Nigeria · Edo State · 2 cities
Air quality in Edo State today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Benin City has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Edo State (AQI 67, Moderate), and Uromi the worst (AQI 77, Moderate). Uromi has the most tree cover, at 17.8% — #36 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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 11.8%
- Nigeria: 19.4%
- worst air now: Uromi
- 77
- cleanest air now: Benin City
- 67
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Edo State
Air quality today across Edo State, city by city
| Benin City | 67Moderate | 5.8% | 76.0K | #74 of 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uromi | 77Moderate | 17.8% | 38.3K | #36 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 Edo State lost?
Since 2001, Edo State has lost about 364,000 hectares of forest (about 3,600 km²): 35% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (97%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 364,000 haabout 3,600 km²
- Share of its forest
- 35%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 352,000 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 | 11,300 ha | 344 ha | 11,600 ha |
| 2002 | 9,990 ha | 351 ha | 10,300 ha |
| 2003 | 2,070 ha | 72 ha | 2,140 ha |
| 2004 | 4,600 ha | 135 ha | 4,740 ha |
| 2005 | 2,070 ha | 72 ha | 2,150 ha |
| 2006 | 6,370 ha | 89 ha | 6,460 ha |
| 2007 | 5,100 ha | 103 ha | 5,200 ha |
| 2008 | 6,250 ha | 97 ha | 6,350 ha |
| 2009 | 5,110 ha | 63 ha | 5,170 ha |
| 2010 | 12,500 ha | 192 ha | 12,700 ha |
| 2011 | 14,100 ha | 227 ha | 14,400 ha |
| 2012 | 7,820 ha | 87 ha | 7,910 ha |
| 2013 | 13,500 ha | 387 ha | 13,800 ha |
| 2014 | 23,700 ha | 803 ha | 24,500 ha |
| 2015 | 12,000 ha | 312 ha | 12,300 ha |
| 2016 | 23,300 ha | 963 ha | 24,300 ha |
| 2017 | 36,200 ha | 1,690 ha | 37,900 ha |
| 2018 | 24,000 ha | 1,350 ha | 25,400 ha |
| 2019 | 16,100 ha | 489 ha | 16,600 ha |
| 2020 | 24,500 ha | 783 ha | 25,300 ha |
| 2021 | 17,500 ha | 688 ha | 18,200 ha |
| 2022 | 21,400 ha | 928 ha | 22,400 ha |
| 2023 | 12,100 ha | 362 ha | 12,500 ha |
| 2024 | 18,100 ha | 748 ha | 18,800 ha |
| 2025 | 21,900 ha | 1,120 ha | 23,000 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 19,000 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 25,900 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 37,900 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Edo State?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good92% · 336,000 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good4.1% · 14,900 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back3.1% · 11,300 ha
Also: logging, mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, 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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