City report · Ekiti State, Nigeria
Ikere-Ekiti Air quality today
Air quality in Ikere-Ekiti currently reads AQI 69 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 69
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 22.3
- tree cover
- 43.1%
- trees in this area
- 135K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Ikere-Ekiti 361101, Ekiti, Nigeria (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 28, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Ikere-Ekiti · AQI 69 (Moderate)
Ikere-Ekiti's tree count comes to 135,403 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Ikere-Ekiti today: AQI 69, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 16:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 225 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 225 km, e.g. Ibadan and Ijede
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
22.3
PM10
31.8
NO₂
6.0
O₃
79.0
SO₂
1.0
CO
292.0
- 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 Ikere-Ekiti's daily AQI at 77 on average, from 67 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 157 on Nov 6.
Where Ikere-Ekiti stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Ikere-Ekiti: Healthy tree cover
43.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
135,403
Target trees
135,403
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Ikere-Ekiti lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ikere-Ekiti has lost about 2,810 hectares of forest (about 3,900 football pitches): 13% 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 February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km east of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,810 haabout 3,900 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 13%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,800 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is speeding up: about 313 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 173 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2024, when about 552 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | 22 ha | under 1 ha | 22 ha |
| 2006 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2007 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2008 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2009 | 28 ha | under 1 ha | 28 ha |
| 2010 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2011 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2012 | 21 ha | under 1 ha | 21 ha |
| 2013 | 53 ha | under 1 ha | 54 ha |
| 2014 | 67 ha | under 1 ha | 67 ha |
| 2015 | 118 ha | under 1 ha | 118 ha |
| 2016 | 86 ha | under 1 ha | 86 ha |
| 2017 | 422 ha | 1 ha | 423 ha |
| 2018 | 125 ha | under 1 ha | 125 ha |
| 2019 | 113 ha | under 1 ha | 113 ha |
| 2020 | 116 ha | under 1 ha | 116 ha |
| 2021 | 178 ha | under 1 ha | 178 ha |
| 2022 | 250 ha | 1 ha | 251 ha |
| 2023 | 184 ha | under 1 ha | 184 ha |
| 2024 | 551 ha | 1 ha | 552 ha |
| 2025 | 399 ha | 3 ha | 402 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Ikere-Ekiti?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good84% · 2,370 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good15% · 430 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
- 20,800 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 20,200 ha
- Overall change
- −598 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ikere-Ekiti shrank from about 20,800 hectares to 20,200 hectares, a net loss of about 598 hectares (−2.9%). New forest grew on about 777 hectares, but 1,380 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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Questions about Ikere-Ekiti
What is the air quality (AQI) in Ikere-Ekiti right now?
The latest reading for Ikere-Ekiti shows an AQI of 69 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 16:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 225 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 Ikere-Ekiti today?
At AQI 69 (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 Ikere-Ekiti been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Ikere-Ekiti's daily AQI at 77 on average, from 67 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 157 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 Ikere-Ekiti lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ikere-Ekiti has lost about 2,810 hectares of forest (about 3,900 football pitches): 13% 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 is speeding up: about 313 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 173 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ikere-Ekiti shrank from about 20,800 hectares to 20,200 hectares, a net loss of about 598 hectares (−2.9%). New forest grew on about 777 hectares, but 1,380 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Ikere-Ekiti?
Ikere-Ekiti has an estimated 135,403 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 43.1% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Ikere-Ekiti need?
Ikere-Ekiti has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Ikere-Ekiti'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 Ikere-Ekiti 361101; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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