Abu Gharaq 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.
Abu Gharaq has more tree cover — 11.1% against 5.4%.
Abū Ghurayb has cleaner air right now — AQI 79 against 104.
- Tree cover gap
- 5.7 points
- Abu Gharaq is ahead.
- Air quality gap
- 25 AQI
- Abū Ghurayb is cleaner.
- Trees between them
- 17.9K
- Abu Gharaq has more standing.
Iraq
Iraq
Tree cover
Share of the 2 km radius under canopy.
11.1%
5.4%
Air quality index
US EPA index, live, with its band. Lower is better.
104 · Unhealthy for sensitive groups
79 · Moderate
Trees standing
Estimated from the measured canopy area.
34.9K
17.0K
Trees still needed
To reach the same canopy target. Fewer is better.
75.1K
77.3K
CO₂ absorbed each year
By the trees already standing.
767K kg
373K kg
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 Abu Gharaq is modelled — worth knowing, since the two are not quite like for like.
PM2.5
Fine particles, the pollutant that usually sets the index.
36.6 µg/m³
25.4 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.
| Day | Abu Gharaq | Abū Ghurayb |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Sept | 75 | 80 |
| 23 Sept | 96 | 86 |
| 24 Sept | 67 | 55 |
| 25 Sept | 60 | 48 |
| 26 Sept | 71 | 58 |
| 27 Sept | 104 | 76 |
| 28 Sept | 97 | 88 |
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. Abu Gharaq leads here at 11.1%.
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: Abu Gharaq reads 104 (unhealthy for sensitive groups) and Abū Ghurayb reads 79 (moderate) right now.
Frequently asked
Abu Gharaq and Abū Ghurayb, answered
Which has more trees, Abu Gharaq or Abū Ghurayb?
Abu Gharaq, with roughly 34,872 trees inside its 2 km radius against 16,965. Tree cover tells a slightly different story from raw count: Abu Gharaq has the denser canopy at 11.1%.
Which has better air quality, Abu Gharaq or Abū Ghurayb?
Abū Ghurayb right now, at AQI 79 against 104 — a gap of 25 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?
Abu Gharaq needs about 75,084 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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