City report · Lagos, Nigeria
Ebute Ikorodu Air quality today
Air quality in Ebute Ikorodu currently reads AQI 93 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 93
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 31.5
- tree cover
- 15.4%
- trees in this area
- 35.0K
- more trees needed
- 33.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Ikorodu, Ijede, Lagos, Nigeria (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Jan 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Ebute Ikorodu · AQI 93 (Moderate)
Ebute Ikorodu's tree count comes to 35,028 trees across 9.1 km² of land, 15 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 33,208 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Ebute Ikorodu today: AQI 93, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 18:14 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Justrite - Ogolonto, 2.4 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
31.5
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · HabitatMap, IQAir, LAMATA, HabitatMap · AirCasting
- 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 Ebute Ikorodu's daily AQI at 80 on average, from 72 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 119 on Nov 9.
Where Ebute Ikorodu stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Ebute Ikorodu: Critically low
15.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 9.1 km² of land.
Trees in this area
35,028
Target trees
68,236
More trees needed
33,208
CO₂ if planted / yr
730.6 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Ebute Ikorodu lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ebute Ikorodu has lost about 736 hectares of forest (about 1,000 football pitches): 43% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 736 haabout 1,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 43%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 735 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2011, when about 175 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 34 ha | under 1 ha | 34 ha |
| 2002 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2005 | 40 ha | under 1 ha | 40 ha |
| 2006 | 56 ha | under 1 ha | 56 ha |
| 2007 | 100 ha | under 1 ha | 100 ha |
| 2008 | 55 ha | under 1 ha | 55 ha |
| 2009 | 68 ha | under 1 ha | 68 ha |
| 2010 | 17 ha | under 1 ha | 17 ha |
| 2011 | 175 ha | under 1 ha | 175 ha |
| 2012 | 112 ha | under 1 ha | 112 ha |
| 2013 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2014 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2015 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2017 | 14 ha | under 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2018 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2019 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2020 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2021 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2022 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2024 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2025 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Ebute Ikorodu?
- Towns and roadscleared for good87% · 640 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good13% · 93 ha
Also: mining and energy, unknown causes.
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
- 3,280 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,130 ha
- Overall change
- −2,140 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ebute Ikorodu shrank from about 3,280 hectares to 1,130 hectares, a net loss of about 2,140 hectares (−65%). New forest grew on about 46 hectares, but 2,190 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
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Ebute Ikorodu right now?
The latest reading for Ebute Ikorodu shows an AQI of 93 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 18:14 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Justrite - Ogolonto, 2.4 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Ebute Ikorodu today?
At AQI 93 (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 Ebute Ikorodu been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Ebute Ikorodu's daily AQI at 80 on average, from 72 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 119 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Ebute Ikorodu lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ebute Ikorodu has lost about 736 hectares of forest (about 1,000 football pitches): 43% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ebute Ikorodu shrank from about 3,280 hectares to 1,130 hectares, a net loss of about 2,140 hectares (−65%). New forest grew on about 46 hectares, but 2,190 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Ebute Ikorodu?
Ebute Ikorodu has an estimated 35,028 trees across the 9.1 km² of land measured — 15.4% tree cover, 15 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Ebute Ikorodu need?
Ebute Ikorodu needs roughly 33,208 more trees to close a 15-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 730.6 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Ebute Ikorodu's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Ikorodu, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Ikorodu; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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