Russia · Orenburg Oblast · 3 cities
Air quality in Orenburg Oblast today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Orsk has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Orenburg Oblast (AQI 4, Good), and Novotroitsk the worst (AQI 29, Good). Novotroitsk has the most tree cover, at 25.4% — #135 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 16
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 25.1%
- Russia: 34.1%
- worst air now: Novotroitsk
- 29
- cleanest air now: Orsk
- 4
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Orenburg Oblast · average AQI 16
Air quality today across Orenburg Oblast, city by city
| Orenburg | 14Good | 24.7% | 16.4K | #140 of 168 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orsk | 4Good | 25.1% | 15.4K | #137 of 168 |
| Novotroitsk | 29Good | 25.4% | 14.4K | #135 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 Orenburg Oblast lost?
Since 2001, Orenburg Oblast has lost about 6,270 hectares of forest (about 8,800 football pitches): 1.1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (42%), after which forest can grow back. About 405 hectares (6.5%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 6,270 haabout 8,800 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 405 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 | 49 ha | 194 ha | 243 ha |
| 2002 | 19 ha | 286 ha | 305 ha |
| 2003 | 8 ha | 270 ha | 278 ha |
| 2004 | 22 ha | 652 ha | 674 ha |
| 2005 | 12 ha | 138 ha | 150 ha |
| 2006 | 43 ha | 479 ha | 522 ha |
| 2007 | 14 ha | 119 ha | 133 ha |
| 2008 | 12 ha | 149 ha | 161 ha |
| 2009 | 11 ha | 301 ha | 312 ha |
| 2010 | 44 ha | 425 ha | 469 ha |
| 2011 | 35 ha | 697 ha | 732 ha |
| 2012 | 22 ha | 119 ha | 141 ha |
| 2013 | 10 ha | 410 ha | 420 ha |
| 2014 | 9 ha | 57 ha | 66 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | 24 ha | 26 ha |
| 2016 | 11 ha | 143 ha | 154 ha |
| 2017 | 5 ha | 99 ha | 104 ha |
| 2018 | 22 ha | 25 ha | 48 ha |
| 2019 | 7 ha | 296 ha | 303 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | 80 ha | 83 ha |
| 2021 | 2 ha | 51 ha | 53 ha |
| 2022 | 7 ha | 512 ha | 518 ha |
| 2023 | 29 ha | 268 ha | 297 ha |
| 2024 | 7 ha | 57 ha | 63 ha |
| 2025 | 2 ha | 8 ha | 10 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 188 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 138 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2011, when about 732 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Orenburg Oblast?
- Wildfirescan grow back42% · 2,650 ha
- Loggingcan grow back33% · 2,070 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back7.1% · 447 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy, towns and roads, 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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