City report · Osun State, Nigeria
Ede Air quality today
Air quality in Ede 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)
- 9.7
- tree cover
- 18.2%
- trees in this area
- 57.2K
- more trees needed
- 37.1K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Ede, Osun, Nigeria (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Jan 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Ede · AQI 53 (Moderate)
Ede's tree count comes to 57,177 trees across 12.57 km², 12 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 37,071 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Ede today: AQI 53, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 05:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 165 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 165 km, e.g. Ibadan and Ijede
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
9.7
PM10
11.7
NO₂
5.9
O₃
41.0
SO₂
1.0
CO
657.0
- 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 Ede's daily AQI at 77 on average, from 59 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 152 on Nov 6.
Where Ede stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Ede: Below target
18.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
57,177
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
37,071
CO₂ if planted / yr
815.6 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Ede lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ede has lost about 1,930 hectares of forest (about 2,700 football pitches): 17% 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 January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,930 haabout 2,700 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 17%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,930 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 97 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 127 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 349 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2002 | 19 ha | under 1 ha | 19 ha |
| 2003 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2004 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2005 | 56 ha | under 1 ha | 56 ha |
| 2006 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2007 | 28 ha | under 1 ha | 28 ha |
| 2008 | 80 ha | under 1 ha | 80 ha |
| 2009 | 53 ha | under 1 ha | 53 ha |
| 2010 | 81 ha | under 1 ha | 81 ha |
| 2011 | 42 ha | under 1 ha | 42 ha |
| 2012 | 20 ha | under 1 ha | 20 ha |
| 2013 | 261 ha | under 1 ha | 261 ha |
| 2014 | 104 ha | under 1 ha | 104 ha |
| 2015 | 50 ha | under 1 ha | 50 ha |
| 2016 | 43 ha | under 1 ha | 43 ha |
| 2017 | 349 ha | under 1 ha | 349 ha |
| 2018 | 80 ha | under 1 ha | 80 ha |
| 2019 | 62 ha | under 1 ha | 62 ha |
| 2020 | 100 ha | under 1 ha | 100 ha |
| 2021 | 103 ha | under 1 ha | 103 ha |
| 2022 | 71 ha | under 1 ha | 71 ha |
| 2023 | 77 ha | under 1 ha | 77 ha |
| 2024 | 108 ha | under 1 ha | 108 ha |
| 2025 | 125 ha | under 1 ha | 125 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Ede?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good57% · 1,090 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good43% · 838 ha
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
- 11,800 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 9,730 ha
- Overall change
- −2,030 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ede shrank from about 11,800 hectares to 9,730 hectares, a net loss of about 2,030 hectares (−17%). New forest grew on about 358 hectares, but 2,380 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 Ede right now?
The latest reading for Ede shows an AQI of 53 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 05:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 165 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 Ede 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 Ede been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Ede's daily AQI at 77 on average, from 59 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 152 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Ede lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ede has lost about 1,930 hectares of forest (about 2,700 football pitches): 17% 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 has stayed about the same: about 97 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 127 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ede shrank from about 11,800 hectares to 9,730 hectares, a net loss of about 2,030 hectares (−17%). New forest grew on about 358 hectares, but 2,380 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Ede?
Ede has an estimated 57,177 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 18.2% tree cover, 12 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Ede need?
Ede needs roughly 37,071 more trees to close a 12-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 815.6 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Ede'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 Ede; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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