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Denizli Air quality today
Air quality in Denizli currently reads AQI 79 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 79
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 21.9
- tree cover
- 10.0%
- trees in this area
- 31.4K
- more trees needed
- 62.8K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Denizli, Kumkısık, Denizli, Türkiye (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Denizli · AQI 79 (Moderate)
Denizli's tree count comes to 31,416 trees across 12.57 km², 20 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 62,832 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Denizli today: AQI 79, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 12:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 4 ground-station cities within 185 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 4 station cities within 185 km, e.g. Uşak and Antalya
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
21.9
PM10
10.1
NO₂
6.9
O₃
58.0
SO₂
5.1
CO
153.0
- 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 Denizli's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 43 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 73 on Nov 5.
Where Denizli stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Denizli: Critically low
10.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
31,416
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
62,832
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,382 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Denizli lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Denizli has lost about 352 hectares of forest (about 490 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 59 hectares (17%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 352 haabout 490 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 59 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 50 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12 ha | 12 ha | 24 ha |
| 2002 | 4 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | 5 ha | 8 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2007 | 9 ha | 23 ha | 31 ha |
| 2008 | 1 ha | 11 ha | 12 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 15 ha | 16 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2011 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2012 | 7 ha | 19 ha | 25 ha |
| 2013 | 3 ha | 8 ha | 10 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2015 | 3 ha | 22 ha | 25 ha |
| 2016 | 7 ha | 9 ha | 16 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 19 ha | 19 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 9 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 50 ha | 50 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 22 ha | 22 ha |
| 2025 | 1 ha | 47 ha | 48 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Denizli?
- Loggingcan grow back66% · 232 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good15% · 51 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back5.5% · 19 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
- 8,840 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 9,100 ha
- Overall change
- +257 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Denizli grew from about 8,840 hectares to 9,100 hectares, a net gain of about 257 hectares (+2.9%). New forest grew on about 337 hectares, while 80 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 Denizli right now?
The latest reading for Denizli shows an AQI of 79 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 12:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 4 ground-station cities within 185 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Denizli today?
At AQI 79 (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 Denizli been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Denizli's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 43 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 73 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Denizli lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Denizli has lost about 352 hectares of forest (about 490 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 59 hectares (17%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Denizli grew from about 8,840 hectares to 9,100 hectares, a net gain of about 257 hectares (+2.9%). New forest grew on about 337 hectares, while 80 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Denizli?
Denizli has an estimated 31,416 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 10.0% tree cover, 20 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Denizli need?
Denizli needs roughly 62,832 more trees to close a 20-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,382 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Denizli'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 Denizli; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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