City report · Ogun State, Nigeria
Ijebu Ode Air quality today
Air quality in Ijebu Ode currently reads AQI 68 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 68
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 19.0
- tree cover
- 7.2%
- trees in this area
- 22.6K
- more trees needed
- 71.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Jan 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Ijebu Ode · AQI 68 (Moderate)
Ijebu Ode's tree count comes to 22,619 trees across 12.57 km², 23 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 71,628 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Ijebu Ode today: AQI 68, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 16:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 65 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 3 station cities within 65 km, e.g. Ijede and Ibadan
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
19.0
PM10
21.2
NO₂
2.0
O₃
95.0
SO₂
0.8
CO
243.0
- 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 Ijebu Ode's daily AQI at 75 on average, from 70 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 109 on Nov 4.
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Ijebu Ode: Critically low
7.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
22,619
Target trees
94,247
More trees needed
71,628
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,576 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Ijebu Ode lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ijebu Ode has lost about 2,130 hectares of forest (about 3,000 football pitches): 35% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) 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 north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,130 haabout 3,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 35%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,130 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 155 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 145 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 268 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 60 ha | under 1 ha | 60 ha |
| 2002 | 28 ha | under 1 ha | 29 ha |
| 2003 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2004 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2005 | 35 ha | under 1 ha | 35 ha |
| 2006 | 31 ha | under 1 ha | 31 ha |
| 2007 | 79 ha | under 1 ha | 79 ha |
| 2008 | 88 ha | under 1 ha | 88 ha |
| 2009 | 25 ha | under 1 ha | 25 ha |
| 2010 | 48 ha | under 1 ha | 48 ha |
| 2011 | 44 ha | under 1 ha | 44 ha |
| 2012 | 74 ha | under 1 ha | 74 ha |
| 2013 | 52 ha | under 1 ha | 52 ha |
| 2014 | 30 ha | under 1 ha | 30 ha |
| 2015 | 28 ha | under 1 ha | 28 ha |
| 2016 | 37 ha | under 1 ha | 37 ha |
| 2017 | 268 ha | under 1 ha | 268 ha |
| 2018 | 192 ha | under 1 ha | 192 ha |
| 2019 | 87 ha | under 1 ha | 87 ha |
| 2020 | 142 ha | under 1 ha | 142 ha |
| 2021 | 147 ha | under 1 ha | 147 ha |
| 2022 | 106 ha | under 1 ha | 106 ha |
| 2023 | 110 ha | under 1 ha | 110 ha |
| 2024 | 211 ha | under 1 ha | 211 ha |
| 2025 | 203 ha | under 1 ha | 203 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Ijebu Ode?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good87% · 1,850 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good12% · 255 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good1.1% · 23 ha
Also: 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
- 8,950 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 6,890 ha
- Overall change
- −2,060 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ijebu Ode shrank from about 8,950 hectares to 6,890 hectares, a net loss of about 2,060 hectares (−23%). New forest grew on about 764 hectares, but 2,830 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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Questions about Ijebu Ode
What is the air quality (AQI) in Ijebu Ode right now?
The latest reading for Ijebu Ode shows an AQI of 68 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 16:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 65 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 Ijebu Ode today?
At AQI 68 (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 Ijebu Ode been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Ijebu Ode's daily AQI at 75 on average, from 70 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 109 on Nov 4. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Ijebu Ode lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ijebu Ode has lost about 2,130 hectares of forest (about 3,000 football pitches): 35% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 155 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 145 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ijebu Ode shrank from about 8,950 hectares to 6,890 hectares, a net loss of about 2,060 hectares (−23%). New forest grew on about 764 hectares, but 2,830 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Ijebu Ode?
Ijebu Ode has an estimated 22,619 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 7.2% tree cover, 23 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Ijebu Ode need?
Ijebu Ode needs roughly 71,628 more trees to close a 23-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,576 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Ijebu Ode'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 Ijebu Ode; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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