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Zelenograd Air quality today
Air quality in Zelenograd currently reads AQI 53 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 53
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.1
- tree cover
- 51.1%
- trees in this area
- 160K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Rayon Staroye Kryukovo, Moscow, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 10, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Zelenograd · AQI 53 (Moderate)
Zelenograd's tree count comes to 159,733 trees across 12.51 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Zelenograd today: AQI 53, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 16:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Bazovskaya, Moscow, Moscow, Russia, 23.4 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
10.1
PM10
18.4
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Moscow State environmental monitoring (Государственный экологический мониторинг в Москве)
- 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 Zelenograd's daily AQI at 21 on average, from 16 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 51 on Nov 10.
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Zelenograd: Healthy tree cover
51.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.51 km² of land.
Trees in this area
159,733
Target trees
159,733
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Zelenograd lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Zelenograd has lost about 3,470 hectares of forest (about 4,900 football pitches): 19% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 811 hectares (23%) 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 west of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3,470 haabout 4,900 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 19%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 811 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 53 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 182 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2013, when about 598 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5 ha | 7 ha | 13 ha |
| 2002 | 10 ha | 36 ha | 46 ha |
| 2003 | 13 ha | 65 ha | 78 ha |
| 2004 | 9 ha | 42 ha | 51 ha |
| 2005 | 12 ha | 34 ha | 46 ha |
| 2006 | 6 ha | 66 ha | 73 ha |
| 2007 | 20 ha | 61 ha | 81 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | 14 ha | 16 ha |
| 2009 | 12 ha | 22 ha | 34 ha |
| 2010 | 13 ha | 28 ha | 41 ha |
| 2011 | 76 ha | 156 ha | 232 ha |
| 2012 | 107 ha | 397 ha | 504 ha |
| 2013 | 133 ha | 465 ha | 598 ha |
| 2014 | 68 ha | 153 ha | 221 ha |
| 2015 | 39 ha | 221 ha | 260 ha |
| 2016 | 66 ha | 250 ha | 316 ha |
| 2017 | 31 ha | 196 ha | 227 ha |
| 2018 | 24 ha | 153 ha | 176 ha |
| 2019 | 28 ha | 86 ha | 114 ha |
| 2020 | 15 ha | 62 ha | 77 ha |
| 2021 | 19 ha | 37 ha | 56 ha |
| 2022 | 34 ha | 29 ha | 63 ha |
| 2023 | 22 ha | 20 ha | 42 ha |
| 2024 | 12 ha | 8 ha | 20 ha |
| 2025 | 36 ha | 47 ha | 82 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Zelenograd?
- Loggingcan grow back76% · 2,650 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good16% · 540 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good6.8% · 235 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
- 18,600 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 16,400 ha
- Overall change
- −2,200 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Zelenograd shrank from about 18,600 hectares to 16,400 hectares, a net loss of about 2,200 hectares (−12%). New forest grew on about 326 hectares, but 2,520 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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Questions about Zelenograd
What is the air quality (AQI) in Zelenograd right now?
The latest reading for Zelenograd shows an AQI of 53 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 16:00 local time by the Bazovskaya, Moscow, Moscow, Russia ground monitoring station, 23.4 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Zelenograd today?
At AQI 53 (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 Zelenograd been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Zelenograd's daily AQI at 21 on average, from 16 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 51 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 Zelenograd lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Zelenograd has lost about 3,470 hectares of forest (about 4,900 football pitches): 19% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 811 hectares (23%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss is slowing down: about 53 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 182 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Zelenograd shrank from about 18,600 hectares to 16,400 hectares, a net loss of about 2,200 hectares (−12%). New forest grew on about 326 hectares, but 2,520 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Zelenograd?
Zelenograd has an estimated 159,733 trees across the 12.51 km² of land measured — 51.1% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Zelenograd need?
Zelenograd has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Zelenograd's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Rayon Staroye Kryukovo, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Rayon Staroye Kryukovo; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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