City report · Nineveh, Iraq
'Ākra Air quality today
Air quality in 'Ākra currently reads AQI 54 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 54
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 11.0
- tree cover
- 4.8%
- trees in this area
- 15.1K
- more trees needed
- 79.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Akre, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
'Ākra · AQI 54 (Moderate)
'Ākra's tree count comes to 15,080 trees across 12.57 km², 25 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 79,168 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in 'Ākra today: AQI 54, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 07:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 205 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 205 km, e.g. Silopi and Sulaymaniyah
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
11.0
PM10
4.0
NO₂
6.6
O₃
34.0
SO₂
2.3
CO
202.0
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put 'Ākra's daily AQI at 34 on average, from 20 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 71 on Nov 5.
Where 'Ākra stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in 'Ākra: Critically low
4.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
15,080
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
79,168
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,742 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has 'Ākra lost?
There was very little forest around 'Ākra in 2000, about 8 hectares, and about 2 hectares of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
The worst year was 2012, when about 1 hectare of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around 'Ākra?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good71% · 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown29% · under 1 ha
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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Measured cities near 'Ākra
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Baḥarkah48.5 km
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- Air quality
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- Xebat54.0 km
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- 1%
- Air quality
- 76
- Erbil61.4 km
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- Tree cover
- 5%
- Air quality
- 58
- Khasnahzān63.7 km
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- Tree cover
- 0%
- Air quality
- 61
- Dihok80.8 km
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- Tree cover
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- Air quality
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- Tree cover
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- Air quality
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What is the air quality (AQI) in 'Ākra right now?
The latest reading for 'Ākra shows an AQI of 54 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 07:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 205 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in 'Ākra today?
At AQI 54 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in 'Ākra been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put 'Ākra's daily AQI at 34 on average, from 20 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 71 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around 'Ākra lost since 2001?
There was very little forest around 'Ākra in 2000, about 8 hectares, and about 2 hectares of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.
What is the tree count in 'Ākra?
'Ākra has an estimated 15,080 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 4.8% tree cover, 25 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does 'Ākra need?
'Ākra needs roughly 79,168 more trees to close a 25-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,742 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are 'Ākra's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Akre; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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