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Tetovo Air quality today
Air quality in Tetovo currently reads AQI 84 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 84
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 26.9
- tree cover
- 32.0%
- trees in this area
- 101K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Tetovo, North Macedonia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 17, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Tetovo · AQI 84 (Moderate)
Tetovo's tree count comes to 100,531 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Tetovo today: AQI 84, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 16:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Gostivar, 23.9 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
26.9
PM10
45.5
NO₂
28.2
O₃
33.8
SO₂
5.2
CO
672.8
Data: OpenAQ · EEA
- 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 Tetovo's daily AQI at 74 on average, from 52 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 135 on Nov 6.
Where Tetovo stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Tetovo: Healthy tree cover
32.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
100,531
Target trees
100,531
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Tetovo lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tetovo has lost about 183 hectares of forest (about 260 football pitches): 3.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 20 hectares (11%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 183 haabout 260 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 20 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2007, when about 34 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | 25 ha | 25 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | 12 ha | 13 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 34 ha | 34 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 10 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2012 | 2 ha | 31 ha | 33 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 10 ha |
| 2014 | 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2017 | 3 ha | 5 ha | 8 ha |
| 2018 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2019 | 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2020 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Tetovo?
- Loggingcan grow back60% · 110 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back25% · 46 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good11% · 19 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
- 6,530 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 6,280 ha
- Overall change
- −248 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tetovo shrank from about 6,530 hectares to 6,280 hectares, a net loss of about 248 hectares (−3.8%). New forest grew on about 84 hectares, but 333 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 Tetovo
What is the air quality (AQI) in Tetovo right now?
The latest reading for Tetovo shows an AQI of 84 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 16:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Gostivar, 23.9 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Tetovo today?
At AQI 84 (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 Tetovo been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Tetovo's daily AQI at 74 on average, from 52 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 135 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Tetovo lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tetovo has lost about 183 hectares of forest (about 260 football pitches): 3.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 20 hectares (11%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tetovo shrank from about 6,530 hectares to 6,280 hectares, a net loss of about 248 hectares (−3.8%). New forest grew on about 84 hectares, but 333 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Tetovo?
Tetovo has an estimated 100,531 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 32.0% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Tetovo need?
Tetovo has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Tetovo's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Tetovo, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Tetovo; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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