City report · Ekiti State, Nigeria
Ado-Ekiti Air quality today
Air quality in Ado-Ekiti currently reads AQI 69 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 69
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 22.3
- tree cover
- 27.4%
- trees in this area
- 86.1K
- more trees needed
- 8.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Ado Ekiti, Ekiti, Nigeria (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 28, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Ado-Ekiti · AQI 69 (Moderate)
Ado-Ekiti's tree count comes to 86,080 trees across 12.57 km², 3 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 8,168 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Ado-Ekiti today: AQI 69, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 16:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 225 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 225 km, e.g. Ibadan and Ijede
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
22.3
PM10
31.8
NO₂
6.0
O₃
79.0
SO₂
1.0
CO
313.0
- 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 Ado-Ekiti's daily AQI at 77 on average, from 67 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 157 on Nov 6.
Where Ado-Ekiti stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Ado-Ekiti: Below target
27.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
86,080
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
8,168
CO₂ if planted / yr
179.7 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Ado-Ekiti lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ado-Ekiti has lost about 2,910 hectares of forest (about 4,100 football pitches): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km west of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,910 haabout 4,100 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 15%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,910 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 172 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 224 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 723 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2002 | 45 ha | under 1 ha | 45 ha |
| 2003 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2004 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2005 | 121 ha | under 1 ha | 121 ha |
| 2006 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2007 | 42 ha | under 1 ha | 42 ha |
| 2008 | 76 ha | under 1 ha | 76 ha |
| 2009 | 56 ha | under 1 ha | 56 ha |
| 2010 | 42 ha | under 1 ha | 43 ha |
| 2011 | 23 ha | under 1 ha | 23 ha |
| 2012 | 111 ha | under 1 ha | 111 ha |
| 2013 | 129 ha | under 1 ha | 129 ha |
| 2014 | 99 ha | under 1 ha | 99 ha |
| 2015 | 173 ha | under 1 ha | 173 ha |
| 2016 | 69 ha | under 1 ha | 69 ha |
| 2017 | 721 ha | 2 ha | 723 ha |
| 2018 | 126 ha | under 1 ha | 126 ha |
| 2019 | 91 ha | under 1 ha | 91 ha |
| 2020 | 111 ha | under 1 ha | 111 ha |
| 2021 | 134 ha | under 1 ha | 134 ha |
| 2022 | 95 ha | under 1 ha | 95 ha |
| 2023 | 136 ha | under 1 ha | 136 ha |
| 2024 | 340 ha | under 1 ha | 340 ha |
| 2025 | 154 ha | 1 ha | 155 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Ado-Ekiti?
- Towns and roadscleared for good53% · 1,530 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good47% · 1,380 ha
Also: 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
- 16,100 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 13,800 ha
- Overall change
- −2,350 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ado-Ekiti shrank from about 16,100 hectares to 13,800 hectares, a net loss of about 2,350 hectares (−15%). New forest grew on about 315 hectares, but 2,660 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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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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Questions about Ado-Ekiti
What is the air quality (AQI) in Ado-Ekiti right now?
The latest reading for Ado-Ekiti shows an AQI of 69 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 16:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 225 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Ado-Ekiti today?
At AQI 69 (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 Ado-Ekiti been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Ado-Ekiti's daily AQI at 77 on average, from 67 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 157 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Ado-Ekiti lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ado-Ekiti has lost about 2,910 hectares of forest (about 4,100 football pitches): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 172 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 224 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ado-Ekiti shrank from about 16,100 hectares to 13,800 hectares, a net loss of about 2,350 hectares (−15%). New forest grew on about 315 hectares, but 2,660 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Ado-Ekiti?
Ado-Ekiti has an estimated 86,080 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 27.4% tree cover, 3 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Ado-Ekiti need?
Ado-Ekiti needs roughly 8,168 more trees to close a 3-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 179.7 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Ado-Ekiti's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. 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 Ado Ekiti; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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