Russia · Nizhny Novgorod Oblast · 3 cities
Air quality in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Arzamas has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (AQI 26, Good), and Nizhniy Novgorod the worst (AQI 57, Moderate). Arzamas has the most tree cover, at 36.5% — #69 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.
AQI 39
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 34.5%
- Russia: 34.1%
- worst air now: Nizhniy Novgorod
- 57
- cleanest air now: Arzamas
- 26
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast · average AQI 39
Air quality today across Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, city by city
| Nizhniy Novgorod | 57Moderate | 34.3% | — | #79 of 168 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dzerzhinsk | 33Good | 32.8% | — | #87 of 168 |
| Arzamas | 26Good | 36.5% | — | #69 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 Nizhny Novgorod Oblast lost?
Since 2001, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast has lost about 467,000 hectares of forest (about 4,700 km²): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 4,750 hectares (1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 467,000 haabout 4,700 km²
- Share of its forest
- 11%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 4,750 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 | 273 ha | 6,800 ha | 7,070 ha |
| 2002 | 113 ha | 7,910 ha | 8,020 ha |
| 2003 | 84 ha | 8,480 ha | 8,560 ha |
| 2004 | 116 ha | 10,900 ha | 11,000 ha |
| 2005 | 154 ha | 8,970 ha | 9,130 ha |
| 2006 | 139 ha | 6,390 ha | 6,530 ha |
| 2007 | 155 ha | 11,300 ha | 11,400 ha |
| 2008 | 156 ha | 11,800 ha | 11,900 ha |
| 2009 | 220 ha | 13,300 ha | 13,600 ha |
| 2010 | 101 ha | 16,900 ha | 17,000 ha |
| 2011 | 338 ha | 142,000 ha | 143,000 ha |
| 2012 | 179 ha | 15,800 ha | 15,900 ha |
| 2013 | 177 ha | 15,700 ha | 15,900 ha |
| 2014 | 265 ha | 16,000 ha | 16,300 ha |
| 2015 | 121 ha | 13,300 ha | 13,400 ha |
| 2016 | 171 ha | 15,400 ha | 15,600 ha |
| 2017 | 190 ha | 15,500 ha | 15,700 ha |
| 2018 | 122 ha | 14,800 ha | 14,900 ha |
| 2019 | 108 ha | 16,400 ha | 16,500 ha |
| 2020 | 102 ha | 14,200 ha | 14,300 ha |
| 2021 | 820 ha | 15,400 ha | 16,200 ha |
| 2022 | 182 ha | 15,800 ha | 16,000 ha |
| 2023 | 165 ha | 19,400 ha | 19,600 ha |
| 2024 | 183 ha | 15,900 ha | 16,100 ha |
| 2025 | 116 ha | 14,300 ha | 14,400 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 16,500 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 15,400 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2011, when about 143,000 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast?
- Loggingcan grow back68% · 319,000 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back30% · 139,000 ha
Also: mining and energy, towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, farms, pasture and plantations, 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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