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Yevlakh Air quality today
Air quality in Yevlakh currently reads AQI 66 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 66
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 17.3
- tree cover
- 8.6%
- trees in this area
- 27.0K
- more trees needed
- 67.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Yevlakh, Azerbaijan (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 14, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Yevlakh · AQI 66 (Moderate)
Yevlakh's tree count comes to 27,018 trees across 12.57 km², 21 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 67,230 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Yevlakh today: AQI 66, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 17:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 6 ground-station cities within 245 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 6 station cities within 245 km, e.g. Hrazdan and Rustavi
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
17.3
PM10
6.5
NO₂
2.9
O₃
66.0
SO₂
1.1
CO
148.0
- 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 Yevlakh's daily AQI at 29 on average, from 13 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 68 on Nov 4.
Where Yevlakh stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Yevlakh: Critically low
8.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
27,018
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
67,230
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,479 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Yevlakh lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Yevlakh has lost about 7 hectares of forest (about 10 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (41%). About 3 hectares (44%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2018: satellite photo from July 2018 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 7 haabout 10 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2004, when about 3 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 | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 Yevlakh?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good41% · 3 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1.4% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown56% · 4 ha
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
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. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
In the same region
Measured cities near Yevlakh
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Pārsābād126.1 km
Iran
- Tree cover
- 6%
- Air quality
- 94
- Kapan169.2 km
Armenia
- Tree cover
- 40%
- Air quality
- 67
- Derbent186.9 km
Russia
- Tree cover
- 7%
- Air quality
- 52
- Hrazdan202.5 km
Armenia
- Tree cover
- 17%
- Air quality
- 81
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Yevlakh right now?
The latest reading for Yevlakh shows an AQI of 66 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 17:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 6 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 Yevlakh today?
At AQI 66 (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 Yevlakh been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Yevlakh's daily AQI at 29 on average, from 13 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 68 on Nov 4. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Yevlakh lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Yevlakh has lost about 7 hectares of forest (about 10 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (41%). About 3 hectares (44%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
What is the tree count in Yevlakh?
Yevlakh has an estimated 27,018 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 8.6% tree cover, 21 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Yevlakh need?
Yevlakh needs roughly 67,230 more trees to close a 21-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,479 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Yevlakh'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 Yevlakh; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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