City report · Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Sochi Air quality today
Air quality in Sochi currently reads AQI 32 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 32
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 5.6
- tree cover
- 43.7%
- trees in this area
- 117K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 13, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Sochi · AQI 32 (Good)
Sochi's tree count comes to 116,969 trees across 10.71 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Sochi today: AQI 32, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 22:00 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
5.6
PM10
6.8
NO₂
10.5
O₃
59.0
SO₂
2.5
CO
177.0
- 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 Sochi's daily AQI at 21 on average, from 13 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 52 on Nov 4.
Where Sochi stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Sochi: Healthy tree cover
43.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 10.71 km² of land.
Trees in this area
116,969
Target trees
116,969
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Sochi lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Sochi has lost about 152 hectares of forest (about 210 football pitches): 1.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (82%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 152 haabout 210 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 125 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2012, when about 22 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 12 ha | 12 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2007 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2008 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2009 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2010 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2011 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2012 | 20 ha | 3 ha | 22 ha |
| 2013 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2014 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2017 | 8 ha | 5 ha | 13 ha |
| 2018 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2020 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2021 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2022 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2023 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2024 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2025 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Sochi?
- Towns and roadscleared for good81% · 123 ha
- Loggingcan grow back8.8% · 13 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown9.1% · 14 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations.
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
- 11,100 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 10,900 ha
- Overall change
- −206 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Sochi stayed about the same size, at about 10,900 hectares: new forest grew on about 116 hectares, and about 321 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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Questions about Sochi
What is the air quality (AQI) in Sochi right now?
The latest reading for Sochi shows an AQI of 32 (Good), observed Nov 10, 22:00 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 Sochi today?
At AQI 32 (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 Sochi been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Sochi's daily AQI at 21 on average, from 13 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 52 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 Sochi lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Sochi has lost about 152 hectares of forest (about 210 football pitches): 1.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (82%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Sochi stayed about the same size, at about 10,900 hectares: new forest grew on about 116 hectares, and about 321 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Sochi?
Sochi has an estimated 116,969 trees across the 10.71 km² of land measured — 43.7% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Sochi need?
Sochi has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Sochi'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 Sochi; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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