City report · Oyo State, Nigeria
Ibadan Air quality today
Air quality in Ibadan currently reads AQI 88 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 88
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 29.0
- tree cover
- 2.2%
- trees in this area
- 6.9K
- more trees needed
- 87.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Jan 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Ibadan · AQI 88 (Moderate)
Ibadan's tree count comes to 6,912 trees across 12.57 km², 28 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 87,336 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Ibadan today: AQI 88, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 18:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Mapo Primary Health Centre, Ibadan , 900 m away · median of 7 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
29.0
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, Air Quality for Collective Public Health Action Project
- 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 Ibadan's daily AQI at 80 on average, from 71 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 133 on Nov 6.
Where Ibadan stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Ibadan: Critically low
2.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
6,912
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
87,336
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,921 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Ibadan lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ibadan has lost about 306 hectares of forest (about 430 football pitches): 45% 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 February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 306 haabout 430 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 45%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 306 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 82 hectares of forest were lost.
Ibadan's full deforestation reportHectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 82 ha | under 1 ha | 82 ha |
| 2002 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2003 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2004 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2005 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2006 | 22 ha | under 1 ha | 22 ha |
| 2007 | 21 ha | under 1 ha | 21 ha |
| 2008 | 63 ha | under 1 ha | 63 ha |
| 2009 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2011 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2012 | 41 ha | under 1 ha | 41 ha |
| 2013 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2014 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2017 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Ibadan?
- Towns and roadscleared for goodover 99% · 305 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, 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
- 3,240 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 2,790 ha
- Overall change
- −443 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ibadan shrank from about 3,240 hectares to 2,790 hectares, a net loss of about 443 hectares (−14%). New forest grew on about 204 hectares, but 648 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 Ibadan
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Ikire30.9 km
Nigeria
- Tree cover
- 21%
- Air quality
- 64
- Modakeke39.1 km
Nigeria
- Tree cover
- 98%
- Air quality
- 60
- Iwo41.8 km
Nigeria
- Tree cover
- 13%
- Air quality
- 63
- Ijebu-Igbo46.3 km
Nigeria
- Tree cover
- 27%
- Air quality
- 77
- Gbongan50.6 km
Nigeria
- Tree cover
- 40%
- Air quality
- 64
- Oyo53.0 km
Nigeria
- Tree cover
- 3%
- Air quality
- 88
Also compared:Ibadan vs AbujaIbadan vs LagosIbadan vs KanoIbadan vs Port Harcourt
Build your own
Compare Ibadan with anywhere
This place
Ibadan
Use this data
Put Ibadan's numbers on your site
Free to embed. Updates itself as the measurement refreshes.
Frequently asked
Questions about Ibadan
What is the air quality (AQI) in Ibadan right now?
The latest reading for Ibadan shows an AQI of 88 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 18:00 local time by 7 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Mapo Primary Health Centre, Ibadan , 900 m away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Ibadan today?
At AQI 88 (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 Ibadan been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Ibadan's daily AQI at 80 on average, from 71 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 133 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 Ibadan lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ibadan has lost about 306 hectares of forest (about 430 football pitches): 45% 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 Ibadan shrank from about 3,240 hectares to 2,790 hectares, a net loss of about 443 hectares (−14%). New forest grew on about 204 hectares, but 648 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Ibadan?
Ibadan has an estimated 6,912 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 2.2% tree cover, 28 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Ibadan need?
Ibadan needs roughly 87,336 more trees to close a 28-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,921 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Ibadan's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Ibadan, 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 Ibadan; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
See your own area
What does your neighborhood look like?
Pick any point and radius to get the same air-quality and tree-cover breakdown.
Check my address