N'Djamena
2 km around GARDOLE
Air quality now
AQI 70
13.5%
tree cover
46.2K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Africa · air quality report · 5 cities
Chad air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 5 cities Airleaf measures in Chad average AQI 77 (moderate). The worst air is in Abéché, at AQI 133, and the cleanest in Sarh, at AQI 54.
20% of the 5 measured cities are over AQI 100 today, where the air stops being fine for sensitive groups.
Average right now
AQI 77
Moderate
US EPA index, across 5 cities
- cities measured
- 5
- worst air: Abéché
- 133
- cleanest air: Sarh
- 54
- average tree cover
- 15.9%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Chad · average AQI 77
Air quality right now in all 5 cities in Chad
Moderate
Moundou
2 km around Moundou
Air quality now
AQI 66
13.1%
tree cover
52.5K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Abéché
2 km around Abeche
Air quality now
AQI 133
1.6%
tree cover
105K more trees would reach 35% tree cover
Sarh
2 km around Sarh
Air quality now
AQI 54
30.4%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Kelo
2 km around Kelo
Air quality now
AQI 63
20.7%
tree cover
29.2K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Chad today?
20% of the 5 measured cities are over AQI 100 today, where the air stops being fine for sensitive groups. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
5 measured cities
- Moderate4 (80%)
- Unhealthy for sensitive groups1 (20%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
Against everywhere else
How does Chad compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Chad average cleaner air than 21% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 32%.
Cleaner air than…
- Chad
- Beats 21%
More tree cover than…
- Chad
- Beats 32%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Chad lost?
Since 2001, Chad has lost about 97,100 hectares of forest (about 140,000 football pitches): 24% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (90%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 97,100 haabout 140,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 24%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 87,700 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 910 ha | 29 ha | 939 ha |
| 2002 | 1,800 ha | 146 ha | 1,950 ha |
| 2003 | 184 ha | 9 ha | 193 ha |
| 2004 | 398 ha | 54 ha | 452 ha |
| 2005 | 484 ha | 19 ha | 503 ha |
| 2006 | 2,760 ha | 171 ha | 2,930 ha |
| 2007 | 1,050 ha | 15 ha | 1,070 ha |
| 2008 | 3,470 ha | 129 ha | 3,600 ha |
| 2009 | 1,070 ha | 41 ha | 1,110 ha |
| 2010 | 237 ha | 16 ha | 253 ha |
| 2011 | 854 ha | 48 ha | 902 ha |
| 2012 | 2,460 ha | 97 ha | 2,560 ha |
| 2013 | 2,710 ha | 170 ha | 2,880 ha |
| 2014 | 2,790 ha | 170 ha | 2,960 ha |
| 2015 | 2,430 ha | 120 ha | 2,550 ha |
| 2016 | 3,050 ha | 89 ha | 3,140 ha |
| 2017 | 6,470 ha | 227 ha | 6,690 ha |
| 2018 | 6,740 ha | 167 ha | 6,910 ha |
| 2019 | 4,970 ha | 54 ha | 5,020 ha |
| 2020 | 3,380 ha | 31 ha | 3,410 ha |
| 2021 | 4,960 ha | 144 ha | 5,100 ha |
| 2022 | 5,270 ha | 163 ha | 5,430 ha |
| 2023 | 10,100 ha | 982 ha | 11,000 ha |
| 2024 | 10,300 ha | 2,810 ha | 13,100 ha |
| 2025 | 8,890 ha | 3,560 ha | 12,500 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 9,430 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 5,030 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2024, when about 13,100 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Chad?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good90% · 87,700 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back4.3% · 4,160 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back4.1% · 3,950 ha
Also: towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, logging, mining and energy, unknown causes.
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
Chad as a whole
3.0% of Chad was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. Closing that gap nationally would take roughly 34.0B trees across 34.0M hectares. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Chad: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Chad today?
Right now the 5 cities Airleaf measures in Chad average AQI 77 (moderate). The worst air is in Abéché, at AQI 133, and the cleanest in Sarh, at AQI 54. 20% of the 5 measured cities are over AQI 100 today, where the air stops being fine for sensitive groups.
Which city in Chad has the worst air right now?
Abéché, at AQI 133 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) on the US EPA index. Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
Which city in Chad has the cleanest air right now?
Sarh, at AQI 54 (Moderate). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Chad has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Chad safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 4 cities are Moderate, 1 city is Unhealthy for sensitive groups. At the national average of AQI 77: Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
How much forest has Chad lost since 2001?
About 97,100 ha from 2001 to 2025, 24% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 87,700 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Chad?
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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