City report · Stavropol Kray, Russia
Stavropol Air quality today
Air quality in Stavropol currently reads AQI 54 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 54
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.0
- tree cover
- 40.6%
- trees in this area
- 127K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Leninskiy Rayon, Stavropol, Stavropol Krai, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 23, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Stavropol · AQI 54 (Moderate)
Stavropol's tree count comes to 127,166 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 Stavropol today: AQI 54, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 02:00 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
10.0
PM10
11.2
NO₂
9.9
O₃
27.0
SO₂
5.2
CO
185.0
- 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 Stavropol's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 32 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 70 on Nov 9.
Where Stavropol stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Stavropol: Healthy tree cover
40.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.53 km² of land.
Trees in this area
127,166
Target trees
127,166
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Stavropol lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Stavropol has lost about 57 hectares of forest (about 80 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (44%). About 26 hectares (46%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 57 haabout 80 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 26 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2021, when about 23 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 | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2009 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2010 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 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 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2021 | 4 ha | 20 ha | 23 ha |
| 2022 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2023 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Stavropol?
- Towns and roadscleared for good44% · 26 ha
- Loggingcan grow back31% · 18 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back1.6% · under 1 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, 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
- 10,900 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 11,400 ha
- Overall change
- +569 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Stavropol grew from about 10,900 hectares to 11,400 hectares, a net gain of about 569 hectares (+5.2%). New forest grew on about 635 hectares, while 66 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 Stavropol right now?
The latest reading for Stavropol shows an AQI of 54 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 02:00 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 Stavropol today?
At AQI 54 (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 Stavropol been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Stavropol's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 32 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 70 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Stavropol lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Stavropol has lost about 57 hectares of forest (about 80 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (44%). About 26 hectares (46%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Stavropol grew from about 10,900 hectares to 11,400 hectares, a net gain of about 569 hectares (+5.2%). New forest grew on about 635 hectares, while 66 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Stavropol?
Stavropol has an estimated 127,166 trees across the 12.53 km² of land measured — 40.6% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Stavropol need?
Stavropol has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Stavropol'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 Leninskiy Rayon; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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