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Diyarbakır Air quality today
Air quality in Diyarbakır currently reads AQI 85 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 85
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 27.3
- tree cover
- 11.1%
- trees in this area
- 34.9K
- more trees needed
- 59.4K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Diyarbakır, Türkiye (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Diyarbakır · AQI 85 (Moderate)
Diyarbakır's tree count comes to 34,872 trees across 12.57 km², 19 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 59,376 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Diyarbakır today: AQI 85, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 19:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Diyarbakir, Turkey, 800 m away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
27.3
PM10
43.2
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 Diyarbakır's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 25 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 102 on Nov 4.
Where Diyarbakır stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Diyarbakır: Critically low
11.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
34,872
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
59,376
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,306 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Diyarbakır lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Diyarbakır has lost about 31 hectares of forest (about 43 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (64%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 31 haabout 43 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 20 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2004, when about 17 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 | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | 16 ha | 2 ha | 17 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Diyarbakır?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good65% · 20 ha
- Loggingcan grow back21% · 6 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown13% · 4 ha
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
- 57 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 106 ha
- Overall change
- +49 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Diyarbakır grew from about 57 hectares to 106 hectares, a net gain of about 49 hectares. New forest grew on about 52 hectares, while 3 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 Diyarbakır right now?
The latest reading for Diyarbakır shows an AQI of 85 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 19:00 local time by the Diyarbakir, Turkey ground monitoring station, 800 m 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 Diyarbakır today?
At AQI 85 (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 Diyarbakır been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Diyarbakır's daily AQI at 48 on average, from 25 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 102 on Nov 4. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Diyarbakır lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Diyarbakır has lost about 31 hectares of forest (about 43 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (64%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Diyarbakır grew from about 57 hectares to 106 hectares, a net gain of about 49 hectares. New forest grew on about 52 hectares, while 3 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Diyarbakır?
Diyarbakır has an estimated 34,872 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 11.1% tree cover, 19 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Diyarbakır need?
Diyarbakır needs roughly 59,376 more trees to close a 19-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,306 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Diyarbakır's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Diyarbakır, 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 Diyarbakır; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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