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Zhytomyr Air quality today
Air quality in Zhytomyr currently reads AQI 37 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 37
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 6.9
- tree cover
- 34.4%
- trees in this area
- 108K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Korol'ovs'kyi district, Zhytomyr, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine, 10000 (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 16, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Zhytomyr · AQI 37 (Good)
Zhytomyr's tree count comes to 108,071 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Zhytomyr today: AQI 37, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 21:00 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
6.9
PM10
7.8
NO₂
3.7
O₃
50.0
SO₂
1.6
CO
165.0
- 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 Zhytomyr's daily AQI at 36 on average, from 25 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 60 on Nov 8.
Where Zhytomyr stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Zhytomyr: Healthy tree cover
34.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
108,071
Target trees
108,071
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Zhytomyr lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Zhytomyr has lost about 789 hectares of forest (about 1,100 football pitches): 7.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 121 hectares (15%) 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 south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 789 haabout 1,100 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 7.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 121 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 11 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 55 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2016, when about 103 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 ha | 16 ha | 21 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | 11 ha | 12 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2004 | 3 ha | 13 ha | 15 ha |
| 2005 | 2 ha | 20 ha | 21 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 13 ha | 13 ha |
| 2007 | 3 ha | 15 ha | 19 ha |
| 2008 | 4 ha | 20 ha | 25 ha |
| 2009 | 2 ha | 49 ha | 50 ha |
| 2010 | 3 ha | 74 ha | 77 ha |
| 2011 | 4 ha | 45 ha | 49 ha |
| 2012 | 6 ha | 51 ha | 57 ha |
| 2013 | 3 ha | 39 ha | 42 ha |
| 2014 | 6 ha | 17 ha | 23 ha |
| 2015 | 4 ha | 23 ha | 26 ha |
| 2016 | 15 ha | 89 ha | 103 ha |
| 2017 | 22 ha | 66 ha | 87 ha |
| 2018 | 15 ha | 51 ha | 66 ha |
| 2019 | 1 ha | 10 ha | 11 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | 6 ha | 9 ha |
| 2021 | 7 ha | 3 ha | 10 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2023 | 5 ha | 8 ha | 13 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | 7 ha | 9 ha |
| 2025 | 5 ha | 16 ha | 20 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Zhytomyr?
- Loggingcan grow back83% · 655 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good14% · 113 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown1.5% · 12 ha
Also: mining and energy, farms, pasture and plantations.
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
- 12,100 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 12,300 ha
- Overall change
- +206 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Zhytomyr stayed about the same size, at about 12,300 hectares: new forest grew on about 662 hectares, and about 455 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 Zhytomyr right now?
The latest reading for Zhytomyr shows an AQI of 37 (Good), observed Nov 10, 21:00 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 Zhytomyr today?
At AQI 37 (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 Zhytomyr been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Zhytomyr's daily AQI at 36 on average, from 25 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 60 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 Zhytomyr lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Zhytomyr has lost about 789 hectares of forest (about 1,100 football pitches): 7.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 121 hectares (15%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss is slowing down: about 11 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 55 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Zhytomyr stayed about the same size, at about 12,300 hectares: new forest grew on about 662 hectares, and about 455 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Zhytomyr?
Zhytomyr has an estimated 108,071 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 34.4% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Zhytomyr need?
Zhytomyr has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Zhytomyr'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 Korol'ovs'kyi district; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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