City report · İzmir Province, Turkey
İzmir Air quality today
Air quality in İzmir currently reads AQI 96 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 96
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 33.0
- tree cover
- 9.6%
- trees in this area
- 26.7K
- more trees needed
- 56.7K
Measured across a 2 km radius around İzmir, Türkiye (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 18, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
İzmir · AQI 96 (Moderate)
İzmir's tree count comes to 26,691 trees across 11.12 km² of land, 20 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 56,718 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in İzmir today: AQI 96, 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 · Konak, Turkey, 1.7 km away · median of 5 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
33.0
PM10
75.2
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 İzmir's daily AQI at 59 on average, from 47 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 153 on Nov 9.
Where İzmir stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in İzmir: Critically low
9.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.12 km² of land.
Trees in this area
26,691
Target trees
83,409
More trees needed
56,718
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,248 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has İzmir lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of İzmir has lost about 471 hectares of forest (about 660 football pitches): 24% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (42%), after which forest can grow back. About 88 hectares (19%) 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 southeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 471 haabout 660 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 24%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 88 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2025, when about 93 hectares of forest were lost.
İzmir's full deforestation reportHectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 ha | 11 ha | 14 ha |
| 2002 | 5 ha | 3 ha | 8 ha |
| 2003 | 7 ha | 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2006 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2007 | 4 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2010 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2011 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | 14 ha | 15 ha |
| 2013 | 23 ha | 1 ha | 24 ha |
| 2014 | 5 ha | 2 ha | 7 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | 8 ha | 10 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2017 | 8 ha | 5 ha | 13 ha |
| 2018 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 8 ha |
| 2020 | 1 ha | 84 ha | 85 ha |
| 2021 | 2 ha | 33 ha | 35 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 14 ha | 15 ha |
| 2023 | 4 ha | 23 ha | 27 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | 76 ha | 77 ha |
| 2025 | 8 ha | 85 ha | 93 ha |
What is causing deforestation around İzmir?
- Wildfirescan grow back42% · 199 ha
- Loggingcan grow back29% · 135 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good17% · 80 ha
Also: mining and energy, farms, pasture and plantations, 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
- 4,150 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 4,420 ha
- Overall change
- +271 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around İzmir grew from about 4,150 hectares to 4,420 hectares, a net gain of about 271 hectares (+6.5%). New forest grew on about 423 hectares, while 151 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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Frequently asked
Questions about İzmir
What is the air quality (AQI) in İzmir right now?
The latest reading for İzmir shows an AQI of 96 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by 5 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Konak, Turkey, 1.7 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in İzmir today?
At AQI 96 (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 İzmir been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put İzmir's daily AQI at 59 on average, from 47 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 153 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around İzmir lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of İzmir has lost about 471 hectares of forest (about 660 football pitches): 24% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was wildfires (42%), after which forest can grow back. About 88 hectares (19%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around İzmir grew from about 4,150 hectares to 4,420 hectares, a net gain of about 271 hectares (+6.5%). New forest grew on about 423 hectares, while 151 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in İzmir?
İzmir has an estimated 26,691 trees across the 11.12 km² of land measured — 9.6% tree cover, 20 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does İzmir need?
İzmir needs roughly 56,718 more trees to close a 20-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,248 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are İzmir's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near İzmir, 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 İzmir; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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