Abū Ghurayb vs Al ‘Amārah
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 Ghurayb has more tree cover — 5.4% against 2.3%.
Al ‘Amārah has cleaner air right now — AQI 84 against 99.
- Tree cover gap
- 3.1 points
- Abū Ghurayb is ahead.
- Air quality gap
- 15 AQI
- Al ‘Amārah is cleaner.
- Trees between them
- 9.8K
- Abū Ghurayb has more standing.
Iraq
Iraq
Tree cover
Share of the 2 km radius under canopy.
5.4%
2.3%
Air quality index
US EPA index, live, with its band. Lower is better.
99 · Moderate
84 · Moderate
Trees standing
Estimated from the measured canopy area.
17.0K
7.2K
Trees still needed
To reach the same canopy target. Fewer is better.
77.3K
86.8K
CO₂ absorbed each year
By the trees already standing.
373K kg
158K 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 Al ‘Amārah is modelled — worth knowing, since the two are not quite like for like.
PM2.5
Fine particles, the pollutant that usually sets the index.
34.8 µg/m³
27.9 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 | Abū Ghurayb | Al ‘Amārah |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Sept | 80 | 90 |
| 23 Sept | 86 | 196 |
| 24 Sept | 55 | 402 |
| 25 Sept | 48 | 428 |
| 26 Sept | 58 | 260 |
| 27 Sept | 76 | 170 |
| 28 Sept | 88 | 112 |
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 Ghurayb leads here at 5.4%.
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 Ghurayb reads 99 (moderate) and Al ‘Amārah reads 84 (moderate) right now.
Frequently asked
Abū Ghurayb and Al ‘Amārah, answered
Which has more trees, Abū Ghurayb or Al ‘Amārah?
Abū Ghurayb, with roughly 16,965 trees inside its 2 km radius against 7,204. Tree cover tells a slightly different story from raw count: Abū Ghurayb has the denser canopy at 5.4%.
Which has better air quality, Abū Ghurayb or Al ‘Amārah?
Al ‘Amārah right now, at AQI 84 against 99 — a gap of 15 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 Ghurayb needs about 77,283 more to reach its canopy target, and Al ‘Amārah about 86,761. 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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