Poland · Pomerania · 2 cities
Air quality in Pomerania today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Gdańsk has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Pomerania (AQI 66, Moderate), and Gdynia the worst (AQI 81, Moderate). Gdynia has the most tree cover, at 45.3% — #4 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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 40.0%
- Poland: 37.6%
- worst air now: Gdynia
- 81
- cleanest air now: Gdańsk
- 66
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Pomerania
Air quality today across Pomerania, city by city
| Gdańsk | 66Moderate | 34.7% | — | #22 of 39 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gdynia | 81Moderate | 45.3% | — | #4 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 Pomerania lost?
Since 2001, Pomerania has lost about 142,000 hectares of forest (about 200,000 football pitches): 19% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,790 hectares (1.3%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 142,000 haabout 200,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 19%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,790 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 | 21 ha | 901 ha | 922 ha |
| 2002 | 24 ha | 1,850 ha | 1,880 ha |
| 2003 | 36 ha | 2,950 ha | 2,990 ha |
| 2004 | 50 ha | 3,810 ha | 3,860 ha |
| 2005 | 45 ha | 3,230 ha | 3,280 ha |
| 2006 | 30 ha | 4,300 ha | 4,330 ha |
| 2007 | 57 ha | 4,040 ha | 4,090 ha |
| 2008 | 38 ha | 3,310 ha | 3,350 ha |
| 2009 | 124 ha | 5,050 ha | 5,170 ha |
| 2010 | 64 ha | 5,030 ha | 5,100 ha |
| 2011 | 66 ha | 4,930 ha | 4,990 ha |
| 2012 | 63 ha | 4,780 ha | 4,850 ha |
| 2013 | 36 ha | 2,930 ha | 2,970 ha |
| 2014 | 42 ha | 4,240 ha | 4,280 ha |
| 2015 | 53 ha | 3,920 ha | 3,970 ha |
| 2016 | 110 ha | 6,900 ha | 7,010 ha |
| 2017 | 153 ha | 9,970 ha | 10,100 ha |
| 2018 | 89 ha | 25,200 ha | 25,300 ha |
| 2019 | 104 ha | 7,850 ha | 7,960 ha |
| 2020 | 149 ha | 5,190 ha | 5,340 ha |
| 2021 | 66 ha | 5,470 ha | 5,540 ha |
| 2022 | 94 ha | 5,800 ha | 5,890 ha |
| 2023 | 147 ha | 6,360 ha | 6,510 ha |
| 2024 | 56 ha | 5,930 ha | 5,990 ha |
| 2025 | 69 ha | 6,020 ha | 6,090 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 6,000 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 11,100 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2018, when about 25,300 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Pomerania?
- Loggingcan grow back98% · 139,000 ha
Also: towns and roads, mining and energy, farms, pasture and plantations, storms, floods and other natural causes, wildfires, 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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