Russia · Vladimir Oblast · 3 cities
Air quality in Vladimir Oblast today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Kovrov has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Vladimir Oblast (AQI 7, Good), and Murom the worst (AQI 26, Good). Vladimir has the most tree cover, at 36.9% — #67 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.
AQI 14
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 30.7%
- Russia: 34.1%
- worst air now: Murom
- 26
- cleanest air now: Kovrov
- 7
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Vladimir Oblast · average AQI 14
Air quality today across Vladimir Oblast, city by city
| Vladimir | 8Good | 36.9% | — | #67 of 168 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kovrov | 7Good | 27.5% | 7.8K | #126 of 168 |
| Murom | 26Good | 27.8% | 6.9K | #124 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 Vladimir Oblast lost?
Since 2001, Vladimir Oblast has lost about 234,000 hectares of forest (about 2,300 km²): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 5,400 hectares (2.3%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 234,000 haabout 2,300 km²
- Share of its forest
- 13%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,400 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 | 146 ha | 4,450 ha | 4,590 ha |
| 2002 | 130 ha | 6,100 ha | 6,230 ha |
| 2003 | 110 ha | 16,100 ha | 16,200 ha |
| 2004 | 84 ha | 7,090 ha | 7,180 ha |
| 2005 | 110 ha | 7,410 ha | 7,520 ha |
| 2006 | 142 ha | 8,410 ha | 8,560 ha |
| 2007 | 113 ha | 6,980 ha | 7,090 ha |
| 2008 | 116 ha | 4,970 ha | 5,090 ha |
| 2009 | 219 ha | 9,860 ha | 10,100 ha |
| 2010 | 223 ha | 9,680 ha | 9,900 ha |
| 2011 | 256 ha | 34,400 ha | 34,700 ha |
| 2012 | 217 ha | 9,200 ha | 9,410 ha |
| 2013 | 159 ha | 8,130 ha | 8,290 ha |
| 2014 | 445 ha | 8,900 ha | 9,350 ha |
| 2015 | 211 ha | 8,000 ha | 8,210 ha |
| 2016 | 314 ha | 8,620 ha | 8,930 ha |
| 2017 | 349 ha | 7,260 ha | 7,610 ha |
| 2018 | 203 ha | 6,860 ha | 7,060 ha |
| 2019 | 206 ha | 8,730 ha | 8,930 ha |
| 2020 | 263 ha | 6,870 ha | 7,130 ha |
| 2021 | 651 ha | 9,070 ha | 9,720 ha |
| 2022 | 247 ha | 7,940 ha | 8,190 ha |
| 2023 | 191 ha | 8,790 ha | 8,980 ha |
| 2024 | 152 ha | 7,180 ha | 7,330 ha |
| 2025 | 142 ha | 7,540 ha | 7,680 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 8,380 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 7,930 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2011, when about 34,700 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Vladimir Oblast?
- Loggingcan grow back83% · 193,000 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back14% · 33,500 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good1.6% · 3,770 ha
Also: towns and roads, farms, pasture and plantations, 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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