Kazakhstan · Pavlodar Region · 2 cities
Air quality in Pavlodar Region today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Pavlodar has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Pavlodar Region (AQI 9, Good), and Ekibastuz the worst (AQI 85, Moderate). Pavlodar has the most tree cover, at 25.8% — #5 of 23 cities measured in Kazakhstan.
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
- 15.9%
- Kazakhstan: 15.7%
- worst air now: Ekibastuz
- 85
- cleanest air now: Pavlodar
- 9
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Pavlodar Region
Air quality today across Pavlodar Region, city by city
| Pavlodar | 9Good | 25.8% | 13.2K | #5 of 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekibastuz | 85Moderate | 6.0% | 75.3K | #18 of 23 |
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 Kazakhstan.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Pavlodar Region lost?
Since 2001, Pavlodar Region has lost about 6,040 hectares of forest (about 8,500 football pitches): 5.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 395 hectares (6.5%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 6,040 haabout 8,500 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 395 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 | 66 ha | 390 ha | 456 ha |
| 2002 | 33 ha | 344 ha | 377 ha |
| 2003 | 105 ha | 153 ha | 258 ha |
| 2004 | 31 ha | 134 ha | 165 ha |
| 2005 | 13 ha | 396 ha | 409 ha |
| 2006 | 17 ha | 615 ha | 632 ha |
| 2007 | 28 ha | 1,430 ha | 1,460 ha |
| 2008 | 24 ha | 277 ha | 301 ha |
| 2009 | 8 ha | 263 ha | 271 ha |
| 2010 | 3 ha | 43 ha | 46 ha |
| 2011 | 45 ha | 44 ha | 89 ha |
| 2012 | 10 ha | 777 ha | 787 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 56 ha | 56 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 40 ha | 40 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2018 | 1 ha | 18 ha | 19 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2023 | 4 ha | 48 ha | 52 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | 44 ha | 46 ha |
| 2025 | 4 ha | 546 ha | 550 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 130 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 15 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2007, when about 1,460 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Pavlodar Region?
- Wildfirescan grow back57% · 3,450 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back18% · 1,080 ha
- Loggingcan grow back7% · 421 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, towns and roads, mining and energy, 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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