Turkey · Hatay · 4 cities
Air quality in Hatay today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, İskenderun has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Hatay (AQI 123, Unhealthy for sensitive groups), and Arsuz the worst (AQI 181, Unhealthy). Samandağ has the most tree cover, at 44.2% — #6 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.
AQI 164
Average right now
Unhealthy
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 23.3%
- Turkey: 14.2%
- worst air now: Arsuz
- 181
- cleanest air now: İskenderun
- 123
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Hatay · average AQI 164
Air quality today across Hatay, city by city
| Antakya | 175Unhealthy | 10.2% | 93.6K | #44 of 95 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İskenderun | 123Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 7.4% | 62.3K | #67 of 95 |
| Samandağ | 175Unhealthy | 44.2% | — | #6 of 95 |
| Arsuz | 181Unhealthy | 31.5% | 15.5K | #11 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 Hatay lost?
Since 2001, Hatay has lost about 19,000 hectares of forest (about 27,000 football pitches): 14% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 1,240 hectares (6.5%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 19,000 haabout 27,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 14%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,240 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 | 13 ha | 102 ha | 115 ha |
| 2002 | 20 ha | 98 ha | 118 ha |
| 2003 | 20 ha | 154 ha | 174 ha |
| 2004 | 14 ha | 95 ha | 109 ha |
| 2005 | 28 ha | 169 ha | 197 ha |
| 2006 | 10 ha | 125 ha | 135 ha |
| 2007 | 27 ha | 814 ha | 841 ha |
| 2008 | 32 ha | 174 ha | 206 ha |
| 2009 | 37 ha | 350 ha | 387 ha |
| 2010 | 26 ha | 95 ha | 121 ha |
| 2011 | 56 ha | 105 ha | 160 ha |
| 2012 | 37 ha | 2,680 ha | 2,720 ha |
| 2013 | 36 ha | 1,220 ha | 1,260 ha |
| 2014 | 33 ha | 321 ha | 354 ha |
| 2015 | 31 ha | 333 ha | 364 ha |
| 2016 | 39 ha | 307 ha | 346 ha |
| 2017 | 66 ha | 541 ha | 607 ha |
| 2018 | 68 ha | 1,080 ha | 1,150 ha |
| 2019 | 93 ha | 1,150 ha | 1,250 ha |
| 2020 | 126 ha | 2,270 ha | 2,400 ha |
| 2021 | 56 ha | 2,340 ha | 2,390 ha |
| 2022 | 52 ha | 540 ha | 592 ha |
| 2023 | 44 ha | 891 ha | 935 ha |
| 2024 | 80 ha | 357 ha | 437 ha |
| 2025 | 199 ha | 1,430 ha | 1,630 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 1,200 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 1,150 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2012, when about 2,720 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Hatay?
- Wildfirescan grow back55% · 10,500 ha
- Loggingcan grow back37% · 6,960 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good2.4% · 447 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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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