Mogadishu
2 km around Shangaani
Air quality now
AQI 24
3.3%
tree cover
59.0K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Air quality now: Mogadishu
Africa · air quality report · 10 cities
Somalia air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 10 cities Airleaf measures in Somalia average AQI 34 (good). The worst air is in El Dibir, at AQI 54, and the cleanest in Baidoa, at AQI 20.
None of the 10 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 90% have Good air.
AQI 34
Average right now
Good
US EPA index, across 10 cities
- cities measured
- 10
- worst air: El Dibir
- 54
- cleanest air: Baidoa
- 20
- average tree cover
- 2.6%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Somalia · average AQI 34
Air quality right now in the 8 largest cities in Somalia
Good
Borama
2 km around Halane
Air quality now
AQI 35
1.8%
tree cover
88.6K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Hargeysa
2 km around Hargeisa
Air quality now
AQI 38
5.4%
tree cover
77.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Berbera
2 km around Berbera
Air quality now
AQI 46
0.7%
tree cover
80.5K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Kismayo
2 km around Kismayo
Air quality now
AQI 33
0%
tree cover
71.0K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Marka
2 km around Merca
Air quality now
AQI 29
7.3%
tree cover
40.5K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
El Dibir
2 km around Caluula
Air quality now
AQI 54
0.1%
tree cover
93.9K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Ruqi
2 km around Baki
Air quality now
AQI 25
1.9%
tree cover
88.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Somalia today?
None of the 10 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 90% have Good air. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
10 measured cities
- Good9 (90%)
- Moderate1 (10%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
In aggregate
Somalia in numbers
Every figure below is read the same way over the same 2 km area per city, so they add up and compare like for like. Averaged across the 10 of 10 cities measured so far in Somalia.
- Average air quality
- AQI 34Mean of the latest reading per city
- Average tree cover
- 2.6%10 of 10 below their target
- Trees counted
- 67.2KAcross every measured area
- More trees needed
- 772KTo bring each area to its target
Worst air quality right now
Cleanest air right now
Greenest cities in Somalia
Least tree cover in Somalia
Excludes barren and desert sites
Against everywhere else
How does Somalia compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Somalia average cleaner air than 82% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 4%.
Cleaner air than…
- Somalia
- Beats 82%
More tree cover than…
- Somalia
- Beats 4%
See the most polluted and cleanest air rankings for every country.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Somalia lost?
Since 2001, Somalia has lost about 5,040 hectares of forest (about 7,100 football pitches): 5.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (87%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 5,040 haabout 7,100 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 5.7%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 4,400 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 | 254 ha | 90 ha | 344 ha |
| 2002 | 208 ha | 55 ha | 263 ha |
| 2003 | 90 ha | 18 ha | 107 ha |
| 2004 | 179 ha | 29 ha | 208 ha |
| 2005 | 254 ha | 20 ha | 274 ha |
| 2006 | 98 ha | 18 ha | 116 ha |
| 2007 | 224 ha | 47 ha | 271 ha |
| 2008 | 247 ha | 27 ha | 274 ha |
| 2009 | 283 ha | 30 ha | 313 ha |
| 2010 | 125 ha | 18 ha | 143 ha |
| 2011 | 153 ha | 34 ha | 187 ha |
| 2012 | 166 ha | 24 ha | 190 ha |
| 2013 | 230 ha | 88 ha | 318 ha |
| 2014 | 104 ha | 21 ha | 125 ha |
| 2015 | 63 ha | 3 ha | 66 ha |
| 2016 | 86 ha | 5 ha | 91 ha |
| 2017 | 283 ha | 47 ha | 330 ha |
| 2018 | 62 ha | 5 ha | 67 ha |
| 2019 | 365 ha | 20 ha | 385 ha |
| 2020 | 160 ha | 9 ha | 169 ha |
| 2021 | 221 ha | 6 ha | 227 ha |
| 2022 | 119 ha | 10 ha | 129 ha |
| 2023 | 102 ha | 3 ha | 105 ha |
| 2024 | 134 ha | 8 ha | 142 ha |
| 2025 | 187 ha | 13 ha | 200 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 161 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 208 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2019, when about 385 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Somalia?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good82% · 4,140 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back7.1% · 358 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5% · 253 ha
Also: logging, mining and energy, shifting farming, 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
Somalia as a whole
7.8% of Somalia was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. Closing that gap nationally would take roughly 13.9B trees across 13.9M hectares. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Somalia: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Somalia today?
Right now the 10 cities Airleaf measures in Somalia average AQI 34 (good). The worst air is in El Dibir, at AQI 54, and the cleanest in Baidoa, at AQI 20. None of the 10 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 90% have Good air.
Which city in Somalia has the worst air right now?
El Dibir, at AQI 54 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Somalia has the cleanest air right now?
Baidoa, at AQI 20 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Somalia has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Somalia safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 9 cities are Good, 1 city is Moderate. At the national average of AQI 34: Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How much forest has Somalia lost since 2001?
About 5,040 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. 4,400 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which city in Somalia has the most trees?
Marka, with 7.3% tree cover within 2 km of its center, measured from Sentinel-2 satellite images.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Somalia?
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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