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Air quality in Volgograd Oblast today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Kamyshin has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Volgograd Oblast (AQI 16, Good), and Volzhsky the worst (AQI 60, Moderate). Volzhsky has the most tree cover, at 28.8% — #116 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 44
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 25.4%
- Russia: 34.1%
- worst air now: Volzhsky
- 60
- cleanest air now: Kamyshin
- 16
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Volgograd Oblast · average AQI 44
Air quality today across Volgograd Oblast, city by city
| Volgograd | 55Moderate | 26.6% | 10.7K | #131 of 168 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volzhsky | 60Moderate | 28.8% | 3.8K | #116 of 168 |
| Kamyshin | 16Good | 20.7% | 18.9K | #149 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 Volgograd Oblast lost?
Since 2001, Volgograd Oblast has lost about 9,140 hectares of forest (about 13,000 football pitches): 2.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 1,330 hectares (15%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 9,140 haabout 13,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,330 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 | 27 ha | 173 ha | 200 ha |
| 2002 | 217 ha | 418 ha | 635 ha |
| 2003 | 146 ha | 602 ha | 748 ha |
| 2004 | 54 ha | 206 ha | 260 ha |
| 2005 | 84 ha | 238 ha | 322 ha |
| 2006 | 52 ha | 448 ha | 500 ha |
| 2007 | 205 ha | 593 ha | 798 ha |
| 2008 | 89 ha | 303 ha | 391 ha |
| 2009 | 239 ha | 738 ha | 977 ha |
| 2010 | 67 ha | 604 ha | 671 ha |
| 2011 | 81 ha | 1,490 ha | 1,570 ha |
| 2012 | 21 ha | 159 ha | 180 ha |
| 2013 | 5 ha | 55 ha | 60 ha |
| 2014 | 3 ha | 13 ha | 15 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 9 ha |
| 2016 | 6 ha | 473 ha | 479 ha |
| 2017 | 9 ha | 54 ha | 63 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | 21 ha | 23 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | 23 ha | 25 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | 37 ha | 40 ha |
| 2021 | 7 ha | 257 ha | 263 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | 262 ha | 264 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | 59 ha | 61 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | 443 ha | 445 ha |
| 2025 | 5 ha | 136 ha | 141 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 235 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 126 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2011, when about 1,570 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Volgograd Oblast?
- Wildfirescan grow back57% · 5,230 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good14% · 1,280 ha
- Loggingcan grow back13% · 1,170 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, 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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