Ukraine · Poltava · 2 cities
Air quality in Poltava today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Kremenchuk has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Poltava (AQI 27, Good), and Poltava the worst (AQI 42, Good). Poltava has the most tree cover, at 56.9% — #2 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
- 50.4%
- Ukraine: 40.0%
- worst air now: Poltava
- 42
- cleanest air now: Kremenchuk
- 27
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Poltava
Air quality today across Poltava, city by city
| Poltava | 42Good | 56.9% | — | #2 of 42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kremenchuk | 27Good | 44.0% | — | #12 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 Poltava lost?
Since 2001, Poltava has lost about 28,800 hectares of forest (about 40,000 football pitches): 8.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 756 hectares (2.6%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 28,800 haabout 40,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 756 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 ha | 138 ha | 141 ha |
| 2002 | 20 ha | 596 ha | 616 ha |
| 2003 | 11 ha | 367 ha | 378 ha |
| 2004 | 14 ha | 717 ha | 731 ha |
| 2005 | 15 ha | 1,180 ha | 1,200 ha |
| 2006 | 21 ha | 1,050 ha | 1,070 ha |
| 2007 | 12 ha | 841 ha | 853 ha |
| 2008 | 20 ha | 1,040 ha | 1,060 ha |
| 2009 | 32 ha | 1,620 ha | 1,650 ha |
| 2010 | 33 ha | 776 ha | 809 ha |
| 2011 | 43 ha | 1,420 ha | 1,460 ha |
| 2012 | 16 ha | 1,130 ha | 1,150 ha |
| 2013 | 16 ha | 852 ha | 868 ha |
| 2014 | 7 ha | 1,430 ha | 1,440 ha |
| 2015 | 23 ha | 1,480 ha | 1,500 ha |
| 2016 | 82 ha | 2,010 ha | 2,090 ha |
| 2017 | 117 ha | 1,530 ha | 1,640 ha |
| 2018 | 75 ha | 1,400 ha | 1,470 ha |
| 2019 | 35 ha | 1,030 ha | 1,070 ha |
| 2020 | 44 ha | 1,160 ha | 1,210 ha |
| 2021 | 51 ha | 1,320 ha | 1,370 ha |
| 2022 | 33 ha | 1,070 ha | 1,110 ha |
| 2023 | 21 ha | 707 ha | 728 ha |
| 2024 | 11 ha | 1,820 ha | 1,830 ha |
| 2025 | 2 ha | 1,360 ha | 1,360 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 1,280 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 1,500 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 2,090 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Poltava?
- Loggingcan grow back88% · 25,200 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back7.6% · 2,170 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good2% · 572 ha
Also: towns and roads, mining and energy, 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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