Poland · Mazovia · 5 cities
Air quality in Mazovia today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Radom has the cleanest air of the 5 cities we track in Mazovia (AQI 62, Moderate), and Płock the worst (AQI 80, Moderate). Bielany has the most tree cover, at 57.8% — #2 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.
AQI 71
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 5
- average tree cover
- 37.5%
- Poland: 37.6%
- worst air now: Płock
- 80
- cleanest air now: Radom
- 62
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Mazovia · average AQI 71
Air quality today across Mazovia, city by city
| Warsaw | 73Moderate | 26.9% | 9.6K | #37 of 39 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radom | 62Moderate | 27.9% | 6.6K | #34 of 39 |
| Ursynów | 65Moderate | 43.2% | — | #9 of 39 |
| Bielany | 74Moderate | 57.8% | — | #2 of 39 |
| Płock | 80Moderate | 31.9% | — | #26 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 Mazovia lost?
Since 2001, Mazovia has lost about 111,000 hectares of forest (about 160,000 football pitches): 12% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 5,650 hectares (5.1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 111,000 haabout 160,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 12%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,650 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 | 187 ha | 2,040 ha | 2,230 ha |
| 2002 | 112 ha | 1,870 ha | 1,980 ha |
| 2003 | 183 ha | 3,250 ha | 3,430 ha |
| 2004 | 171 ha | 4,050 ha | 4,220 ha |
| 2005 | 213 ha | 5,680 ha | 5,890 ha |
| 2006 | 134 ha | 2,880 ha | 3,010 ha |
| 2007 | 458 ha | 7,380 ha | 7,840 ha |
| 2008 | 166 ha | 2,800 ha | 2,970 ha |
| 2009 | 200 ha | 3,440 ha | 3,640 ha |
| 2010 | 354 ha | 4,660 ha | 5,010 ha |
| 2011 | 183 ha | 3,200 ha | 3,390 ha |
| 2012 | 152 ha | 3,490 ha | 3,640 ha |
| 2013 | 45 ha | 2,670 ha | 2,710 ha |
| 2014 | 129 ha | 3,600 ha | 3,730 ha |
| 2015 | 122 ha | 2,930 ha | 3,050 ha |
| 2016 | 546 ha | 6,420 ha | 6,970 ha |
| 2017 | 679 ha | 6,820 ha | 7,500 ha |
| 2018 | 419 ha | 4,090 ha | 4,510 ha |
| 2019 | 181 ha | 4,430 ha | 4,610 ha |
| 2020 | 186 ha | 4,920 ha | 5,110 ha |
| 2021 | 101 ha | 4,770 ha | 4,880 ha |
| 2022 | 211 ha | 4,970 ha | 5,180 ha |
| 2023 | 221 ha | 5,260 ha | 5,480 ha |
| 2024 | 113 ha | 4,110 ha | 4,230 ha |
| 2025 | 180 ha | 5,640 ha | 5,820 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 5,110 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 5,740 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2007, when about 7,840 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Mazovia?
- Loggingcan grow back93% · 104,000 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good4% · 4,490 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown1.4% · 1,570 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy, wildfires, storms, floods and other natural 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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