Iran · West Azerbaijan · 6 cities
Air quality in West Azerbaijan today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Būkān has the cleanest air of the 6 cities we track in West Azerbaijan (AQI 48, Good), and Piranshahr the worst (AQI 144, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Mahābād has the most tree cover, at 7.8% — #10 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.
Average right now
AQI 87
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 6
- average tree cover
- 4.2%
- Iran: 5.0%
- worst air now: Piranshahr
- 144
- cleanest air now: Būkān
- 48
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
West Azerbaijan · average AQI 87
Air quality today across West Azerbaijan, city by city
| Orūmīyeh | 118Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 3.4% | 99.3K | #49 of 97 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khūy | 84Moderate | 3.8% | 82.3K | #44 of 97 |
| Būkān | 48Good | 6.2% | 74.8K | #18 of 97 |
| Piranshahr | 144Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 1.2% | 106K | #91 of 97 |
| Mahābād | 66Moderate | 7.8% | 68.6K | #10 of 97 |
| Mīāndoāb | 63Moderate | 3.0% | 84.8K | #59 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 West Azerbaijan lost?
Since 2001, West Azerbaijan has lost about 26 hectares of forest (about 36 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was storms, floods and other natural causes (18%), after which forest can grow back. About 6 hectares (23%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 26 haabout 36 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 6 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 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 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 | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2007 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 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 | 1 ha | 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 | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
The worst year was 2008, when about 4 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in West Azerbaijan?
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back18% · 5 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good14% · 4 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.4% · 1 ha
Also: mining and energy, logging, 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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