Nigeria · Kwara State · 3 cities
Air quality in Kwara State today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Ilorin has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Kwara State (AQI 65, Moderate), and Lafiagi the worst (AQI 79, Moderate). Offa has the most tree cover, at 18.6% — #31 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 71
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 9.7%
- Nigeria: 19.4%
- worst air now: Lafiagi
- 79
- cleanest air now: Ilorin
- 65
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Kwara State · average AQI 71
Air quality today across Kwara State, city by city
| Ilorin | 65Moderate | 2.6% | 86.1K | #85 of 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offa | 69Moderate | 18.6% | 35.8K | #31 of 94 |
| Lafiagi | 79Moderate | 7.9% | 69.4K | #64 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 Kwara State lost?
Since 2001, Kwara State has lost about 41,200 hectares of forest (about 58,000 football pitches): 39% 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 lost since 2001
- 41,200 haabout 58,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 39%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 41,100 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 | 907 ha | under 1 ha | 907 ha |
| 2002 | 461 ha | under 1 ha | 461 ha |
| 2003 | 499 ha | under 1 ha | 499 ha |
| 2004 | 83 ha | under 1 ha | 83 ha |
| 2005 | 651 ha | under 1 ha | 651 ha |
| 2006 | 89 ha | under 1 ha | 89 ha |
| 2007 | 1,880 ha | under 1 ha | 1,880 ha |
| 2008 | 515 ha | under 1 ha | 515 ha |
| 2009 | 1,140 ha | under 1 ha | 1,140 ha |
| 2010 | 174 ha | under 1 ha | 174 ha |
| 2011 | 513 ha | under 1 ha | 513 ha |
| 2012 | 2,100 ha | under 1 ha | 2,100 ha |
| 2013 | 216 ha | 1 ha | 217 ha |
| 2014 | 1,060 ha | 20 ha | 1,080 ha |
| 2015 | 543 ha | 3 ha | 546 ha |
| 2016 | 2,260 ha | 12 ha | 2,270 ha |
| 2017 | 6,670 ha | 41 ha | 6,710 ha |
| 2018 | 3,870 ha | 14 ha | 3,890 ha |
| 2019 | 3,410 ha | 18 ha | 3,430 ha |
| 2020 | 2,730 ha | 2 ha | 2,730 ha |
| 2021 | 2,120 ha | 3 ha | 2,120 ha |
| 2022 | 2,760 ha | 4 ha | 2,770 ha |
| 2023 | 2,200 ha | 4 ha | 2,210 ha |
| 2024 | 3,160 ha | 9 ha | 3,170 ha |
| 2025 | 1,040 ha | 16 ha | 1,060 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 2,260 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 3,810 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 6,710 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Kwara State?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good99% · 40,900 ha
Also: shifting farming, towns and roads, 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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