City report · Hatay, Turkey
Samandağ Air quality today
Air quality in Samandağ currently reads AQI 173 (Unhealthy): Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Air quality right now
AQI 173
Unhealthy
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 86.5
- tree cover
- 44.2%
- trees in this area
- 139K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Samandağ, Hatay, Türkiye (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Samandağ · AQI 173 (Unhealthy)
Samandağ's tree count comes to 138,858 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 40% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Samandağ today: AQI 173, Unhealthy
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Seyyar 1, Turkey, 1 km away
Health signal
Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
PM2.5
86.5
PM10
91.4
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Turkey National Air Quality Monitoring Network (Ulusal Hava Kalitesi İzleme Ağı)
- Outdoor exercise
- Everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it
- Windows
- Keep them closed
- Mask
- Wear an N95 outdoors
- Air purifier
- Run one
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Samandağ's daily AQI at 39 on average, from 29 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 64 on Nov 9.
Where Samandağ stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Samandağ: Healthy tree cover
44.2% tree cover against a 40% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
138,858
Target trees
138,858
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Samandağ lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Samandağ has lost about 261 hectares of forest (about 370 football pitches): 6.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (54%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 261 haabout 370 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 140 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2005, when about 32 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| 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 | 1 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | 2 ha | 30 ha | 32 ha |
| 2006 | 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2007 | 3 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2009 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2011 | 10 ha | 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2012 | 4 ha | 9 ha | 13 ha |
| 2013 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2014 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2015 | 3 ha | 3 ha | 6 ha |
| 2016 | 7 ha | 2 ha | 9 ha |
| 2017 | 12 ha | 8 ha | 20 ha |
| 2018 | 6 ha | 3 ha | 9 ha |
| 2019 | 12 ha | 14 ha | 26 ha |
| 2020 | 10 ha | 4 ha | 14 ha |
| 2021 | 9 ha | 18 ha | 27 ha |
| 2022 | 14 ha | 9 ha | 24 ha |
| 2023 | 5 ha | 3 ha | 8 ha |
| 2024 | 14 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2025 | 12 ha | 4 ha | 16 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Samandağ?
- Loggingcan grow back37% · 97 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good32% · 84 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good13% · 34 ha
Also: towns and roads, wildfires, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 6,370 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 6,530 ha
- Overall change
- +157 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Samandağ grew from about 6,370 hectares to 6,530 hectares, a net gain of about 157 hectares (+2.5%). New forest grew on about 285 hectares, while 128 hectares were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
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. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Samandağ right now?
The latest reading for Samandağ shows an AQI of 173 (Unhealthy), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by the Seyyar 1, Turkey ground monitoring station, 1 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Samandağ today?
At AQI 173 (Unhealthy): everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it. Windows: keep them closed. Masks: wear an N95 outdoors. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Samandağ been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Samandağ's daily AQI at 39 on average, from 29 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 64 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Samandağ lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Samandağ has lost about 261 hectares of forest (about 370 football pitches): 6.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (54%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Samandağ grew from about 6,370 hectares to 6,530 hectares, a net gain of about 157 hectares (+2.5%). New forest grew on about 285 hectares, while 128 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Samandağ?
Samandağ has an estimated 138,858 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 44.2% tree cover, already past the 40% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Samandağ need?
Samandağ has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Samandağ's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Samandağ, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Samandağ; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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