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Kırşehir Air quality today
Air quality in Kırşehir currently reads AQI 58 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 58
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 13.1
- tree cover
- 6.9%
- trees in this area
- 21.7K
- more trees needed
- 72.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Kırşehir, Kırşehir Merkez/Kırşehir, Türkiye (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Kırşehir · AQI 58 (Moderate)
Kırşehir's tree count comes to 21,677 trees across 12.57 km², 23 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 72,571 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Kırşehir today: AQI 58, 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 · Kirsehir, Turkey, 900 m away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
13.1
PM10
46.4
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 Kırşehir's daily AQI at 34 on average, from 20 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 66 on Nov 4.
Where Kırşehir stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Kırşehir: Critically low
6.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
21,677
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
72,571
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,597 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Kırşehir lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kırşehir has lost about 74 hectares of forest (about 100 football pitches): 26% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) 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
- 74 haabout 100 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 26%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 71 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2004, when about 37 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 | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2004 | 36 ha | 1 ha | 37 ha |
| 2005 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2006 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2009 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 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 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2021 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Kırşehir?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good95% · 70 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good2% · 2 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown3.1% · 2 ha
Also: logging.
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
- 212 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 242 ha
- Overall change
- +30 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kırşehir grew from about 212 hectares to 242 hectares, a net gain of about 30 hectares (+14%). New forest grew on about 129 hectares, while 99 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 Kırşehir right now?
The latest reading for Kırşehir shows an AQI of 58 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by the Kirsehir, Turkey ground monitoring station, 900 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 Kırşehir today?
At AQI 58 (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 Kırşehir been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Kırşehir's daily AQI at 34 on average, from 20 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 66 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 Kırşehir lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Kırşehir has lost about 74 hectares of forest (about 100 football pitches): 26% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Kırşehir grew from about 212 hectares to 242 hectares, a net gain of about 30 hectares (+14%). New forest grew on about 129 hectares, while 99 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Kırşehir?
Kırşehir has an estimated 21,677 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 6.9% tree cover, 23 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Kırşehir need?
Kırşehir needs roughly 72,571 more trees to close a 23-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,597 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Kırşehir's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Kırşehir, 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 Kırşehir; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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