Iran · Tehran · 10 cities
Air quality in Tehran today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Varāmīn has the cleanest air of the 10 cities we track in Tehran (AQI 46, Good), and Shahrīār the worst (AQI 193, Unhealthy). Shahrīār has the most tree cover, at 34.3% — #1 of 97 cities measured in Iran.
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 112
Average right now
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- cities tracked
- 10
- average tree cover
- 6.3%
- Iran: 5.0%
- worst air now: Shahrīār
- 193
- cleanest air now: Varāmīn
- 46
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Tehran · average AQI 112
Air quality today across Tehran, city by city
| Tehran | 73Moderate | 7.5% | 70.7K | #14 of 97 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eslamshahr | 168Unhealthy | 2.0% | 119K | #69 of 97 |
| Shahrīār | 193Unhealthy | 34.3% | 17.9K | #1 of 97 |
| Qods | 177Unhealthy | 3.5% | 115K | #48 of 97 |
| Qarchak | 151Unhealthy | 3.5% | 115K | #47 of 97 |
| Pākdasht | 73Moderate | 2.1% | 87.7K | #68 of 97 |
| Varāmīn | 46Good | 2.8% | 85.5K | #63 of 97 |
| Fardīs | 74Moderate | 4.3% | 80.7K | #36 of 97 |
| Pardīs | 56Moderate | 1.3% | 90.2K | #86 of 97 |
| Robāţ Karīm | 107Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 1.7% | 105K | #78 of 97 |
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 Iran.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Tehran lost?
Since 2001, Tehran has lost about 2 hectares of forest: under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (27%). Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2 ha
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- under 1 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 |
What is causing deforestation in Tehran?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good27% · under 1 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good6.7% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown73% · 1 ha
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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