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Vitebsk Air quality today
Air quality in Vitebsk currently reads AQI 26 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 26
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 4.9
- tree cover
- 38.4%
- trees in this area
- 118K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Čyhunačny rajon, Viciebsk, Viciebskaja voblasć, Belarus (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 9, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Vitebsk · AQI 26 (Good)
Vitebsk's tree count comes to 117,621 trees across 12.26 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Vitebsk today: AQI 26, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 16:00 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
4.9
PM10
6.1
NO₂
2.9
O₃
66.0
SO₂
0.6
CO
161.0
- 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 Vitebsk's daily AQI at 28 on average, from 17 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 52 on Nov 8.
Where Vitebsk stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Vitebsk: Healthy tree cover
38.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.26 km² of land.
Trees in this area
117,621
Target trees
117,621
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Vitebsk lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Vitebsk has lost about 360 hectares of forest (about 500 football pitches): 5.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 96 hectares (27%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 360 haabout 500 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 96 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2015, when about 48 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | 21 ha | 22 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 15 ha | 16 ha |
| 2004 | 5 ha | 32 ha | 37 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | 18 ha | 22 ha |
| 2006 | 2 ha | 12 ha | 14 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2008 | 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2009 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2011 | 5 ha | 12 ha | 17 ha |
| 2012 | 2 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2013 | 32 ha | 2 ha | 34 ha |
| 2014 | 5 ha | 14 ha | 19 ha |
| 2015 | 12 ha | 37 ha | 48 ha |
| 2016 | 5 ha | 18 ha | 23 ha |
| 2017 | 2 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2019 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2022 | 2 ha | 11 ha | 13 ha |
| 2023 | 3 ha | 11 ha | 14 ha |
| 2024 | 3 ha | 9 ha | 13 ha |
| 2025 | 1 ha | 20 ha | 21 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Vitebsk?
- Loggingcan grow back69% · 250 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good21% · 77 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good5% · 18 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
- 5,910 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 6,230 ha
- Overall change
- +329 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Vitebsk grew from about 5,910 hectares to 6,230 hectares, a net gain of about 329 hectares (+5.6%). New forest grew on about 568 hectares, while 239 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 Vitebsk right now?
The latest reading for Vitebsk shows an AQI of 26 (Good), observed Nov 10, 16:00 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 Vitebsk today?
At AQI 26 (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 Vitebsk been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Vitebsk's daily AQI at 28 on average, from 17 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 52 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Vitebsk lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Vitebsk has lost about 360 hectares of forest (about 500 football pitches): 5.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 96 hectares (27%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Vitebsk grew from about 5,910 hectares to 6,230 hectares, a net gain of about 329 hectares (+5.6%). New forest grew on about 568 hectares, while 239 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Vitebsk?
Vitebsk has an estimated 117,621 trees across the 12.26 km² of land measured — 38.4% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Vitebsk need?
Vitebsk has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Vitebsk'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 Čyhunačny rajon; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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