City report · Diyala, Iraq
Al Miqdādīyah Air quality today
Air quality in Al Miqdādīyah currently reads AQI 91 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 91
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 31.6
- tree cover
- 19.8%
- trees in this area
- 62.2K
- more trees needed
- 32.0K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Miqdadiyah, Diyala 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.
Al Miqdādīyah · AQI 91 (Moderate)
Al Miqdādīyah's tree count comes to 62,204 trees across 12.57 km², 10 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 32,044 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Al Miqdādīyah today: AQI 91, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 02:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 105 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 105 km, e.g. Baghdad and Baghdad
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
31.6
PM10
10.6
NO₂
11.9
O₃
33.0
SO₂
26.0
CO
247.0
- 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 Al Miqdādīyah's daily AQI at 67 on average, from 34 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 132 on Nov 5.
Where Al Miqdādīyah stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Al Miqdādīyah: Below target
19.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
62,204
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
32,044
CO₂ if planted / yr
705.0 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Al Miqdādīyah lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Al Miqdādīyah has lost about 3 hectares of forest (about 4 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (23%). Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3 haabout 4 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- under 1 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
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 | under 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 Al Miqdādīyah?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good23% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown77% · 2 ha
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 360 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 377 ha
- Overall change
- +17 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Al Miqdādīyah grew from about 360 hectares to 377 hectares, a net gain of about 17 hectares (+4.7%). New forest grew on about 31 hectares, while 14 hectares were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
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. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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Questions about Al Miqdādīyah
What is the air quality (AQI) in Al Miqdādīyah right now?
The latest reading for Al Miqdādīyah shows an AQI of 91 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 02:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 105 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 Al Miqdādīyah today?
At AQI 91 (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 Al Miqdādīyah been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Al Miqdādīyah's daily AQI at 67 on average, from 34 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 132 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 Al Miqdādīyah lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Al Miqdādīyah has lost about 3 hectares of forest (about 4 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (23%). Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Al Miqdādīyah grew from about 360 hectares to 377 hectares, a net gain of about 17 hectares (+4.7%). New forest grew on about 31 hectares, while 14 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Al Miqdādīyah?
Al Miqdādīyah has an estimated 62,204 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 19.8% tree cover, 10 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Al Miqdādīyah need?
Al Miqdādīyah needs roughly 32,044 more trees to close a 10-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 705.0 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Al Miqdādīyah'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 Miqdadiyah; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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