City report · Antalya, Turkey
Antalya Air quality today
Air quality in Antalya currently reads AQI 81 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 81
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 25.4
- tree cover
- 8.9%
- trees in this area
- 28.0K
- more trees needed
- 66.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Antalya, Türkiye (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 22, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Antalya · AQI 81 (Moderate)
Antalya's tree count comes to 27,960 trees across 12.57 km², 21 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 66,288 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Antalya today: AQI 81, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Antalya, Turkey, 900 m away · median of 3 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
25.4
PM10
54.0
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Turkey National Air Quality Monitoring Network (Ulusal Hava Kalitesi İzleme Ağı)
- 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 Antalya's daily AQI at 32 on average, from 19 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 9.
Where Antalya stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Antalya: Critically low
8.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
27,960
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
66,288
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,458 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Antalya lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Antalya has lost about 110 hectares of forest (about 150 football pitches): 17% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (60%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 110 haabout 150 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 17%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 66 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2011, when about 23 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 11 ha |
| 2006 | 9 ha | 5 ha | 14 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 16 ha | 17 ha |
| 2011 | 21 ha | 2 ha | 23 ha |
| 2012 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2013 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2014 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2015 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2017 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 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 | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2025 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Antalya?
- Towns and roadscleared for good49% · 54 ha
- Loggingcan grow back39% · 43 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good6.4% · 7 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, unknown causes.
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
- 2,360 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 2,770 ha
- Overall change
- +404 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Antalya grew from about 2,360 hectares to 2,770 hectares, a net gain of about 404 hectares (+17%). New forest grew on about 593 hectares, while 189 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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What is the air quality (AQI) in Antalya right now?
The latest reading for Antalya shows an AQI of 81 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by 3 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Antalya, Turkey, 900 m away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Antalya today?
At AQI 81 (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 Antalya been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Antalya's daily AQI at 32 on average, from 19 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Antalya lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Antalya has lost about 110 hectares of forest (about 150 football pitches): 17% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (60%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Antalya grew from about 2,360 hectares to 2,770 hectares, a net gain of about 404 hectares (+17%). New forest grew on about 593 hectares, while 189 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Antalya?
Antalya has an estimated 27,960 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 8.9% tree cover, 21 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Antalya need?
Antalya needs roughly 66,288 more trees to close a 21-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,458 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Antalya's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Antalya, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Antalya; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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