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Air quality in Tula Oblast today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Novomoskovsk has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Tula Oblast (AQI 10, Good), and Tula the worst (AQI 19, Good). Novomoskovsk has the most tree cover, at 49.7% — #14 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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 40.3%
- Russia: 34.1%
- worst air now: Tula
- 19
- cleanest air now: Novomoskovsk
- 10
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Tula Oblast
Air quality today across Tula Oblast, city by city
| Tula | 19Good | 31.0% | — | #101 of 168 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novomoskovsk | 10Good | 49.7% | — | #14 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 Tula Oblast lost?
Since 2001, Tula Oblast has lost about 8,690 hectares of forest (about 12,000 football pitches): 1.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,680 hectares (19%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 8,690 haabout 12,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,680 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 | 239 ha | 388 ha | 627 ha |
| 2002 | 121 ha | 307 ha | 428 ha |
| 2003 | 23 ha | 236 ha | 259 ha |
| 2004 | 47 ha | 272 ha | 319 ha |
| 2005 | 48 ha | 357 ha | 405 ha |
| 2006 | 81 ha | 314 ha | 395 ha |
| 2007 | 84 ha | 301 ha | 385 ha |
| 2008 | 53 ha | 169 ha | 222 ha |
| 2009 | 69 ha | 319 ha | 388 ha |
| 2010 | 117 ha | 251 ha | 368 ha |
| 2011 | 98 ha | 424 ha | 522 ha |
| 2012 | 26 ha | 549 ha | 574 ha |
| 2013 | 18 ha | 474 ha | 492 ha |
| 2014 | 43 ha | 234 ha | 277 ha |
| 2015 | 38 ha | 208 ha | 246 ha |
| 2016 | 73 ha | 190 ha | 263 ha |
| 2017 | 90 ha | 250 ha | 340 ha |
| 2018 | 15 ha | 92 ha | 107 ha |
| 2019 | 18 ha | 133 ha | 150 ha |
| 2020 | 45 ha | 183 ha | 228 ha |
| 2021 | 18 ha | 173 ha | 191 ha |
| 2022 | 52 ha | 208 ha | 260 ha |
| 2023 | 146 ha | 336 ha | 482 ha |
| 2024 | 80 ha | 399 ha | 479 ha |
| 2025 | 41 ha | 241 ha | 282 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 339 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 218 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2001, when about 627 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Tula Oblast?
- Loggingcan grow back66% · 5,730 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good13% · 1,150 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good4.1% · 357 ha
Also: mining and energy, wildfires, 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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