Turkey · İzmir Province · 3 cities
Air quality in İzmir Province today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, İzmir has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in İzmir Province (AQI 96, Moderate), and Çiğli the worst (AQI 115, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Bornova has the most tree cover, at 50.7% — #4 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.
Average right now
AQI 102
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 22.9%
- Turkey: 14.2%
- worst air now: Çiğli
- 115
- cleanest air now: İzmir
- 96
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
İzmir Province · average AQI 102
Air quality today across İzmir Province, city by city
| İzmir | 96Moderate | 9.6% | 56.7K | #50 of 95 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bornova | 96Moderate | 50.7% | — | #4 of 95 |
| Çiğli | 115Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 8.3% | 83.9K | #62 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 İzmir Province lost?
Since 2001, İzmir Province has lost about 64,400 hectares of forest (about 90,000 football pitches): 22% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 5,880 hectares (9.1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 64,400 haabout 90,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 22%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,880 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 | 68 ha | 866 ha | 934 ha |
| 2002 | 111 ha | 1,020 ha | 1,130 ha |
| 2003 | 138 ha | 815 ha | 953 ha |
| 2004 | 163 ha | 1,050 ha | 1,210 ha |
| 2005 | 134 ha | 811 ha | 945 ha |
| 2006 | 142 ha | 1,440 ha | 1,580 ha |
| 2007 | 224 ha | 2,690 ha | 2,920 ha |
| 2008 | 193 ha | 2,480 ha | 2,680 ha |
| 2009 | 195 ha | 2,550 ha | 2,740 ha |
| 2010 | 205 ha | 1,720 ha | 1,920 ha |
| 2011 | 284 ha | 2,400 ha | 2,680 ha |
| 2012 | 208 ha | 1,900 ha | 2,110 ha |
| 2013 | 173 ha | 1,880 ha | 2,060 ha |
| 2014 | 145 ha | 1,710 ha | 1,860 ha |
| 2015 | 187 ha | 3,140 ha | 3,330 ha |
| 2016 | 221 ha | 2,030 ha | 2,250 ha |
| 2017 | 329 ha | 3,860 ha | 4,190 ha |
| 2018 | 347 ha | 2,070 ha | 2,420 ha |
| 2019 | 277 ha | 4,360 ha | 4,630 ha |
| 2020 | 225 ha | 4,210 ha | 4,440 ha |
| 2021 | 254 ha | 2,820 ha | 3,070 ha |
| 2022 | 147 ha | 1,150 ha | 1,290 ha |
| 2023 | 253 ha | 2,810 ha | 3,070 ha |
| 2024 | 136 ha | 3,320 ha | 3,450 ha |
| 2025 | 1,120 ha | 5,420 ha | 6,540 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 3,490 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 3,580 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 6,540 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in İzmir Province?
- Loggingcan grow back60% · 38,600 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back30% · 19,000 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good3.6% · 2,330 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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