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Eskişehir Air quality today
Air quality in Eskişehir currently reads AQI 57 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 57
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 12.1
- tree cover
- 12.4%
- trees in this area
- 39.0K
- more trees needed
- 55.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Eskişehir, Türkiye (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Eskişehir · AQI 57 (Moderate)
Eskişehir's tree count comes to 38,956 trees across 12.57 km², 18 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 55,292 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Eskişehir today: AQI 57, 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 · Cumhuriyet Bulvarı, Turkey, 1.2 km away · median of 3 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
12.1
PM10
33.5
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 Eskişehir's daily AQI at 39 on average, from 30 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 63 on Nov 8.
Where Eskişehir stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Eskişehir: Critically low
12.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
38,956
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
55,292
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,216 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Eskişehir lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Eskişehir has lost about 6 hectares of forest (about 9 football pitches): 3.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (57%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 6 haabout 9 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 4 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2007, when about 1 hectare 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 | 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 | 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 Eskişehir?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good41% · 3 ha
- Loggingcan grow back23% · 1 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good18% · 1 ha
Also: 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
- 1,200 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,250 ha
- Overall change
- +47 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Eskişehir grew from about 1,200 hectares to 1,250 hectares, a net gain of about 47 hectares (+3.9%). New forest grew on about 56 hectares, while 9 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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Questions about Eskişehir
What is the air quality (AQI) in Eskişehir right now?
The latest reading for Eskişehir shows an AQI of 57 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by 3 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Cumhuriyet Bulvarı, Turkey, 1.2 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Eskişehir today?
At AQI 57 (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 Eskişehir been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Eskişehir's daily AQI at 39 on average, from 30 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 63 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Eskişehir lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Eskişehir has lost about 6 hectares of forest (about 9 football pitches): 3.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (57%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Eskişehir grew from about 1,200 hectares to 1,250 hectares, a net gain of about 47 hectares (+3.9%). New forest grew on about 56 hectares, while 9 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Eskişehir?
Eskişehir has an estimated 38,956 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 12.4% tree cover, 18 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Eskişehir need?
Eskişehir needs roughly 55,292 more trees to close a 18-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,216 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Eskişehir's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Eskişehir, 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 Eskişehir; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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