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Erzincan Air quality today
Air quality in Erzincan currently reads AQI 67 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 67
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 17.8
- tree cover
- 10.4%
- trees in this area
- 32.7K
- more trees needed
- 61.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Erzincan, Erzincan Merkez/Erzincan, Türkiye (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 20, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Erzincan · AQI 67 (Moderate)
Erzincan's tree count comes to 32,673 trees across 12.57 km², 20 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 61,575 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Erzincan today: AQI 67, 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 · Erzincan, Turkey, 600 m away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
17.8
PM10
65.1
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 Erzincan's daily AQI at 37 on average, from 20 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 63 on Nov 4.
Where Erzincan stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Erzincan: Critically low
10.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
32,673
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
61,575
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,355 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Erzincan lost?
There was very little forest around Erzincan in 2000, about 24 hectares, and about 1 hectare of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
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 | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | under 1 ha | under 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 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 Erzincan?
- Loggingcan grow back57% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown36% · under 1 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
- 134 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 164 ha
- Overall change
- +30 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Erzincan grew from about 134 hectares to 164 hectares, a net gain of about 30 hectares (+22%). New forest grew on about 40 hectares, while 10 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 Erzincan right now?
The latest reading for Erzincan shows an AQI of 67 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by the Erzincan, Turkey ground monitoring station, 600 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 Erzincan today?
At AQI 67 (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 Erzincan been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Erzincan's daily AQI at 37 on average, from 20 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 63 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 Erzincan lost since 2001?
There was very little forest around Erzincan in 2000, about 24 hectares, and about 1 hectare of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Erzincan grew from about 134 hectares to 164 hectares, a net gain of about 30 hectares (+22%). New forest grew on about 40 hectares, while 10 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Erzincan?
Erzincan has an estimated 32,673 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 10.4% tree cover, 20 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Erzincan need?
Erzincan needs roughly 61,575 more trees to close a 20-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,355 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Erzincan's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Erzincan, 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 Erzincan; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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