Ouagadougou
2 km around Ouagadougou
Air quality now
AQI 69
9.8%
tree cover
63.5K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Africa · air quality report · 7 cities
Burkina Faso air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 7 cities Airleaf measures in Burkina Faso average AQI 78 (moderate). The worst air is in Saaba, at AQI 91, and the cleanest in Kaya, at AQI 69.
None of the 7 measured cities is over AQI 100 today.
Average right now
AQI 78
Moderate
US EPA index, across 7 cities
- cities measured
- 7
- worst air: Saaba
- 91
- cleanest air: Kaya
- 69
- average tree cover
- 11.6%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Burkina Faso · average AQI 78
Air quality right now in all 7 cities in Burkina Faso
Moderate
Bobo-Dioulasso
2 km around Bobo-Dioulasso
Air quality now
AQI 75
19.2%
tree cover
33.9K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Koudougou
2 km around Koudougou
Air quality now
AQI 82
13.1%
tree cover
53.0K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Ouahigouya
2 km around Ouahigouya
Air quality now
AQI 73
13.2%
tree cover
52.8K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Kaya
2 km around Kaya
Air quality now
AQI 69
6.4%
tree cover
72.6K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Saaba
2 km around Saaba
Air quality now
AQI 91
3.9%
tree cover
81.8K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Banfora
2 km around Banfora
Air quality now
AQI 88
15.3%
tree cover
46.2K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Burkina Faso today?
None of the 7 measured cities is over AQI 100 today. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
7 measured cities
- Moderate7 (100%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
Against everywhere else
How does Burkina Faso compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Burkina Faso average cleaner air than 18% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 22%.
Cleaner air than…
- Burkina Faso
- Beats 18%
More tree cover than…
- Burkina Faso
- Beats 22%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Burkina Faso lost?
Since 2001, Burkina Faso has lost about 133 hectares of forest (about 190 football pitches): 99% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (84%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 133 haabout 190 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 99%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 112 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 | 57 ha | 4 ha | 61 ha |
| 2002 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | 3 ha | 5 ha | 9 ha |
| 2005 | 13 ha | 5 ha | 17 ha |
| 2006 | 3 ha | 2 ha | 5 ha |
| 2007 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2008 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2009 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2010 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2011 | 14 ha | 2 ha | 15 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
The worst year was 2001, when about 61 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Burkina Faso?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good84% · 112 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back11% · 15 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown4.8% · 6 ha
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
Burkina Faso as a whole
12.3% of Burkina Faso was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. Closing that gap nationally would take roughly 4.9B trees across 4.9M hectares. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Burkina Faso: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Burkina Faso today?
Right now the 7 cities Airleaf measures in Burkina Faso average AQI 78 (moderate). The worst air is in Saaba, at AQI 91, and the cleanest in Kaya, at AQI 69. None of the 7 measured cities is over AQI 100 today.
Which city in Burkina Faso has the worst air right now?
Saaba, at AQI 91 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Burkina Faso has the cleanest air right now?
Kaya, at AQI 69 (Moderate). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Burkina Faso has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Burkina Faso safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 7 cities are Moderate. At the national average of AQI 78: Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
How much forest has Burkina Faso lost since 2001?
About 133 ha from 2001 to 2025, 99% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 112 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Burkina Faso?
Each city's reading is the US EPA air quality index, from ground monitoring stations where one has reported recently nearby, and from the CAMS atmospheric model elsewhere; each city's report says which. Tree cover is measured over the same 2 km radius in every city, so the cities compare like for like.
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