Al Mawşil al Jadīdah vs Būkān

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.

Būkān has more tree cover — 10.2% against 0.6%.

Both are reading the same air quality index.

Tree cover gap: 9.6 points; Būkān is ahead.
Air quality gap: 0 AQI; Both reading the same.
Trees between them: 30.2K; Būkān has more standing.

Al Mawşil al Jadīdah

Iraq

Būkān

Iran

Tree cover

Share of the 2 km radius under canopy.

0.6%

10.2%

Air quality index

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

42 · Good

Trees standing

Estimated from the measured canopy area.

1.9K

32.0K

Trees still needed

To reach the same canopy target. Fewer is better.

92.4K

62.2K

CO₂ absorbed each year

By the trees already standing.

41.5K kg

705K kg

The full Al Mawşil al Jadīdah report1,885 trees, measured Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search The full Būkān report32,044 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. Būkān is read from nearby ground stations and Al Mawşil al Jadīdah is modelled — worth knowing, since the two are not quite like for like.

PM2.5

Fine particles, the pollutant that usually sets the index.

10.1 µg/m³

10 µg/m³

PM10

Coarser particles — dust, pollen, road grit.

18.5 µg/m³

19.4 µg/m³

Nitrogen dioxide

Mostly traffic and combustion.

3.4 µg/m³

30.4 µg/m³

Ozone

Forms in sunlight; peaks on hot, still afternoons.

87 µg/m³

31 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.

Al Mawşil al JadīdahBūkān· daily US EPA index, last 6 days

Daily air quality index for Al Mawşil al Jadīdah and Būkān
Day	Al Mawşil al Jadīdah	Būkān
22 Sept	59	74
23 Sept	74	80
24 Sept	42	58
25 Sept	40	39
26 Sept	50	42
27 Sept	60	40

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. Būkān leads here at 10.2%.

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: Al Mawşil al Jadīdah reads 42 (good) and Būkān reads 42 (good) right now.

Frequently asked

Al Mawşil al Jadīdah and Būkān, answered

Which has more trees, Al Mawşil al Jadīdah or Būkān?

Būkān, with roughly 32,044 trees inside its 2 km radius against 1,885. Tree cover tells a slightly different story from raw count: Būkān has the denser canopy at 10.2%.

Which has better air quality, Al Mawşil al Jadīdah or Būkān?

Both are reading 42 on the US EPA index at the moment. Air quality changes through the day, so this can separate within hours.

How many more trees does each city need?

Al Mawşil al Jadīdah needs about 92,363 more to reach its canopy target, and Būkān about 62,204. 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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