Turkey · Balıkesir · 2 cities
Air quality in Balıkesir today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Bandırma has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Balıkesir (AQI 111, Unhealthy for sensitive groups), and Balıkesir the worst (AQI 156, Unhealthy). Balıkesir has the most tree cover, at 9.5% — #51 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
- 8.1%
- Turkey: 14.2%
- worst air now: Balıkesir
- 156
- cleanest air now: Bandırma
- 111
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Balıkesir
Air quality today across Balıkesir, city by city
| Balıkesir | 156Unhealthy | 9.5% | 95.8K | #51 of 95 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandırma | 111Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 6.6% | 66.9K | #72 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 Balıkesir lost?
Since 2001, Balıkesir has lost about 47,900 hectares of forest (about 67,000 football pitches): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 5,680 hectares (12%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 47,900 haabout 67,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 11%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,680 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 130 ha | 1,210 ha | 1,340 ha |
| 2002 | 153 ha | 2,660 ha | 2,820 ha |
| 2003 | 120 ha | 746 ha | 866 ha |
| 2004 | 164 ha | 688 ha | 852 ha |
| 2005 | 154 ha | 990 ha | 1,140 ha |
| 2006 | 169 ha | 638 ha | 807 ha |
| 2007 | 158 ha | 1,160 ha | 1,320 ha |
| 2008 | 114 ha | 857 ha | 971 ha |
| 2009 | 212 ha | 1,050 ha | 1,260 ha |
| 2010 | 147 ha | 770 ha | 917 ha |
| 2011 | 308 ha | 1,400 ha | 1,710 ha |
| 2012 | 283 ha | 2,210 ha | 2,500 ha |
| 2013 | 108 ha | 1,790 ha | 1,900 ha |
| 2014 | 113 ha | 1,310 ha | 1,430 ha |
| 2015 | 241 ha | 1,520 ha | 1,760 ha |
| 2016 | 209 ha | 1,470 ha | 1,670 ha |
| 2017 | 338 ha | 1,550 ha | 1,890 ha |
| 2018 | 317 ha | 1,980 ha | 2,300 ha |
| 2019 | 375 ha | 3,400 ha | 3,780 ha |
| 2020 | 300 ha | 2,280 ha | 2,580 ha |
| 2021 | 402 ha | 3,350 ha | 3,760 ha |
| 2022 | 234 ha | 1,600 ha | 1,830 ha |
| 2023 | 328 ha | 3,490 ha | 3,820 ha |
| 2024 | 174 ha | 1,430 ha | 1,610 ha |
| 2025 | 429 ha | 2,670 ha | 3,100 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 2,820 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 2,440 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2023, when about 3,820 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Balıkesir?
- Loggingcan grow back77% · 36,800 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back9.2% · 4,400 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good6.8% · 3,250 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, towns and roads, 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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