Iraq air quality today The AQI right now, city by city

Right now the 49 cities Airleaf measures in Iraq average AQI 54 (moderate). The worst air is in As Samawah, at AQI 159, and the cleanest in Kufa, at AQI 16. 4% of the 49 measured cities are over AQI 100 today, where the air stops being fine for sensitive groups, and 47% have Good air.

As Samawah, at AQI 159 (Unhealthy) on the US EPA index. Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.

Kufa, at AQI 16 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Iraq has at least three cities with one.

It depends on the city. 23 cities are Good, 24 cities are Moderate, 1 city is Unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 city is Unhealthy. At the national average of AQI 54: Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

About 138 ha from 2001 to 2025, 1% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 60 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.

Al Miqdādīyah, with 19.8% tree cover within 2 km of its center, measured from Sentinel-2 satellite images.

Each city's reading is the US EPA air quality index, from ground monitoring stations where one has reported recently nearby, and from the CAMS atmospheric model elsewhere; each city's report says which. Tree cover is measured over the same 2 km radius in every city, so the cities compare like for like.