City report · Belgorod Oblast, Russia
Staryy Oskol Air quality today
Air quality in Staryy Oskol currently reads AQI 66 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 66
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 17.1
- tree cover
- 55.4%
- trees in this area
- 174K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Stary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 19, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Staryy Oskol · AQI 66 (Moderate)
Staryy Oskol's tree count comes to 173,696 trees across 12.54 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Staryy Oskol today: AQI 66, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
17.1
PM10
20.2
NO₂
3.8
O₃
55.0
SO₂
9.9
CO
209.0
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Staryy Oskol's daily AQI at 54 on average, from 35 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 89 on Nov 10.
Where Staryy Oskol stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Staryy Oskol: Healthy tree cover
55.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.54 km² of land.
Trees in this area
173,696
Target trees
173,696
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Staryy Oskol lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Staryy Oskol has lost about 347 hectares of forest (about 490 football pitches): 4.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 97 hectares (28%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 347 haabout 490 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 97 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 81 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 | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 29 ha | 29 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 12 ha | 12 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 12 ha | 12 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 11 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 10 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 25 ha | 25 ha |
| 2010 | 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2011 | 2 ha | 66 ha | 68 ha |
| 2012 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 8 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2016 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 7 ha |
| 2017 | 4 ha | 5 ha | 9 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2019 | 6 ha | 3 ha | 8 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2021 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 7 ha |
| 2022 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2023 | 65 ha | 16 ha | 81 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 18 ha | 18 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Staryy Oskol?
- Loggingcan grow back55% · 189 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good19% · 65 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back15% · 51 ha
Also: mining and energy, towns and roads, 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
- 8,320 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 9,250 ha
- Overall change
- +926 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Staryy Oskol grew from about 8,320 hectares to 9,250 hectares, a net gain of about 926 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 1,120 hectares, while 189 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 Staryy Oskol right now?
The latest reading for Staryy Oskol shows an AQI of 66 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Staryy Oskol today?
At AQI 66 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Staryy Oskol been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Staryy Oskol's daily AQI at 54 on average, from 35 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 89 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Staryy Oskol lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Staryy Oskol has lost about 347 hectares of forest (about 490 football pitches): 4.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 97 hectares (28%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Staryy Oskol grew from about 8,320 hectares to 9,250 hectares, a net gain of about 926 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 1,120 hectares, while 189 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Staryy Oskol?
Staryy Oskol has an estimated 173,696 trees across the 12.54 km² of land measured — 55.4% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Staryy Oskol need?
Staryy Oskol has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Staryy Oskol'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 Stary Oskol; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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