Turkey · Şanlıurfa · 4 cities
Air quality in Şanlıurfa today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Suruç has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Şanlıurfa (AQI 58, Moderate), and Siverek the worst (AQI 129, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Şanlıurfa has the most tree cover, at 6.2% — #77 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 93
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 3.7%
- Turkey: 14.2%
- worst air now: Siverek
- 129
- cleanest air now: Suruç
- 58
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Şanlıurfa · average AQI 93
Air quality today across Şanlıurfa, city by city
| Şanlıurfa | 80Moderate | 6.2% | 74.8K | #77 of 95 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siverek | 129Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 3.9% | 97.7K | #86 of 95 |
| Viranşehir | 106Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 3.2% | 99.9K | #92 of 95 |
| Suruç | 58Moderate | 1.6% | 89.2K | #95 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 Şanlıurfa lost?
Since 2001, Şanlıurfa has lost about 112 hectares of forest (about 160 football pitches): 3.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (80%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 112 haabout 160 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 90 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11 ha | 9 ha | 20 ha |
| 2002 | 8 ha | 3 ha | 11 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2004 | 6 ha | 2 ha | 8 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2007 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2008 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2009 | 14 ha | 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2010 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2011 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2012 | 8 ha | 3 ha | 11 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
The worst year was 2001, when about 20 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Şanlıurfa?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good80% · 90 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back1.5% · 2 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown18% · 20 ha
Also: mining and energy, towns and roads.
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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