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Velikiy Novgorod Air quality today
Air quality in Velikiy Novgorod currently reads AQI 48 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 48
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.4
- tree cover
- 41.6%
- trees in this area
- 123K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 5, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Velikiy Novgorod · AQI 48 (Good)
Velikiy Novgorod's tree count comes to 122,587 trees across 11.79 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Velikiy Novgorod today: AQI 48, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 08:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
10.4
PM10
12.6
NO₂
13.8
O₃
36.0
SO₂
4.5
CO
195.0
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Velikiy Novgorod's daily AQI at 27 on average, from 18 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 48 on Nov 10.
Where Velikiy Novgorod stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Velikiy Novgorod: Healthy tree cover
41.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.79 km² of land.
Trees in this area
122,587
Target trees
122,587
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Velikiy Novgorod lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Velikiy Novgorod has lost about 368 hectares of forest (about 520 football pitches): 3.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (54%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 368 haabout 520 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 198 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2022, when about 129 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2005 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2006 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2008 | 1 ha | 18 ha | 19 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2011 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2012 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2014 | 9 ha | 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2015 | 4 ha | 18 ha | 22 ha |
| 2016 | 18 ha | 8 ha | 26 ha |
| 2017 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2018 | 4 ha | 11 ha | 15 ha |
| 2019 | 4 ha | 17 ha | 21 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2021 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2022 | 67 ha | 62 ha | 129 ha |
| 2023 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2024 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2025 | 29 ha | 6 ha | 34 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Velikiy Novgorod?
- Loggingcan grow back42% · 154 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good28% · 103 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good26% · 96 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
- 8,280 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 8,850 ha
- Overall change
- +572 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Velikiy Novgorod grew from about 8,280 hectares to 8,850 hectares, a net gain of about 572 hectares (+6.9%). New forest grew on about 768 hectares, while 196 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 Velikiy Novgorod right now?
The latest reading for Velikiy Novgorod shows an AQI of 48 (Good), observed Nov 11, 08:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Velikiy Novgorod today?
At AQI 48 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Velikiy Novgorod been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Velikiy Novgorod's daily AQI at 27 on average, from 18 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 48 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 Velikiy Novgorod lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Velikiy Novgorod has lost about 368 hectares of forest (about 520 football pitches): 3.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (54%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Velikiy Novgorod grew from about 8,280 hectares to 8,850 hectares, a net gain of about 572 hectares (+6.9%). New forest grew on about 768 hectares, while 196 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Velikiy Novgorod?
Velikiy Novgorod has an estimated 122,587 trees across the 11.79 km² of land measured — 41.6% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Velikiy Novgorod need?
Velikiy Novgorod has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Velikiy Novgorod'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 Veliky Novgorod; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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