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Vilnius Air quality today
Air quality in Vilnius currently reads AQI 73 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 73
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 20.0
- tree cover
- 30.8%
- trees in this area
- 95.4K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Naujamiestis, Vilnius, Vilnius City Municipality, Lithuania (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 6, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Vilnius · AQI 73 (Moderate)
Vilnius's tree count comes to 95,406 trees across 12.39 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Vilnius today: AQI 73, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 02:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 245 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 245 km, e.g. Białystok and Jelgava
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
20.0
PM10
12.8
NO₂
5.2
O₃
36.0
SO₂
0.5
CO
192.0
- 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 Vilnius's daily AQI at 41 on average, from 22 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 68 on Nov 9.
Where Vilnius stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Vilnius: Healthy tree cover
30.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.39 km² of land.
Trees in this area
95,406
Target trees
95,406
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Vilnius lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Vilnius has lost about 456 hectares of forest (about 640 football pitches): 4% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (47%), after which forest can grow back. About 212 hectares (46%) 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
- 456 haabout 640 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 212 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2025, when about 63 hectares of forest were lost.
Vilnius's full deforestation reportHectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7 ha | 6 ha | 14 ha |
| 2002 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2003 | 6 ha | 4 ha | 10 ha |
| 2004 | 6 ha | 3 ha | 9 ha |
| 2005 | 12 ha | 3 ha | 16 ha |
| 2006 | 14 ha | 24 ha | 37 ha |
| 2007 | 6 ha | 13 ha | 19 ha |
| 2008 | 19 ha | 6 ha | 25 ha |
| 2009 | 7 ha | 3 ha | 10 ha |
| 2010 | 13 ha | 16 ha | 29 ha |
| 2011 | 8 ha | 3 ha | 11 ha |
| 2012 | 12 ha | 4 ha | 16 ha |
| 2013 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2014 | 2 ha | 6 ha | 8 ha |
| 2015 | 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2016 | 11 ha | 10 ha | 20 ha |
| 2017 | 11 ha | 8 ha | 18 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | 7 ha | 9 ha |
| 2019 | 5 ha | 6 ha | 11 ha |
| 2020 | 6 ha | 6 ha | 11 ha |
| 2021 | 10 ha | 10 ha | 20 ha |
| 2022 | 8 ha | 17 ha | 25 ha |
| 2023 | 7 ha | 8 ha | 15 ha |
| 2024 | 9 ha | 37 ha | 46 ha |
| 2025 | 25 ha | 38 ha | 63 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Vilnius?
- Loggingcan grow back47% · 216 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good44% · 201 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.8% · 8 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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
- 11,800 ha
- Overall change
- +910 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Vilnius grew from about 10,900 hectares to 11,800 hectares, a net gain of about 910 hectares (+8.3%). New forest grew on about 1,070 hectares, while 164 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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Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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- Hrodna147.0 km
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- Air quality
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- Daugavpils154.7 km
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- Tree cover
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- Air quality
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Vilnius right now?
The latest reading for Vilnius shows an AQI of 73 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 02:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 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 Vilnius today?
At AQI 73 (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 Vilnius been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Vilnius's daily AQI at 41 on average, from 22 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 68 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 Vilnius lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Vilnius has lost about 456 hectares of forest (about 640 football pitches): 4% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (47%), after which forest can grow back. About 212 hectares (46%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Vilnius grew from about 10,900 hectares to 11,800 hectares, a net gain of about 910 hectares (+8.3%). New forest grew on about 1,070 hectares, while 164 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Vilnius?
Vilnius has an estimated 95,406 trees across the 12.39 km² of land measured — 30.8% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Vilnius need?
Vilnius has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Vilnius'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 Naujamiestis; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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