City report · Saratov Oblast, Russia
Saratov Air quality today
Air quality in Saratov currently reads AQI 41 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 41
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 7.9
- tree cover
- 36.0%
- trees in this area
- 113K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Frunzenskiy Rayon, Saratov, Saratov Oblast, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 23, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Saratov · AQI 41 (Good)
Saratov's tree count comes to 112,758 trees across 12.53 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Saratov today: AQI 41, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 23:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
7.9
PM10
8.3
NO₂
6.9
O₃
43.0
SO₂
6.0
CO
180.0
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Saratov's daily AQI at 24 on average, from 8 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 61 on Nov 4.
Where Saratov stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Saratov: Healthy tree cover
36.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.53 km² of land.
Trees in this area
112,758
Target trees
112,758
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Saratov lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Saratov has lost about 18 hectares of forest (about 25 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (68%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 18 haabout 25 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 12 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 3 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2006 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2007 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2009 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Saratov?
- Towns and roadscleared for good57% · 10 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good11% · 2 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back3.9% · under 1 ha
Also: logging, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 6,850 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 7,920 ha
- Overall change
- +1,070 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Saratov grew from about 6,850 hectares to 7,920 hectares, a net gain of about 1,070 hectares (+16%). New forest grew on about 1,140 hectares, while 72 hectares were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
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. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Saratov right now?
The latest reading for Saratov shows an AQI of 41 (Good), observed Nov 10, 23:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Saratov today?
At AQI 41 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Saratov been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Saratov's daily AQI at 24 on average, from 8 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 61 on Nov 4. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Saratov lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Saratov has lost about 18 hectares of forest (about 25 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (68%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Saratov grew from about 6,850 hectares to 7,920 hectares, a net gain of about 1,070 hectares (+16%). New forest grew on about 1,140 hectares, while 72 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Saratov?
Saratov has an estimated 112,758 trees across the 12.53 km² of land measured — 36.0% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Saratov need?
Saratov has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Saratov's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Frunzenskiy Rayon; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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