City report · Osun State, Nigeria
Ikire Air quality today
Air quality in Ikire currently reads AQI 59 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 59
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 14.2
- tree cover
- 21.2%
- trees in this area
- 66.6K
- more trees needed
- 27.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Ikire, 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.
Ikire · AQI 59 (Moderate)
Ikire's tree count comes to 66,602 trees across 12.57 km², 9 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 27,646 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Ikire today: AQI 59, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 16:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 125 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 125 km, e.g. Ibadan and Ijede
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
14.2
PM10
25.6
NO₂
4.2
O₃
107.0
SO₂
0.9
CO
307.0
- 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 Ikire's daily AQI at 80 on average, from 71 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 133 on Nov 6.
Where Ikire stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Ikire: Below target
21.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
66,602
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
27,646
CO₂ if planted / yr
608.2 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Ikire lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ikire has lost about 2,050 hectares of forest (about 2,900 football pitches): 12% 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 southeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,050 haabout 2,900 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 12%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,050 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 149 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 193 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 356 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14 ha | under 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2002 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2005 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2006 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2007 | 32 ha | under 1 ha | 32 ha |
| 2008 | 33 ha | under 1 ha | 33 ha |
| 2009 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2010 | 17 ha | under 1 ha | 17 ha |
| 2011 | 19 ha | under 1 ha | 19 ha |
| 2012 | 30 ha | under 1 ha | 30 ha |
| 2013 | 58 ha | under 1 ha | 58 ha |
| 2014 | 72 ha | under 1 ha | 72 ha |
| 2015 | 40 ha | under 1 ha | 40 ha |
| 2016 | 94 ha | under 1 ha | 94 ha |
| 2017 | 356 ha | under 1 ha | 356 ha |
| 2018 | 219 ha | under 1 ha | 219 ha |
| 2019 | 137 ha | under 1 ha | 137 ha |
| 2020 | 160 ha | under 1 ha | 160 ha |
| 2021 | 114 ha | under 1 ha | 114 ha |
| 2022 | 67 ha | under 1 ha | 67 ha |
| 2023 | 166 ha | under 1 ha | 166 ha |
| 2024 | 146 ha | under 1 ha | 146 ha |
| 2025 | 253 ha | under 1 ha | 253 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Ikire?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good98% · 2,000 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good2.4% · 50 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
- 18,300 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 17,200 ha
- Overall change
- −1,130 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ikire shrank from about 18,300 hectares to 17,200 hectares, a net loss of about 1,130 hectares (−6.2%). New forest grew on about 543 hectares, but 1,680 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 Ikire
What is the air quality (AQI) in Ikire right now?
The latest reading for Ikire shows an AQI of 59 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 16:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 125 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 Ikire today?
At AQI 59 (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 Ikire been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Ikire'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 Ikire lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ikire has lost about 2,050 hectares of forest (about 2,900 football pitches): 12% 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 149 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 193 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ikire shrank from about 18,300 hectares to 17,200 hectares, a net loss of about 1,130 hectares (−6.2%). New forest grew on about 543 hectares, but 1,680 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Ikire?
Ikire has an estimated 66,602 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 21.2% tree cover, 9 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Ikire need?
Ikire needs roughly 27,646 more trees to close a 9-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 608.2 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Ikire'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 Ikire; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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