Russia · Vologda Oblast · 2 cities
Air quality in Vologda Oblast today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Vologda has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Vologda Oblast (AQI 48, Good), and Cherepovets the worst (AQI 149, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Vologda has the most tree cover, at 39.5% — #48 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
- 34.2%
- Russia: 34.1%
- worst air now: Cherepovets
- 149
- cleanest air now: Vologda
- 48
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Vologda Oblast
Air quality today across Vologda Oblast, city by city
| Cherepovets | 149Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 28.9% | 18.5K | #114 of 168 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vologda | 48Good | 39.5% | — | #48 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 Vologda Oblast lost?
Since 2001, Vologda Oblast has lost about 1.5 million hectares of forest (about 15,000 km²): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 5,790 hectares (under 1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1.5 million haabout 15,000 km²
- Share of its forest
- 13%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,790 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 | 92 ha | 30,100 ha | 30,100 ha |
| 2002 | 90 ha | 32,000 ha | 32,100 ha |
| 2003 | 53 ha | 26,200 ha | 26,200 ha |
| 2004 | 116 ha | 34,300 ha | 34,400 ha |
| 2005 | 229 ha | 36,900 ha | 37,100 ha |
| 2006 | 313 ha | 40,300 ha | 40,600 ha |
| 2007 | 243 ha | 34,000 ha | 34,200 ha |
| 2008 | 203 ha | 49,400 ha | 49,600 ha |
| 2009 | 234 ha | 53,000 ha | 53,200 ha |
| 2010 | 188 ha | 72,400 ha | 72,600 ha |
| 2011 | 370 ha | 64,500 ha | 64,900 ha |
| 2012 | 468 ha | 55,200 ha | 55,600 ha |
| 2013 | 163 ha | 57,000 ha | 57,100 ha |
| 2014 | 161 ha | 55,700 ha | 55,900 ha |
| 2015 | 165 ha | 63,100 ha | 63,300 ha |
| 2016 | 286 ha | 74,100 ha | 74,400 ha |
| 2017 | 224 ha | 83,700 ha | 83,900 ha |
| 2018 | 360 ha | 83,900 ha | 84,200 ha |
| 2019 | 408 ha | 87,500 ha | 87,900 ha |
| 2020 | 241 ha | 75,800 ha | 76,000 ha |
| 2021 | 260 ha | 88,300 ha | 88,500 ha |
| 2022 | 253 ha | 83,200 ha | 83,500 ha |
| 2023 | 227 ha | 68,500 ha | 68,700 ha |
| 2024 | 188 ha | 73,900 ha | 74,100 ha |
| 2025 | 251 ha | 69,400 ha | 69,600 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 76,900 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 81,300 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2021, when about 88,500 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Vologda Oblast?
- Loggingcan grow back98% · 1.47 million ha
Also: wildfires, storms, floods and other natural causes, mining and energy, towns and roads, 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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