Turkey · Tekirdağ · 2 cities
Air quality in Tekirdağ today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Çorlu has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Tekirdağ (AQI 85, Moderate), and Tekirdağ the worst (AQI 85, Moderate). Tekirdağ has the most tree cover, at 7.7% — #65 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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 7.2%
- Turkey: 14.2%
- worst air now: Tekirdağ
- 85
- cleanest air now: Çorlu
- 85
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Tekirdağ
Air quality today across Tekirdağ, city by city
| Çorlu | 85Moderate | 6.7% | 73.2K | #70 of 95 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tekirdağ | 85Moderate | 7.7% | 50.1K | #65 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 Tekirdağ lost?
Since 2001, Tekirdağ has lost about 12,100 hectares of forest (about 17,000 football pitches): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,630 hectares (13%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 12,100 haabout 17,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 15%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,630 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 | 24 ha | 934 ha | 958 ha |
| 2002 | 23 ha | 1,070 ha | 1,100 ha |
| 2003 | 30 ha | 1,240 ha | 1,270 ha |
| 2004 | 17 ha | 1,250 ha | 1,270 ha |
| 2005 | 32 ha | 803 ha | 835 ha |
| 2006 | 23 ha | 656 ha | 679 ha |
| 2007 | 24 ha | 134 ha | 158 ha |
| 2008 | 14 ha | 69 ha | 82 ha |
| 2009 | 60 ha | 66 ha | 126 ha |
| 2010 | 22 ha | 10 ha | 31 ha |
| 2011 | 32 ha | 97 ha | 129 ha |
| 2012 | 47 ha | 112 ha | 159 ha |
| 2013 | 40 ha | 41 ha | 81 ha |
| 2014 | 36 ha | 23 ha | 59 ha |
| 2015 | 45 ha | 37 ha | 82 ha |
| 2016 | 49 ha | 41 ha | 90 ha |
| 2017 | 41 ha | 99 ha | 140 ha |
| 2018 | 43 ha | 96 ha | 138 ha |
| 2019 | 77 ha | 166 ha | 243 ha |
| 2020 | 52 ha | 259 ha | 310 ha |
| 2021 | 14 ha | 356 ha | 370 ha |
| 2022 | 39 ha | 277 ha | 316 ha |
| 2023 | 61 ha | 384 ha | 445 ha |
| 2024 | 21 ha | 433 ha | 454 ha |
| 2025 | 762 ha | 1,810 ha | 2,570 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 831 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 184 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 2,570 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Tekirdağ?
- Loggingcan grow back77% · 9,310 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.4% · 651 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good4.7% · 569 ha
Also: mining and energy, wildfires, 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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