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Arnavutköy Air quality today
Air quality in Arnavutköy currently reads AQI 87 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 87
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 28.3
- tree cover
- 32.8%
- trees in this area
- 103K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Arnavutköy, İstanbul, Türkiye (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 12, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Arnavutköy · AQI 87 (Moderate)
Arnavutköy's tree count comes to 103,044 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Arnavutköy today: AQI 87, 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 · Arnavutköy, Turkey, 2.6 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
28.3
PM10
40.0
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 Arnavutköy's daily AQI at 52 on average, from 26 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 164 on Nov 9.
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Arnavutköy: Healthy tree cover
32.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
103,044
Target trees
103,044
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Arnavutköy lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Arnavutköy has lost about 3,750 hectares of forest (about 5,300 football pitches): 38% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (77%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for mining and energy.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 3 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3,750 haabout 5,300 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 38%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,890 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 122 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 274 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2015, when about 819 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 59 ha | 25 ha | 83 ha |
| 2002 | 65 ha | 14 ha | 78 ha |
| 2003 | 35 ha | 13 ha | 48 ha |
| 2004 | 82 ha | 34 ha | 115 ha |
| 2005 | 32 ha | 2 ha | 33 ha |
| 2006 | 26 ha | 1 ha | 27 ha |
| 2007 | 28 ha | 3 ha | 31 ha |
| 2008 | 63 ha | 2 ha | 66 ha |
| 2009 | 55 ha | 1 ha | 56 ha |
| 2010 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2011 | 18 ha | 2 ha | 20 ha |
| 2012 | 11 ha | 26 ha | 37 ha |
| 2013 | 147 ha | 8 ha | 155 ha |
| 2014 | 192 ha | 9 ha | 201 ha |
| 2015 | 792 ha | 27 ha | 819 ha |
| 2016 | 404 ha | 18 ha | 422 ha |
| 2017 | 356 ha | 69 ha | 425 ha |
| 2018 | 130 ha | 48 ha | 178 ha |
| 2019 | 72 ha | 70 ha | 142 ha |
| 2020 | 54 ha | 148 ha | 202 ha |
| 2021 | 108 ha | 172 ha | 280 ha |
| 2022 | 27 ha | 39 ha | 66 ha |
| 2023 | 18 ha | 21 ha | 39 ha |
| 2024 | 56 ha | 37 ha | 92 ha |
| 2025 | 59 ha | 74 ha | 133 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Arnavutköy?
- Mining and energycleared for good71% · 2,660 ha
- Loggingcan grow back22% · 843 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.2% · 196 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
- 9,590 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 7,290 ha
- Overall change
- −2,310 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Arnavutköy shrank from about 9,590 hectares to 7,290 hectares, a net loss of about 2,310 hectares (−24%). New forest grew on about 511 hectares, but 2,820 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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Frequently asked
Questions about Arnavutköy
What is the air quality (AQI) in Arnavutköy right now?
The latest reading for Arnavutköy shows an AQI of 87 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by the Arnavutköy, Turkey ground monitoring station, 2.6 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Arnavutköy today?
At AQI 87 (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 Arnavutköy been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Arnavutköy's daily AQI at 52 on average, from 26 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 164 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 Arnavutköy lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Arnavutköy has lost about 3,750 hectares of forest (about 5,300 football pitches): 38% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (77%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for mining and energy. Forest loss is slowing down: about 122 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 274 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Arnavutköy shrank from about 9,590 hectares to 7,290 hectares, a net loss of about 2,310 hectares (−24%). New forest grew on about 511 hectares, but 2,820 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Arnavutköy?
Arnavutköy has an estimated 103,044 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 32.8% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Arnavutköy need?
Arnavutköy has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Arnavutköy's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Arnavutköy, 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 Arnavutköy; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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