Environment of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
The page with key data on the state of the environment of Kherson Oblast: air quality, background radiation, fires, water resources, forests, environmental control, impact of enterprises, environmental taxes, etc. Information is available on the number of monitoring stations, main pollution indicators and emission volumes. Learn about the environmental situation in the region and join in environmental protection.
Air Quality
- Official automatic stations
- 0
- Public automatic stations
- 0
- Monitoring posts on the state of atmospheric air from UkrHMC and RLCSSES of the Ministry of Health
- 0
Air quality is measured by automatic monitoring stations installed by residents of the region, public organizations and local authorities. State institutions also carry out regular manual measurements.
Background Radiation
Monitoring is carried out by official institutions (UkrHMC, Ministry of Health, State Emergency Service), commercial enterprises, as well as the independent public organization SaveDnipro with the support of uRADMonitor, Safecast, Blues Inc., and Greenpeace.
- Automatic stations
- 0
- Monitoring posts
- 0
- Measures last 24h
- 16
- Average value last 24h
- 0,108 µSv/h
As of 23:25, September 13, 2025
Forests
Key resource of the region; their area and the number of forest tickets issued this year are shown here.
- Area of forests
- - Ha
- Forest tickets have been issued
- 1 ↓ 14
As of 12:25, September 13, 2025
Source: State Enterprise "LIAC"
Water Resources
Monitoring and environmental assessment of water resources is carried out at observation posts by various state laboratories.
- Observation posts
- 16
- Measurements done
- 15
As of 23:25, September 13, 2025
Source: State Agency of Water Resources of Ukraine
Fires in Region
The number of fires in the last 24 hours according to our fire cell analysis of the NASA FIRMS satellite system.
- Active spots
- 75
As of September 13, 2025, 23:59
Data source: satellite observations from NASA FIRMS system
Environmental Taxes
Mandatory state payment by economic entities charged for the volume of emissions into the atmosphere, discharges into water bodies, placement and storage of waste, including radioactive waste.
- Paid to local budgets
- 202 206,13 UAH
- Paid to the state budget
- 79 843,08 UAH
As of August 31, 2025
Data source: Tax Map of Ukraine (State Tax Service of Ukraine)
Environmental Impact Assessment
Do you want to know which companies plan to impact on the environment of the Kherson Oblast?
- Cases have been initiated by business
- 1
- Planned public hearings
- 0
- Published EIA reports
- 0
- EIA conclusions have been issued
- 2
From 1 January to September 13, 2025
Data source: Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine
Environmental Pollutants
The number of permits issued to business entities of the Kherson Oblast for activities that affect the environment.
- Permits for emissions into atmospheric air
- -
- Permits for special water use
- -
- Subsoil use permits
- -
As of -. Source of data: Ministry of Environment of Ukraine, DAVR, State Geodesy
Waste
As a result of the activities of enterprises, organizations and the life of households, waste is generated, most of which ends up in landfills.
- Waste is generated
- - thousand tons
- Waste was disposed to landfills
- - thousand tons
- Landfills
- -
Data for -. Data source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine
Environmental Control of the Region
State control in the field of environmental protection, rational use, reproduction and protection of natural resources of the Kherson Oblast.
- Unscheduled inspections were carried out
- -
- Protocols have been drawn up for violators of the requirements of environmental protection legislation
- -
- Fines have paid
- - UAH
- Environmental damage has been calculated
- - UAH
- Environmental damages have been paid
- - UAH
For the period from - to -. Source: State Environmental Inspectorate of Ukraine