Turkey · Ankara · 2 cities
Air quality in Ankara today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Gölbaşı has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Ankara (AQI 62, Moderate), and Ankara the worst (AQI 127, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Ankara has the most tree cover, at 22.0% — #17 of 95 cities measured in Turkey.
Every city is measured the same way, over the same 2 km around its center: the air quality right now, from ground stations where there are any, and its tree cover.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 15.3%
- Turkey: 14.2%
- worst air now: Ankara
- 127
- cleanest air now: Gölbaşı
- 62
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Ankara
Air quality today across Ankara, city by city
| Ankara | 127Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 22.0% | 40.7K | #17 of 95 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gölbaşı | 62Moderate | 8.6% | 59.1K | #59 of 95 |
Air quality is the US AQI from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where available, otherwise the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 2 km of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in Turkey.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Ankara lost?
Since 2001, Ankara has lost about 3,810 hectares of forest (about 5,300 football pitches): 3.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 259 hectares (6.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3,810 haabout 5,300 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 259 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8 ha | 6 ha | 15 ha |
| 2002 | 9 ha | 69 ha | 78 ha |
| 2003 | 5 ha | 22 ha | 27 ha |
| 2004 | 9 ha | 23 ha | 32 ha |
| 2005 | 9 ha | 16 ha | 25 ha |
| 2006 | 6 ha | 36 ha | 42 ha |
| 2007 | 16 ha | 32 ha | 48 ha |
| 2008 | 7 ha | 27 ha | 34 ha |
| 2009 | 9 ha | 67 ha | 76 ha |
| 2010 | 5 ha | 36 ha | 41 ha |
| 2011 | 6 ha | 64 ha | 70 ha |
| 2012 | 8 ha | 23 ha | 31 ha |
| 2013 | 5 ha | 52 ha | 57 ha |
| 2014 | 2 ha | 41 ha | 43 ha |
| 2015 | 1 ha | 72 ha | 73 ha |
| 2016 | 4 ha | 208 ha | 212 ha |
| 2017 | 10 ha | 138 ha | 148 ha |
| 2018 | 16 ha | 229 ha | 245 ha |
| 2019 | 6 ha | 352 ha | 358 ha |
| 2020 | 6 ha | 464 ha | 470 ha |
| 2021 | 9 ha | 414 ha | 423 ha |
| 2022 | 17 ha | 131 ha | 148 ha |
| 2023 | 57 ha | 364 ha | 421 ha |
| 2024 | 22 ha | 206 ha | 227 ha |
| 2025 | 9 ha | 461 ha | 470 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 338 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 287 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2020, when about 470 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Ankara?
- Loggingcan grow back63% · 2,390 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back22% · 842 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good3.4% · 131 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
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. How it's measured
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