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Air quality in Stavropol Kray today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Pyatigorsk has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Stavropol Kray (AQI 28, Good), and Stavropol the worst (AQI 54, Moderate). Kislovodsk has the most tree cover, at 46.5% — #22 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.
Average right now
AQI 39
Good
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 42.6%
- Russia: 34.1%
- worst air now: Stavropol
- 54
- cleanest air now: Pyatigorsk
- 28
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Stavropol Kray · average AQI 39
Air quality today across Stavropol Kray, city by city
| Stavropol | 54Moderate | 40.6% | — | #44 of 168 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyatigorsk | 28Good | 39.6% | — | #47 of 168 |
| Nevinnomyssk | 36Good | 43.8% | — | #27 of 168 |
| Kislovodsk | 36Good | 46.5% | — | #22 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 Stavropol Kray lost?
Since 2001, Stavropol Kray has lost about 2,090 hectares of forest (about 2,900 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (28%). About 715 hectares (34%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,090 haabout 2,900 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 715 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 | 28 ha | 68 ha | 96 ha |
| 2002 | 60 ha | 108 ha | 167 ha |
| 2003 | 12 ha | 24 ha | 36 ha |
| 2004 | 22 ha | 47 ha | 68 ha |
| 2005 | 20 ha | 25 ha | 45 ha |
| 2006 | 19 ha | 24 ha | 43 ha |
| 2007 | 40 ha | 71 ha | 111 ha |
| 2008 | 32 ha | 62 ha | 94 ha |
| 2009 | 14 ha | 45 ha | 59 ha |
| 2010 | 35 ha | 26 ha | 61 ha |
| 2011 | 14 ha | 18 ha | 32 ha |
| 2012 | 45 ha | 47 ha | 92 ha |
| 2013 | 20 ha | 36 ha | 56 ha |
| 2014 | 4 ha | 7 ha | 11 ha |
| 2015 | 6 ha | 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2016 | 30 ha | 13 ha | 43 ha |
| 2017 | 26 ha | 21 ha | 47 ha |
| 2018 | 6 ha | 3 ha | 9 ha |
| 2019 | 29 ha | 4 ha | 34 ha |
| 2020 | 68 ha | 18 ha | 86 ha |
| 2021 | 28 ha | 122 ha | 150 ha |
| 2022 | 25 ha | 5 ha | 30 ha |
| 2023 | 101 ha | 34 ha | 135 ha |
| 2024 | 15 ha | 43 ha | 58 ha |
| 2025 | 17 ha | 505 ha | 522 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 179 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 44 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 522 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Stavropol Kray?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good28% · 584 ha
- Loggingcan grow back11% · 230 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back7.7% · 160 ha
Also: wildfires, 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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