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Uşak Air quality today
Air quality in Uşak currently reads AQI 89 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 89
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 29.7
- tree cover
- 6.4%
- trees in this area
- 20.1K
- more trees needed
- 74.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Uşak, Uşak Merkez/Uşak, Türkiye (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Uşak · AQI 89 (Moderate)
Uşak's tree count comes to 20,106 trees across 12.57 km², 24 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 74,142 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Uşak today: AQI 89, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 19:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Trafik (Yeni), Turkey, 100 m away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
29.7
PM10
40.0
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, Turkey National Air Quality Monitoring Network (Ulusal Hava Kalitesi İzleme Ağı)
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Uşak's daily AQI at 34 on average, from 27 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 9.
Where Uşak stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Uşak: Critically low
6.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
20,106
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
74,142
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,631 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Uşak lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Uşak has lost about 103 hectares of forest (about 140 football pitches): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 8 hectares (7.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 103 haabout 140 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 13%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 8 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 24 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 | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 16 ha | 17 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 9 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 9 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2013 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2014 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 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 | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 24 ha | 24 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 around Uşak?
- Loggingcan grow back74% · 76 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back16% · 16 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good4.7% · 5 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy, 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
- 3,130 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,910 ha
- Overall change
- +787 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Uşak grew from about 3,130 hectares to 3,910 hectares, a net gain of about 787 hectares (+25%). New forest grew on about 839 hectares, while 53 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 Uşak right now?
The latest reading for Uşak shows an AQI of 89 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 19:00 local time by the Trafik (Yeni), Turkey ground monitoring station, 100 m away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Uşak today?
At AQI 89 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Uşak been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Uşak's daily AQI at 34 on average, from 27 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 58 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 Uşak lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Uşak has lost about 103 hectares of forest (about 140 football pitches): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 8 hectares (7.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Uşak grew from about 3,130 hectares to 3,910 hectares, a net gain of about 787 hectares (+25%). New forest grew on about 839 hectares, while 53 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Uşak?
Uşak has an estimated 20,106 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 6.4% tree cover, 24 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Uşak need?
Uşak needs roughly 74,142 more trees to close a 24-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,631 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Uşak's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Uşak, 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 Uşak; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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