Ciudad de la Paz
2 km around Ciudad de la Paz
Air quality now
AQI 26
51.7%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Africa · air quality report · 4 cities
Equatorial Guinea air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 4 cities Airleaf measures in Equatorial Guinea average AQI 35 (good). The worst air is in Ebebiyin, at AQI 48, and the cleanest in Ciudad de la Paz, at AQI 26.
None of the 4 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 35
Good
US EPA index, across 4 cities
- cities measured
- 4
- worst air: Ebebiyin
- 48
- cleanest air: Ciudad de la Paz
- 26
- average tree cover
- 34.6%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Equatorial Guinea · average AQI 35
Air quality right now in all 4 cities in Equatorial Guinea
Good
Bata
2 km around Bata
Air quality now
AQI 31
18.8%
tree cover
19.9K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Malabo
2 km around Santa Isabel
Air quality now
AQI 34
8.8%
tree cover
40.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Ebebiyin
2 km around Ebebiyin
Air quality now
AQI 48
59.3%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Equatorial Guinea today?
None of the 4 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
4 measured cities
- Good4 (100%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
Against everywhere else
How does Equatorial Guinea compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Equatorial Guinea average cleaner air than 71% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 77%.
Cleaner air than…
- Equatorial Guinea
- Beats 71%
More tree cover than…
- Equatorial Guinea
- Beats 77%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Equatorial Guinea lost?
Since 2001, Equatorial Guinea has lost about 158,000 hectares of forest (about 220,000 football pitches): 6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to shifting farming, so much of it can grow back. About 53,900 hectares (34%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 158,000 haabout 220,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 53,900 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 | 805 ha | 2,750 ha | 3,560 ha |
| 2002 | 781 ha | 2,120 ha | 2,900 ha |
| 2003 | 391 ha | 1,530 ha | 1,920 ha |
| 2004 | 146 ha | 266 ha | 412 ha |
| 2005 | 517 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,520 ha |
| 2006 | 359 ha | 829 ha | 1,190 ha |
| 2007 | 1,430 ha | 1,540 ha | 2,970 ha |
| 2008 | 2,100 ha | 2,680 ha | 4,780 ha |
| 2009 | 2,540 ha | 3,020 ha | 5,560 ha |
| 2010 | 3,740 ha | 2,590 ha | 6,330 ha |
| 2011 | 3,830 ha | 3,770 ha | 7,600 ha |
| 2012 | 2,640 ha | 2,250 ha | 4,890 ha |
| 2013 | 3,330 ha | 3,800 ha | 7,130 ha |
| 2014 | 6,770 ha | 12,100 ha | 18,900 ha |
| 2015 | 2,510 ha | 4,900 ha | 7,410 ha |
| 2016 | 2,840 ha | 6,610 ha | 9,450 ha |
| 2017 | 3,300 ha | 8,530 ha | 11,800 ha |
| 2018 | 2,430 ha | 5,330 ha | 7,750 ha |
| 2019 | 2,330 ha | 7,080 ha | 9,410 ha |
| 2020 | 1,320 ha | 3,410 ha | 4,730 ha |
| 2021 | 2,070 ha | 6,720 ha | 8,790 ha |
| 2022 | 1,840 ha | 5,880 ha | 7,720 ha |
| 2023 | 2,340 ha | 6,040 ha | 8,380 ha |
| 2024 | 2,270 ha | 5,400 ha | 7,670 ha |
| 2025 | 1,240 ha | 3,710 ha | 4,940 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 7,500 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 8,640 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2014, when about 18,900 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Equatorial Guinea?
- Shifting farmingcan grow back53% · 83,300 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good14% · 22,500 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good13% · 20,900 ha
Also: logging, towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, wildfires, 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
Equatorial Guinea as a whole
86.1% of Equatorial Guinea was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. That already clears the benchmark — the city reports above show where cover is still thin locally. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Equatorial Guinea: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Equatorial Guinea today?
Right now the 4 cities Airleaf measures in Equatorial Guinea average AQI 35 (good). The worst air is in Ebebiyin, at AQI 48, and the cleanest in Ciudad de la Paz, at AQI 26. None of the 4 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 100% have Good air.
Which city in Equatorial Guinea has the worst air right now?
Ebebiyin, at AQI 48 (Good) on the US EPA index. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Which city in Equatorial Guinea has the cleanest air right now?
Ciudad de la Paz, at AQI 26 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Equatorial Guinea has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Equatorial Guinea safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 4 cities are Good. At the national average of AQI 35: Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How much forest has Equatorial Guinea lost since 2001?
About 158,000 ha from 2001 to 2025, 6% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 53,900 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Equatorial Guinea?
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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