City report · West Pomerania, Poland
Szczecin Air quality today
Air quality in Szczecin currently reads AQI 71 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 71
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 19.6
- tree cover
- 28.5%
- trees in this area
- 81.4K
- more trees needed
- 4.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Centrum, 71-899 Szczecin, Poland (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 22, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Szczecin · AQI 71 (Moderate)
Szczecin's tree count comes to 81,388 trees across 11.43 km² of land, 2 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 4,284 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Szczecin today: AQI 71, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 07:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 7 ground-station cities within 245 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 7 station cities within 245 km, e.g. Gorzów Wielkopolski and Berlin
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
19.6
PM10
27.7
NO₂
18.3
O₃
33.0
SO₂
7.3
CO
260.0
- 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 Szczecin's daily AQI at 97 on average, from 74 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 165 on Nov 8.
Where Szczecin stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Szczecin: Below target
28.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.43 km² of land.
Trees in this area
81,388
Target trees
85,672
More trees needed
4,284
CO₂ if planted / yr
94.2 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Szczecin lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Szczecin has lost about 287 hectares of forest (about 400 football pitches): 2.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 109 hectares (38%) 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 north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 287 haabout 400 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 109 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2021, when about 45 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 | 5 ha | 7 ha |
| 2002 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2005 | 4 ha | 9 ha | 13 ha |
| 2006 | 2 ha | 7 ha | 9 ha |
| 2007 | 4 ha | 4 ha | 8 ha |
| 2008 | 8 ha | 6 ha | 13 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 10 ha | 13 ha |
| 2011 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 7 ha |
| 2012 | 3 ha | 5 ha | 8 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2017 | 3 ha | 8 ha | 12 ha |
| 2018 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 7 ha |
| 2019 | 4 ha | 7 ha | 11 ha |
| 2020 | 12 ha | 20 ha | 32 ha |
| 2021 | 31 ha | 15 ha | 45 ha |
| 2022 | 10 ha | 12 ha | 22 ha |
| 2023 | 5 ha | 11 ha | 16 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | 15 ha | 16 ha |
| 2025 | 7 ha | 22 ha | 29 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Szczecin?
- Loggingcan grow back54% · 155 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good36% · 103 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good1.4% · 4 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
- 7,030 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 7,630 ha
- Overall change
- +601 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Szczecin grew from about 7,030 hectares to 7,630 hectares, a net gain of about 601 hectares (+8.5%). New forest grew on about 745 hectares, while 144 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Szczecin
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Gorzów Wielkopolski89.4 km
Poland
- Tree cover
- 43%
- Air quality
- 34
- Berlin126.4 km
Germany
- Tree cover
- 28%
- Air quality
- 70
- Koszalin136.2 km
Poland
- Tree cover
- 31%
- Air quality
- 64
- Potsdam151.9 km
Germany
- Tree cover
- 51%
- Air quality
- 66
- Rostock174.7 km
Germany
- Tree cover
- 38%
- Air quality
- 55
- Zielona Góra178.1 km
Poland
- Tree cover
- 45%
- Air quality
- 68
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Szczecin right now?
The latest reading for Szczecin shows an AQI of 71 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 07:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 7 ground-station cities within 245 km, 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 Szczecin today?
At AQI 71 (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 Szczecin been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Szczecin's daily AQI at 97 on average, from 74 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 165 on Nov 8. On 3 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Szczecin lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Szczecin has lost about 287 hectares of forest (about 400 football pitches): 2.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 109 hectares (38%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Szczecin grew from about 7,030 hectares to 7,630 hectares, a net gain of about 601 hectares (+8.5%). New forest grew on about 745 hectares, while 144 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Szczecin?
Szczecin has an estimated 81,388 trees across the 11.43 km² of land measured — 28.5% tree cover, 2 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Szczecin need?
Szczecin needs roughly 4,284 more trees to close a 2-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 94.2 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Szczecin'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 Centrum; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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