Damascus
2 km around Al Hijaz
Air quality now
AQI 40
5.9%
tree cover
75.7K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Asia · air quality report · 13 cities
Syria air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 13 cities Airleaf measures in Syria average AQI 48 (good). The worst air is in Aleppo, at AQI 82, and the cleanest in Ţarţūs, at AQI 10.
None of the 13 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 38% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 48
Good
US EPA index, across 13 cities
- cities measured
- 13
- worst air: Aleppo
- 82
- cleanest air: Ţarţūs
- 10
- average tree cover
- 4.6%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Syria · average AQI 48
Air quality right now in the 8 largest cities in Syria
Good
Aleppo
2 km around Al Farafirah
Air quality now
AQI 82
1.9%
tree cover
88.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Homs
2 km around Job Al Jandaley
Air quality now
AQI 14
2.2%
tree cover
87.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Latakia
2 km around 7 Nisan
Air quality now
AQI 68
12.7%
tree cover
53.4K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Ar Raqqah
2 km around Amin
Air quality now
AQI 57
0.7%
tree cover
92.0K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Ḩamāh
2 km around Aleiliyat
Air quality now
AQI 58
8.6%
tree cover
67.2K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Ţarţūs
2 km around Al-Hamrat
Air quality now
AQI 10
7.9%
tree cover
54.4K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Al Ḩasakah
2 km around Al Wasati
Air quality now
AQI 46
1.4%
tree cover
89.8K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Syria today?
None of the 13 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 38% have Good air. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
13 measured cities
- Good5 (38%)
- Moderate8 (62%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
In aggregate
Syria in numbers
Every figure below is read the same way over the same 2 km area per city, so they add up and compare like for like. Averaged across the 13 of 13 cities measured so far in Syria.
- Average air quality
- AQI 48Mean of the latest reading per city
- Average tree cover
- 4.6%13 of 13 below their target
- Trees counted
- 182KAcross every measured area
- More trees needed
- 1.0MTo bring each area to its target
Worst air quality right now
Cleanest air right now
Greenest cities in Syria
Least tree cover in Syria
Excludes barren and desert sites
Against everywhere else
How does Syria compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Syria average cleaner air than 58% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 8%.
Cleaner air than…
- Syria
- Beats 58%
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- Beats 8%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Syria lost?
Since 2001, Syria has lost about 41,800 hectares of forest (about 59,000 football pitches): 40% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 1,240 hectares (3%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 41,800 haabout 59,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 40%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,240 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 67 ha | 198 ha | 265 ha |
| 2002 | 35 ha | 108 ha | 143 ha |
| 2003 | 22 ha | 104 ha | 126 ha |
| 2004 | 16 ha | 90 ha | 106 ha |
| 2005 | 40 ha | 747 ha | 787 ha |
| 2006 | 17 ha | 265 ha | 282 ha |
| 2007 | 45 ha | 1,150 ha | 1,200 ha |
| 2008 | 34 ha | 763 ha | 797 ha |
| 2009 | 29 ha | 98 ha | 127 ha |
| 2010 | 21 ha | 219 ha | 240 ha |
| 2011 | 27 ha | 145 ha | 171 ha |
| 2012 | 65 ha | 4,800 ha | 4,870 ha |
| 2013 | 46 ha | 1,210 ha | 1,250 ha |
| 2014 | 70 ha | 906 ha | 976 ha |
| 2015 | 96 ha | 2,310 ha | 2,410 ha |
| 2016 | 56 ha | 1,790 ha | 1,840 ha |
| 2017 | 78 ha | 2,100 ha | 2,180 ha |
| 2018 | 54 ha | 811 ha | 865 ha |
| 2019 | 29 ha | 1,130 ha | 1,160 ha |
| 2020 | 53 ha | 2,940 ha | 3,000 ha |
| 2021 | 32 ha | 2,750 ha | 2,790 ha |
| 2022 | 19 ha | 515 ha | 534 ha |
| 2023 | 15 ha | 2,440 ha | 2,460 ha |
| 2024 | 16 ha | 909 ha | 925 ha |
| 2025 | 251 ha | 12,100 ha | 12,300 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 3,810 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 1,810 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 12,300 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Syria?
- Wildfirescan grow back89% · 37,300 ha
- Loggingcan grow back6% · 2,490 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good2.1% · 888 ha
Also: towns and roads, mining and energy, 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.
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. How it's measured
Syria as a whole
2.9% of Syria was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. Closing that gap nationally would take roughly 5.0B trees across 5.0M hectares. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Syria: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Syria today?
Right now the 13 cities Airleaf measures in Syria average AQI 48 (good). The worst air is in Aleppo, at AQI 82, and the cleanest in Ţarţūs, at AQI 10. None of the 13 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 38% have Good air.
Which city in Syria has the worst air right now?
Aleppo, at AQI 82 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Syria has the cleanest air right now?
Ţarţūs, at AQI 10 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Syria has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Syria safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 5 cities are Good, 8 cities are Moderate. At the national average of AQI 48: Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How much forest has Syria lost since 2001?
About 41,800 ha from 2001 to 2025, 40% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 1,240 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which city in Syria has the most trees?
Latakia, with 12.7% tree cover within 2 km of its center, measured from Sentinel-2 satellite images.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Syria?
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.
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