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Pikine

Measured across a 2 km radius around Pikine Nord, Pikine Department, Dakar, Senegal (12.57 km²)

Tree cover
8.7%
Air quality
16Good
Trees in this area
27.2K
More trees needed
66.5K
Area analyzed
12.49 km²land, in a 12.57 km² circle
Satellite image
Sep 18, 2026
Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 18, 2026

Pikine's tree count comes to 27,168 trees across 12.49 km² of land — 21 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, meaning roughly 66,514 more trees would close the gap. Air quality currently reads AQI 16 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Tree cover detail

Critically low

8.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.49 km² of land.

21 points below target

Trees in this area

27,168

Target trees

93,682

More trees needed

66,514

CO₂ if planted / yr

1,463 t

Air quality detail

AQI 16Good

Observed Sep 28, 02:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Ground station · Ecole Publique Medina Gana Sarr de Keur Massar, 9 km away · median of 2 stations

Health signal

Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

PM2.5

3.8

PM10

—

NO₂

—

O₃

—

SO₂

—

CO

—

Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, kaikai.dev

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What is the tree count in Pikine?

Pikine has an estimated 27,168 trees across the 12.49 km² of land measured — 8.7% tree cover, 21 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Pikine need?

Pikine needs roughly 66,514 more trees to close a 21-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,463 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.

What is the air quality (AQI) in Pikine right now?

The latest reading for Pikine shows an AQI of 16 (Good), measured Sep 28, 02:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Ecole Publique Medina Gana Sarr de Keur Massar, 9 km away). Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

How is Pikine's tree cover and air quality measured?

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 Pikine Nord; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover. Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Pikine Nord, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate.

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Methodology. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search imagery at 10 m detail for the stated radius; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover. Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Pikine Nord, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate.