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Trees & air quality in Liberia
How much tree cover Liberia's major cities have, what their air quality is right now, and how many more trees each one needs. Every report covers the same 2 km area, so the cities compare like for like.
- Cities tracked
- 5
- National forest cover
- 78.1%vs 30% target
- Worst air right now
- Capitol HillAQI 50
5 cities in Liberia
Monrovia
2 km around Capitol Hill
Tree cover
13%
24.6K
trees needed
to reach 30%
Gbarnga
2 km around Gbarnga
Tree cover
68%
None
trees needed
Healthy tree cover
Buchanan
2 km around Buchanan
Tree cover
37%
None
trees needed
Healthy tree cover
Ganta
2 km radius
Kakata
2 km radius
Liberia as a whole
78.1% of Liberia was forested as of 2023, 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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