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Zonguldak Air quality today
Air quality in Zonguldak currently reads AQI 79 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 79
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 24.0
- tree cover
- 56.3%
- trees in this area
- 147K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Zonguldak, Zonguldak Merkez/Zonguldak, Türkiye (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 22, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Zonguldak · AQI 79 (Moderate)
Zonguldak's tree count comes to 147,334 trees across 10.47 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Zonguldak today: AQI 79, 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, Turkey, 500 m away · median of 3 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
24.0
PM10
55.0
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 Zonguldak's daily AQI at 42 on average, from 21 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 78 on Nov 10.
Where Zonguldak stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Zonguldak: Healthy tree cover
56.3% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 10.47 km² of land.
Trees in this area
147,334
Target trees
147,334
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Zonguldak lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Zonguldak has lost about 437 hectares of forest (about 610 football pitches): 3.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (58%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for mining and energy.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 437 haabout 610 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 254 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 107 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 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2007 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2008 | 19 ha | under 1 ha | 19 ha |
| 2009 | 8 ha | 3 ha | 11 ha |
| 2010 | 17 ha | 2 ha | 19 ha |
| 2011 | 18 ha | under 1 ha | 18 ha |
| 2012 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2013 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2014 | 19 ha | 13 ha | 33 ha |
| 2015 | 9 ha | 5 ha | 14 ha |
| 2016 | 17 ha | 1 ha | 18 ha |
| 2017 | 7 ha | 5 ha | 11 ha |
| 2018 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2019 | 5 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2020 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2021 | 8 ha | 2 ha | 10 ha |
| 2022 | 14 ha | 36 ha | 49 ha |
| 2023 | 29 ha | 78 ha | 107 ha |
| 2024 | 13 ha | 23 ha | 36 ha |
| 2025 | 21 ha | 11 ha | 32 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Zonguldak?
- Loggingcan grow back40% · 173 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good29% · 125 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good29% · 125 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, 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
- 14,500 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 14,400 ha
- Overall change
- −127 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Zonguldak stayed about the same size, at about 14,400 hectares: new forest grew on about 100 hectares, and about 227 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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Questions about Zonguldak
What is the air quality (AQI) in Zonguldak right now?
The latest reading for Zonguldak shows an AQI of 79 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 19:00 local time by 3 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Trafik, Turkey, 500 m away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Zonguldak today?
At AQI 79 (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 Zonguldak been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Zonguldak's daily AQI at 42 on average, from 21 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 78 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Zonguldak lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Zonguldak has lost about 437 hectares of forest (about 610 football pitches): 3.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (58%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for mining and energy. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Zonguldak stayed about the same size, at about 14,400 hectares: new forest grew on about 100 hectares, and about 227 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Zonguldak?
Zonguldak has an estimated 147,334 trees across the 10.47 km² of land measured — 56.3% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Zonguldak need?
Zonguldak has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Zonguldak's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Zonguldak, 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 Zonguldak; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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