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Latakia Air quality today
Air quality in Latakia currently reads AQI 62 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 62
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 16.1
- tree cover
- 12.7%
- trees in this area
- 39.2K
- more trees needed
- 53.4K
Measured across a 2 km radius around 7 Nisan, Latakia, Syria (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 16, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Latakia · AQI 62 (Moderate)
Latakia's tree count comes to 39,220 trees across 12.36 km² of land, 17 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 53,426 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Latakia today: AQI 62, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 14:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 10 ground-station cities within 205 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 10 station cities within 205 km, e.g. Samandağ and Antakya
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
16.1
PM10
9.0
NO₂
1.6
O₃
91.0
SO₂
12.0
CO
143.0
- 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 Latakia's daily AQI at 21 on average, from 14 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 43 on Nov 7.
Where Latakia stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Latakia: Critically low
12.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.36 km² of land.
Trees in this area
39,220
Target trees
92,646
More trees needed
53,426
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,175 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Latakia lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Latakia has lost about 26 hectares of forest (about 36 football pitches): 3.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (86%) 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
- 26 haabout 36 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 22 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2005, when about 3 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 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 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 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2017 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2018 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 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 Latakia?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good56% · 15 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good29% · 8 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown14% · 4 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
- 399 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 334 ha
- Overall change
- −65 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Latakia shrank from about 399 hectares to 334 hectares, a net loss of about 65 hectares (−16%). New forest grew on about 23 hectares, but 88 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Latakia
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Samandağ63.3 km
Turkey
- Tree cover
- 44%
- Air quality
- 173
- Antakya82.0 km
Turkey
- Tree cover
- 10%
- Air quality
- 173
- Idlib88.1 km
Syria
- Tree cover
- 1%
- Air quality
- 54
- Ḩamāh98.3 km
Syria
- Tree cover
- 9%
- Air quality
- 60
- Arsuz98.4 km
Turkey
- Tree cover
- 32%
- Air quality
- 181
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Latakia right now?
The latest reading for Latakia shows an AQI of 62 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 14:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 10 ground-station cities within 205 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Latakia today?
At AQI 62 (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 Latakia been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Latakia's daily AQI at 21 on average, from 14 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 43 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Latakia lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Latakia has lost about 26 hectares of forest (about 36 football pitches): 3.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (86%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Latakia shrank from about 399 hectares to 334 hectares, a net loss of about 65 hectares (−16%). New forest grew on about 23 hectares, but 88 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Latakia?
Latakia has an estimated 39,220 trees across the 12.36 km² of land measured — 12.7% tree cover, 17 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Latakia need?
Latakia needs roughly 53,426 more trees to close a 17-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,175 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Latakia's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. 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 7 Nisan; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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