City report · Hatay, Turkey
Arsuz Air quality today
Air quality in Arsuz currently reads AQI 181 (Unhealthy): Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
AQI 181
Air quality right now
Unhealthy
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 74.8
- tree cover
- 31.5%
- trees in this area
- 57.6K
- more trees needed
- 15.5K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Arsuz, Hatay, Turkiye (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 21, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Arsuz · AQI 181 (Unhealthy)
Arsuz's tree count comes to 57,595 trees across 7.32 km² of land, 9 points below the 40% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 15,541 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Arsuz today: AQI 181, Unhealthy
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 13:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 45 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 3 station cities within 45 km, e.g. İskenderun and Antakya
Health signal
Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
PM2.5
74.8
PM10
24.4
NO₂
2.7
O₃
83.0
SO₂
8.3
CO
201.0
- Outdoor exercise
- Everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it
- Windows
- Keep them closed
- Mask
- Wear an N95 outdoors
- Air purifier
- Run one
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Arsuz's daily AQI at 47 on average, from 17 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 117 on Nov 11.
Where Arsuz stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Arsuz: Below target
31.5% tree cover against a 40% healthy-neighborhood target, across 7.32 km² of land.
Trees in this area
57,595
Target trees
73,136
More trees needed
15,541
CO₂ if planted / yr
341.9 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Arsuz lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Arsuz has lost about 207 hectares of forest (about 290 football pitches): 6.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 14 hectares (6.5%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 207 haabout 290 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 14 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2021, when about 36 hectares 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 | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 9 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 23 ha | 24 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2017 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 20 ha | 21 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 36 ha | 36 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 18 ha | 18 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 9 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 31 ha | 32 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 22 ha | 23 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Arsuz?
- Loggingcan grow back83% · 172 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good6% · 13 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back5.2% · 11 ha
Also: towns and roads, 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
- 5,850 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 5,970 ha
- Overall change
- +121 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Arsuz grew from about 5,850 hectares to 5,970 hectares, a net gain of about 121 hectares (+2.1%). New forest grew on about 156 hectares, while 36 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 Arsuz right now?
The latest reading for Arsuz shows an AQI of 181 (Unhealthy), observed Nov 11, 13:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 45 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Arsuz today?
At AQI 181 (Unhealthy): everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it. Windows: keep them closed. Masks: wear an N95 outdoors. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Arsuz been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Arsuz's daily AQI at 47 on average, from 17 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 117 on Nov 11. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Arsuz lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Arsuz has lost about 207 hectares of forest (about 290 football pitches): 6.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 14 hectares (6.5%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Arsuz grew from about 5,850 hectares to 5,970 hectares, a net gain of about 121 hectares (+2.1%). New forest grew on about 156 hectares, while 36 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Arsuz?
Arsuz has an estimated 57,595 trees across the 7.32 km² of land measured — 31.5% tree cover, 9 percentage points short of the 40% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Arsuz need?
Arsuz needs roughly 15,541 more trees to close a 9-point shortfall against its 40% tree-cover target — about 341.9 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Arsuz'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 Arsuz; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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