City report · Benguela, Angola
Lobito Air quality today
Air quality in Lobito currently reads AQI 56 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 56
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.8
- tree cover
- 3.2%
- trees in this area
- 7.4K
- more trees needed
- 62.4K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Cassai, Lobito, Angola (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Nov 4, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Lobito · AQI 56 (Moderate)
Lobito's tree count comes to 7,449 trees across 9.31 km² of land, 27 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 62,388 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Lobito today: AQI 56, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 19:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
10.8
PM10
16.4
NO₂
3.9
O₃
50.0
SO₂
3.7
CO
107.0
- 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 Lobito's daily AQI at 59 on average, from 49 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 67 on Nov 5.
Where Lobito stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Lobito: Critically low
3.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 9.31 km² of land.
Trees in this area
7,449
Target trees
69,837
More trees needed
62,388
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,373 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Lobito lost?
There was very little forest around Lobito in 2000, about 45 hectares, and about 14 hectares of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
The worst year was 2015, when about 3 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 Lobito?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good48% · 7 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good46% · 6 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back1.5% · under 1 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.
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. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
In the same region
Measured cities near Lobito
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Baía Farta45.5 km
Angola
- Tree cover
- 0%
- Air quality
- 55
- Bocoio66.3 km
Angola
- Tree cover
- 7%
- Air quality
- 49
- Sumbe133.1 km
Angola
- Tree cover
- 8%
- Air quality
- 40
- Balombo134.3 km
Angola
- Tree cover
- 16%
- Air quality
- 30
- Gabela191.7 km
Angola
- Tree cover
- 16%
- Air quality
- 49
Build your own
Compare Lobito with anywhere
This place
Lobito
Use this data
Put Lobito's numbers on your site
Free to embed. Updates itself as the measurement refreshes.
Frequently asked
Questions about Lobito
What is the air quality (AQI) in Lobito right now?
The latest reading for Lobito shows an AQI of 56 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 19:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, 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 Lobito today?
At AQI 56 (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 Lobito been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Lobito's daily AQI at 59 on average, from 49 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 67 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Lobito lost since 2001?
There was very little forest around Lobito in 2000, about 45 hectares, and about 14 hectares of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.
What is the tree count in Lobito?
Lobito has an estimated 7,449 trees across the 9.31 km² of land measured — 3.2% tree cover, 27 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Lobito need?
Lobito needs roughly 62,388 more trees to close a 27-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,373 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Lobito'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 Cassai; 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