Nigeria · Anambra · 4 cities
Air quality in Anambra today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Atani has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Anambra (AQI 100, Moderate), and Awka the worst (AQI 112, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Atani has the most tree cover, at 35.7% — #11 of 94 cities measured in Nigeria.
Every city is measured the same way, over the same 2 km around its center: the air quality right now, from ground stations where there are any, and its tree cover.
Average right now
AQI 105
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 20.0%
- Nigeria: 19.4%
- worst air now: Awka
- 112
- cleanest air now: Atani
- 100
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Anambra · average AQI 105
Air quality today across Anambra, city by city
| Onitsha | 103Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 2.3% | 96.3K | #87 of 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atani | 100Moderate | 35.7% | — | #11 of 94 |
| Nnewi | 103Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 28.9% | 19.2K | #16 of 94 |
| Awka | 112Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 13.1% | 68.8K | #47 of 94 |
Air quality is the US AQI from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where available, otherwise the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 2 km of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in Nigeria.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Anambra lost?
Since 2001, Anambra has lost about 2,140 hectares of forest (about 3,000 football pitches): 6.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (95%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,140 haabout 3,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,040 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 72 ha | 5 ha | 77 ha |
| 2002 | 35 ha | 4 ha | 40 ha |
| 2003 | 23 ha | 2 ha | 25 ha |
| 2004 | 26 ha | 6 ha | 32 ha |
| 2005 | 18 ha | 3 ha | 21 ha |
| 2006 | 35 ha | 5 ha | 40 ha |
| 2007 | 43 ha | 5 ha | 48 ha |
| 2008 | 34 ha | 4 ha | 37 ha |
| 2009 | 76 ha | 5 ha | 82 ha |
| 2010 | 75 ha | 4 ha | 79 ha |
| 2011 | 84 ha | 5 ha | 89 ha |
| 2012 | 44 ha | 4 ha | 48 ha |
| 2013 | 59 ha | 1 ha | 60 ha |
| 2014 | 66 ha | 3 ha | 69 ha |
| 2015 | 43 ha | under 1 ha | 43 ha |
| 2016 | 30 ha | 2 ha | 31 ha |
| 2017 | 322 ha | 6 ha | 328 ha |
| 2018 | 85 ha | 4 ha | 89 ha |
| 2019 | 57 ha | 1 ha | 58 ha |
| 2020 | 75 ha | 14 ha | 88 ha |
| 2021 | 189 ha | 3 ha | 192 ha |
| 2022 | 133 ha | 3 ha | 136 ha |
| 2023 | 133 ha | under 1 ha | 133 ha |
| 2024 | 142 ha | under 1 ha | 142 ha |
| 2025 | 144 ha | 12 ha | 156 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 152 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 119 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 328 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Anambra?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good72% · 1,540 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good21% · 451 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good2.1% · 46 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, logging, shifting farming, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
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. How it's measured
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