |
| 2009 | 171 ha | 602 ha | 773 ha |
| 2010 | 112 ha | 659 ha | 771 ha |
| 2011 | 36 ha | 843 ha | 879 ha |
| 2012 | 16 ha | 340 ha | 356 ha |
| 2013 | 4 ha | 151 ha | 155 ha |
| 2014 | 4 ha | 211 ha | 215 ha |
| 2015 | 31 ha | 354 ha | 385 ha |
| 2016 | 103 ha | 1,460 ha | 1,560 ha |
| 2017 | 30 ha | 595 ha | 625 ha |
| 2018 | 13 ha | 895 ha | 908 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | 263 ha | 265 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | 1,120 ha | 1,120 ha |
| 2021 | 30 ha | 11,600 ha | 11,700 ha |
| 2022 | 3 ha | 2,360 ha | 2,360 ha |
| 2023 | 6 ha | 6,680 ha | 6,680 ha |
| 2024 | 6 ha | 8,470 ha | 8,470 ha |
| 2025 | 72 ha | 3,410 ha | 3,490 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 6,530 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 896 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2021, when about 11,700 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Luhansk?
- Wildfirescan grow back86% · 38,800 ha
- Loggingcan grow back9.4% · 4,210 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.4% · 637 ha
Also: mining and energy, towns and roads, 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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