Iraq · Dhi Qar · 3 cities
Air quality in Dhi Qar today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Ash Shaţrah has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Dhi Qar (AQI 61, Moderate), and Qal‘at Sukkar the worst (AQI 168, Unhealthy). Qal‘at Sukkar has the most tree cover, at 5.3% — #14 of 47 cities measured in Iraq.
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.
AQI 98
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 2.2%
- Iraq: 5.1%
- worst air now: Qal‘at Sukkar
- 168
- cleanest air now: Ash Shaţrah
- 61
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Dhi Qar · average AQI 98
Air quality today across Dhi Qar, city by city
| Nasiriyah | 65Moderate | 0.5% | 91.9K | #41 of 47 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Shaţrah | 61Moderate | 0.8% | 91.2K | #39 of 47 |
| Qal‘at Sukkar | 168Unhealthy | 5.3% | 107K | #14 of 47 |
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 Iraq.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Dhi Qar lost?
Almost no forest has been lost in Dhi Qar since 2001: less than 1 hectare of the 114 hectares there in 2000.
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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