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Edirne Air quality today
Air quality in Edirne 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)
- 24.0
- tree cover
- 17.5%
- trees in this area
- 53.3K
- more trees needed
- 38.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Edirne, Edirne Merkez/Edirne, Türkiye (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 21, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Edirne · AQI 79 (Moderate)
Edirne's tree count comes to 53,329 trees across 12.19 km² of land, 13 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 38,092 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Edirne today: AQI 79, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Edirne, Turkey, 3.1 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
24.0
PM10
47.5
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 Edirne's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 29 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 64 on Nov 6.
Where Edirne stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Edirne: Critically low
17.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.19 km² of land.
Trees in this area
53,329
Target trees
91,421
More trees needed
38,092
CO₂ if planted / yr
838.0 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Edirne lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Edirne has lost about 287 hectares of forest (about 400 football pitches): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 109 hectares (38%) 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 west of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 287 haabout 400 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 16%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 109 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2021, when about 52 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11 ha | 12 ha | 23 ha |
| 2002 | 8 ha | 8 ha | 16 ha |
| 2003 | 7 ha | 3 ha | 10 ha |
| 2004 | 8 ha | 4 ha | 13 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | 6 ha | 3 ha | 8 ha |
| 2007 | 7 ha | 3 ha | 9 ha |
| 2008 | 5 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2011 | 5 ha | 4 ha | 9 ha |
| 2012 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | 5 ha | 7 ha |
| 2014 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 6 ha |
| 2015 | 4 ha | 7 ha | 11 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | 4 ha | 14 ha | 18 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | 7 ha | 9 ha |
| 2019 | 3 ha | 6 ha | 9 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | 11 ha | 14 ha |
| 2021 | 7 ha | 46 ha | 52 ha |
| 2022 | 6 ha | 14 ha | 20 ha |
| 2023 | 4 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2024 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2025 | 5 ha | 14 ha | 19 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Edirne?
- Loggingcan grow back60% · 172 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good38% · 108 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown2.3% · 7 ha
Also: towns and roads.
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
- 696 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 455 ha
- Overall change
- −241 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Edirne shrank from about 696 hectares to 455 hectares, a net loss of about 241 hectares (−35%). New forest grew on about 47 hectares, but 288 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 Edirne right now?
The latest reading for Edirne shows an AQI of 79 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by the Edirne, Turkey ground monitoring station, 3.1 km 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 Edirne 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 Edirne been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Edirne's daily AQI at 43 on average, from 29 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 64 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Edirne lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Edirne has lost about 287 hectares of forest (about 400 football pitches): 16% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 109 hectares (38%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Edirne shrank from about 696 hectares to 455 hectares, a net loss of about 241 hectares (−35%). New forest grew on about 47 hectares, but 288 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Edirne?
Edirne has an estimated 53,329 trees across the 12.19 km² of land measured — 17.5% tree cover, 13 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Edirne need?
Edirne needs roughly 38,092 more trees to close a 13-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 838.0 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Edirne's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Edirne, 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 Edirne; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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