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Tambov Air quality today
Air quality in Tambov currently reads AQI 60 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 60
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 12.4
- tree cover
- 27.8%
- trees in this area
- 87.3K
- more trees needed
- 6.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Oktyabr'skiy Rayon, Tambov, Tambov Oblast, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 21, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Tambov · AQI 60 (Moderate)
Tambov's tree count comes to 87,336 trees across 12.57 km², 2 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 6,912 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Tambov today: AQI 60, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 00:00 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
12.4
PM10
14.5
NO₂
13.9
O₃
32.0
SO₂
5.4
CO
217.0
- 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 Tambov's daily AQI at 38 on average, from 23 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 66 on Nov 9.
Where Tambov stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Tambov: Below target
27.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
87,336
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
6,912
CO₂ if planted / yr
152.1 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Tambov lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tambov has lost about 466 hectares of forest (about 650 football pitches): 5.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 64 hectares (14%) 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 northeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 466 haabout 650 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 64 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2011, when about 47 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 | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | 10 ha | 11 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | 23 ha | 25 ha |
| 2005 | 2 ha | 7 ha | 9 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 15 ha | 15 ha |
| 2007 | 4 ha | 18 ha | 22 ha |
| 2008 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 7 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2010 | 3 ha | 8 ha | 11 ha |
| 2011 | 1 ha | 45 ha | 47 ha |
| 2012 | 2 ha | 19 ha | 21 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha |
| 2015 | 7 ha | 10 ha | 17 ha |
| 2016 | 3 ha | 22 ha | 25 ha |
| 2017 | 3 ha | 23 ha | 26 ha |
| 2018 | 1 ha | 15 ha | 16 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | 41 ha | 44 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 19 ha | 19 ha |
| 2021 | 2 ha | 14 ha | 17 ha |
| 2022 | 6 ha | 19 ha | 25 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | 30 ha | 32 ha |
| 2024 | 8 ha | 14 ha | 22 ha |
| 2025 | 7 ha | 18 ha | 25 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Tambov?
- Loggingcan grow back84% · 391 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good10% · 49 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good3.4% · 16 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
- 7,050 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 7,210 ha
- Overall change
- +157 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tambov grew from about 7,050 hectares to 7,210 hectares, a net gain of about 157 hectares (+2.2%). New forest grew on about 472 hectares, while 315 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 Tambov right now?
The latest reading for Tambov shows an AQI of 60 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 00:00 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 Tambov today?
At AQI 60 (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 Tambov been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Tambov's daily AQI at 38 on average, from 23 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 66 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 Tambov lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tambov has lost about 466 hectares of forest (about 650 football pitches): 5.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 64 hectares (14%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tambov grew from about 7,050 hectares to 7,210 hectares, a net gain of about 157 hectares (+2.2%). New forest grew on about 472 hectares, while 315 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Tambov?
Tambov has an estimated 87,336 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 27.8% tree cover, 2 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Tambov need?
Tambov needs roughly 6,912 more trees to close a 2-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 152.1 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Tambov'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 Oktyabr'skiy Rayon; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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