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Trees & air quality in Zambia
How much tree cover Zambia'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
- 59.5%vs 30% target
- Worst air right now
- ParklandsAQI 84
5 cities in Zambia
Lusaka
2 km radius
Kitwe
2 km around Parklands
Tree cover
10%
63.6K
trees needed
to reach 30%
Ndola
2 km radius
Chipata
2 km around Chipata
Tree cover
6%
74.7K
trees needed
to reach 30%
Solwezi
2 km around Solwezi
Tree cover
10%
64.3K
trees needed
to reach 30%
Zambia as a whole
59.5% of Zambia 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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