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Abū al-Kahṣīb vs Abū Ghurayb

Tree cover and air quality for both, measured the same way: Sentinel-2 imagery at 10 m detail over a 2 km radius from each city centre, and the live US EPA air quality index. Same radius and same index, so the two numbers compare directly.

Abū al-Kahṣīb has more tree cover — 5.8% against 5.4%.

Abū Ghurayb has cleaner air right now — AQI 57 against 96.

Tree cover gap
0.4 points
Abū al-Kahṣīb is ahead.
Air quality gap
39 AQI
Abū Ghurayb is cleaner.
Trees between them
1.1K
Abū al-Kahṣīb has more standing.
Abū al-Kahṣīb

Iraq

Abū Ghurayb

Iraq

Tree cover

Share of the 2 km radius under canopy.

5.8%

5.4%

Air quality index

US EPA index, live, with its band. Lower is better.

96 · Moderate

57 · Moderate

Trees standing

Estimated from the measured canopy area.

18.1K

17.0K

Trees still needed

To reach the same canopy target. Fewer is better.

75.6K

77.3K

CO₂ absorbed each year

By the trees already standing.

398K kg

373K kg

The full Abū al-Kahṣīb report18,112 trees, measured Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth SearchThe full Abū Ghurayb report16,965 trees, measured Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search

Air quality in detail

What each city is breathing

Concentrations in µg/m³, measured at the same moment as the index above. Lower is better in every row. Abū Ghurayb is read from nearby ground stations and Abū al-Kahṣīb is modelled — worth knowing, since the two are not quite like for like.

PM2.5

Fine particles, the pollutant that usually sets the index.

33.6 µg/m³

15 µg/m³

The last week, day by day

A single reading can catch a city on a bad afternoon. The week says whether it was the weather or the place.

Reading these numbers

What is actually being measured

Tree cover

The share of ground under canopy inside a 2 km radius of each city centre, read from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery at 10 m detail. It is a measurement of that circle, not of the whole municipality — which is exactly what makes the two comparable, since city boundaries are drawn to wildly different rules around the world. Abū al-Kahṣīb leads here at 5.8%.

Air quality index

The live US EPA index, computed from current pollutant concentrations — ground stations where a city has them nearby, and a model everywhere else. It moves hour to hour, so this is a snapshot rather than a verdict on either place: Abū al-Kahṣīb reads 96 (moderate) and Abū Ghurayb reads 57 (moderate) right now.

Frequently asked

Abū al-Kahṣīb and Abū Ghurayb, answered

Which has more trees, Abū al-Kahṣīb or Abū Ghurayb?

Abū al-Kahṣīb, with roughly 18,112 trees inside its 2 km radius against 16,965. Tree cover tells a slightly different story from raw count: Abū al-Kahṣīb has the denser canopy at 5.8%.

Which has better air quality, Abū al-Kahṣīb or Abū Ghurayb?

Abū Ghurayb right now, at AQI 57 against 96 — a gap of 39 points. This is a live reading rather than an annual average, so it can reverse within a day.

How many more trees does each city need?

Abū al-Kahṣīb needs about 75,570 more to reach its canopy target, and Abū Ghurayb about 77,283. The target is the same share of ground for both, so the figures are directly comparable.

Are these two measured the same way?

Yes — that is the point of the page. Identical radius, identical satellite source at 10 m detail, and the same US EPA index for air. Nothing here is adjusted for population, city limits or climate, so the numbers describe the same-sized circle of ground in each place.

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