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Air quality in Ulyanovsk today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Ulyanovsk has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Ulyanovsk (AQI 5, Good), and Dimitrovgrad the worst (AQI 6, Good). Ulyanovsk has the most tree cover, at 39.5% — #49 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
- 34.1%
- Russia: 34.1%
- worst air now: Dimitrovgrad
- 6
- cleanest air now: Ulyanovsk
- 5
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Ulyanovsk
Air quality today across Ulyanovsk, city by city
| Ulyanovsk | 5Good | 39.5% | — | #49 of 168 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitrovgrad | 6Good | 28.6% | 4.2K | #118 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 Ulyanovsk lost?
Since 2001, Ulyanovsk has lost about 104,000 hectares of forest (about 150,000 football pitches): 9.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,520 hectares (1.5%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 104,000 haabout 150,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 9.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,520 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 | 49 ha | 2,470 ha | 2,520 ha |
| 2002 | 25 ha | 3,190 ha | 3,220 ha |
| 2003 | 26 ha | 2,650 ha | 2,670 ha |
| 2004 | 69 ha | 3,720 ha | 3,790 ha |
| 2005 | 39 ha | 3,880 ha | 3,920 ha |
| 2006 | 25 ha | 4,130 ha | 4,160 ha |
| 2007 | 45 ha | 4,200 ha | 4,250 ha |
| 2008 | 121 ha | 3,140 ha | 3,260 ha |
| 2009 | 75 ha | 6,670 ha | 6,750 ha |
| 2010 | 124 ha | 5,700 ha | 5,830 ha |
| 2011 | 216 ha | 17,300 ha | 17,500 ha |
| 2012 | 114 ha | 2,660 ha | 2,770 ha |
| 2013 | 66 ha | 2,920 ha | 2,980 ha |
| 2014 | 45 ha | 1,900 ha | 1,950 ha |
| 2015 | 27 ha | 1,730 ha | 1,760 ha |
| 2016 | 25 ha | 3,590 ha | 3,610 ha |
| 2017 | 39 ha | 3,820 ha | 3,860 ha |
| 2018 | 55 ha | 3,510 ha | 3,570 ha |
| 2019 | 34 ha | 4,820 ha | 4,860 ha |
| 2020 | 45 ha | 4,590 ha | 4,640 ha |
| 2021 | 28 ha | 3,420 ha | 3,450 ha |
| 2022 | 39 ha | 3,700 ha | 3,740 ha |
| 2023 | 68 ha | 2,930 ha | 3,000 ha |
| 2024 | 31 ha | 2,610 ha | 2,650 ha |
| 2025 | 89 ha | 3,050 ha | 3,140 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 3,190 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 4,110 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2011, when about 17,500 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Ulyanovsk?
- Loggingcan grow back85% · 88,200 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back13% · 13,000 ha
Also: mining and energy, towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, farms, pasture and plantations, 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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