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Vladikavkaz Air quality today
Air quality in Vladikavkaz currently reads AQI 69 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 69
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 14.7
- tree cover
- 26.1%
- trees in this area
- 81.9K
- more trees needed
- 12.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania Republic, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 22, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Vladikavkaz · AQI 69 (Moderate)
Vladikavkaz's tree count comes to 81,914 trees across 12.56 km² of land, 4 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 12,240 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Vladikavkaz today: AQI 69, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 185 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 3 station cities within 185 km, e.g. Tbilisi and Rustavi
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
14.7
PM10
21.3
NO₂
12.8
O₃
60.0
SO₂
13.5
CO
184.0
- 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 Vladikavkaz's daily AQI at 54 on average, from 31 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 90 on Nov 9.
Where Vladikavkaz stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Vladikavkaz: Below target
26.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.56 km² of land.
Trees in this area
81,914
Target trees
94,154
More trees needed
12,240
CO₂ if planted / yr
269.3 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Vladikavkaz lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Vladikavkaz has lost about 193 hectares of forest (about 270 football pitches): 1.8% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (41%), after which forest can grow back. About 77 hectares (40%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 5 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 193 haabout 270 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 1.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 77 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2016, when about 67 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 | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2005 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2006 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2010 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2012 | 5 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | 1 ha | 65 ha | 67 ha |
| 2017 | 1 ha | 8 ha | 9 ha |
| 2018 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2021 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2022 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2023 | 24 ha | 2 ha | 25 ha |
| 2024 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2025 | 3 ha | 29 ha | 32 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Vladikavkaz?
- Loggingcan grow back41% · 80 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good18% · 35 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good16% · 30 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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
- 11,800 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 12,300 ha
- Overall change
- +552 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Vladikavkaz grew from about 11,800 hectares to 12,300 hectares, a net gain of about 552 hectares (+4.7%). New forest grew on about 801 hectares, while 249 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 Vladikavkaz right now?
The latest reading for Vladikavkaz shows an AQI of 69 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 185 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 Vladikavkaz today?
At AQI 69 (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 Vladikavkaz been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Vladikavkaz's daily AQI at 54 on average, from 31 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 90 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 Vladikavkaz lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Vladikavkaz has lost about 193 hectares of forest (about 270 football pitches): 1.8% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (41%), after which forest can grow back. About 77 hectares (40%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Vladikavkaz grew from about 11,800 hectares to 12,300 hectares, a net gain of about 552 hectares (+4.7%). New forest grew on about 801 hectares, while 249 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Vladikavkaz?
Vladikavkaz has an estimated 81,914 trees across the 12.56 km² of land measured — 26.1% tree cover, 4 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Vladikavkaz need?
Vladikavkaz needs roughly 12,240 more trees to close a 4-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 269.3 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Vladikavkaz'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 Vladikavkaz; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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