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Air quality & tree cover in Basra

Today's air quality (AQI) and satellite-measured tree cover for the cities of Basra, each over the same 2 km around its center.

Right now, Al Madīnah has the cleanest air of the 7 cities we track in Basra (AQI 62, Moderate), and Umm Qaşr the worst (AQI 155, Unhealthy). Al Madīnah has the most tree cover, at 17.1% — #4 of 49 cities measured in Iraq.

Cities tracked
7
Average tree cover
4.4%Iraq: 6.5%
Worst air right now
Umm QaşrAQI 155

Air quality today and tree cover across Basra

Current air quality and tree cover for cities in Basra, Iraq
Basrah81Moderate1.1%90.8K#41 of 49
Abū al-Kahṣīb67Moderate5.8%75.6K#19 of 49
Al Madīnah62Moderate17.1%38.2K#4 of 49
Al Qurnah91Moderate4.0%77.8K#28 of 49
Az Zubayr93Moderate0.5%92.7K#47 of 49
Umm Qaşr155Unhealthy1.2%122K#39 of 49
Al Fāw89Moderate0.8%79.5K#42 of 49

Air quality is the US AQI from Open-Meteo / CAMS, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 2 km of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in Iraq.

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