City report · Lacs District, Ivory Coast
Daoukro Air quality today
Air quality in Daoukro currently reads AQI 53 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 53
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.8
- tree cover
- 26.1%
- trees in this area
- 82.0K
- more trees needed
- 12.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Daoukro, Côte d'Ivoire (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Apr 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Daoukro · AQI 53 (Moderate)
Daoukro's tree count comes to 81,996 trees across 12.57 km², 4 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 12,252 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Daoukro today: AQI 53, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 15:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 205 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 205 km, e.g. Anyama and Abidjan
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
10.8
PM10
12.4
NO₂
0.6
O₃
73.0
SO₂
0.3
CO
161.0
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Daoukro's daily AQI at 45 on average, from 31 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 71 on Nov 8.
Where Daoukro stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Daoukro: Below target
26.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
81,996
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
12,252
CO₂ if planted / yr
269.5 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Daoukro lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Daoukro has lost about 10,800 hectares of forest (about 15,000 football pitches): 44% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (100%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 10,800 haabout 15,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 44%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 10,800 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 532 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 819 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2014, when about 1,510 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 81 ha | under 1 ha | 81 ha |
| 2002 | 133 ha | under 1 ha | 133 ha |
| 2003 | 19 ha | under 1 ha | 19 ha |
| 2004 | 223 ha | under 1 ha | 223 ha |
| 2005 | 315 ha | under 1 ha | 315 ha |
| 2006 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2007 | 81 ha | under 1 ha | 81 ha |
| 2008 | 229 ha | under 1 ha | 229 ha |
| 2009 | 241 ha | under 1 ha | 241 ha |
| 2010 | 118 ha | under 1 ha | 118 ha |
| 2011 | 129 ha | under 1 ha | 129 ha |
| 2012 | 110 ha | under 1 ha | 110 ha |
| 2013 | 355 ha | under 1 ha | 355 ha |
| 2014 | 1,510 ha | under 1 ha | 1,510 ha |
| 2015 | 455 ha | under 1 ha | 455 ha |
| 2016 | 459 ha | under 1 ha | 459 ha |
| 2017 | 1,270 ha | under 1 ha | 1,270 ha |
| 2018 | 507 ha | under 1 ha | 507 ha |
| 2019 | 673 ha | under 1 ha | 673 ha |
| 2020 | 1,180 ha | under 1 ha | 1,180 ha |
| 2021 | 307 ha | under 1 ha | 307 ha |
| 2022 | 340 ha | under 1 ha | 340 ha |
| 2023 | 682 ha | under 1 ha | 682 ha |
| 2024 | 622 ha | under 1 ha | 622 ha |
| 2025 | 710 ha | under 1 ha | 710 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Daoukro?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good97% · 10,500 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good2.3% · 246 ha
Also: mining and energy.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 21,800 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 19,100 ha
- Overall change
- −2,720 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Daoukro shrank from about 21,800 hectares to 19,100 hectares, a net loss of about 2,720 hectares (−12%). New forest grew on about 995 hectares, but 3,720 hectares were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
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. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
In the same region
Measured cities near Daoukro
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Abengourou63.2 km
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- Tree cover
- 27%
- Air quality
- 53
- Bouaké137.2 km
Ivory Coast
- Tree cover
- 14%
- Air quality
- 52
- Yamoussoukro147.4 km
Ivory Coast
- Tree cover
- 26%
- Air quality
- 56
- Bondoukou168.3 km
Ivory Coast
- Tree cover
- 12%
- Air quality
- 47
- Anyama174.2 km
Ivory Coast
- Tree cover
- 20%
- Air quality
- 58
- Abidjan189.6 km
Ivory Coast
- Tree cover
- 18%
- Air quality
- 44
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Frequently asked
Questions about Daoukro
What is the air quality (AQI) in Daoukro right now?
The latest reading for Daoukro shows an AQI of 53 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 15:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 205 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Daoukro today?
At AQI 53 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Daoukro been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Daoukro's daily AQI at 45 on average, from 31 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 71 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Daoukro lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Daoukro has lost about 10,800 hectares of forest (about 15,000 football pitches): 44% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (100%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is slowing down: about 532 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 819 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Daoukro shrank from about 21,800 hectares to 19,100 hectares, a net loss of about 2,720 hectares (−12%). New forest grew on about 995 hectares, but 3,720 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Daoukro?
Daoukro has an estimated 81,996 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 26.1% tree cover, 4 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Daoukro need?
Daoukro needs roughly 12,252 more trees to close a 4-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 269.5 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Daoukro's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Daoukro; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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