Poland · Warmia-Masuria · 2 cities
Air quality in Warmia-Masuria today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Olsztyn has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Warmia-Masuria (AQI 62, Moderate), and Elbląg the worst (AQI 82, Moderate). Olsztyn has the most tree cover, at 39.2% — #16 of 39 cities measured in Poland.
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
- 32.8%
- Poland: 37.6%
- worst air now: Elbląg
- 82
- cleanest air now: Olsztyn
- 62
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Warmia-Masuria
Air quality today across Warmia-Masuria, city by city
| Olsztyn | 62Moderate | 39.2% | — | #16 of 39 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elbląg | 82Moderate | 26.4% | 11.3K | #38 of 39 |
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 Poland.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Warmia-Masuria lost?
Since 2001, Warmia-Masuria has lost about 129,000 hectares of forest (about 180,000 football pitches): 15% 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 (1.3%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 129,000 haabout 180,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 15%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,680 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 | 30 ha | 2,140 ha | 2,180 ha |
| 2002 | 62 ha | 3,350 ha | 3,420 ha |
| 2003 | 14 ha | 6,630 ha | 6,640 ha |
| 2004 | 40 ha | 5,020 ha | 5,060 ha |
| 2005 | 123 ha | 7,300 ha | 7,420 ha |
| 2006 | 47 ha | 3,860 ha | 3,910 ha |
| 2007 | 39 ha | 2,960 ha | 3,000 ha |
| 2008 | 60 ha | 3,940 ha | 4,000 ha |
| 2009 | 40 ha | 3,230 ha | 3,270 ha |
| 2010 | 109 ha | 7,830 ha | 7,940 ha |
| 2011 | 78 ha | 3,650 ha | 3,730 ha |
| 2012 | 71 ha | 4,830 ha | 4,910 ha |
| 2013 | 71 ha | 3,330 ha | 3,400 ha |
| 2014 | 131 ha | 3,810 ha | 3,950 ha |
| 2015 | 92 ha | 4,570 ha | 4,660 ha |
| 2016 | 144 ha | 7,480 ha | 7,620 ha |
| 2017 | 138 ha | 8,090 ha | 8,230 ha |
| 2018 | 35 ha | 5,200 ha | 5,230 ha |
| 2019 | 49 ha | 5,860 ha | 5,910 ha |
| 2020 | 103 ha | 5,970 ha | 6,070 ha |
| 2021 | 45 ha | 6,390 ha | 6,430 ha |
| 2022 | 58 ha | 4,710 ha | 4,770 ha |
| 2023 | 28 ha | 4,650 ha | 4,680 ha |
| 2024 | 28 ha | 5,370 ha | 5,400 ha |
| 2025 | 40 ha | 6,740 ha | 6,780 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 5,610 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 6,610 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 8,230 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Warmia-Masuria?
- Loggingcan grow back98% · 126,000 ha
Also: towns and roads, farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, wildfires, 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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