Ivory Coast · Lacs District · 2 cities
Air quality in Lacs District today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Daoukro has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Lacs District (AQI 53, Moderate), and Yamoussoukro the worst (AQI 56, Moderate). Daoukro has the most tree cover, at 26.1% — #4 of 20 cities measured in Ivory Coast.
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
- 25.9%
- Ivory Coast: 19.0%
- worst air now: Yamoussoukro
- 56
- cleanest air now: Daoukro
- 53
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Lacs District
Air quality today across Lacs District, city by city
| Yamoussoukro | 56Moderate | 25.8% | 12.9K | #5 of 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daoukro | 53Moderate | 26.1% | 12.3K | #4 of 20 |
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 Ivory Coast.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Lacs District lost?
Since 2001, Lacs District has lost about 52,400 hectares of forest (about 73,000 football pitches): 22% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (92%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 52,400 haabout 73,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 22%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 48,400 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 | 1,050 ha | 68 ha | 1,120 ha |
| 2002 | 406 ha | 52 ha | 458 ha |
| 2003 | 266 ha | 23 ha | 289 ha |
| 2004 | 282 ha | 16 ha | 298 ha |
| 2005 | 874 ha | 59 ha | 933 ha |
| 2006 | 434 ha | 17 ha | 451 ha |
| 2007 | 664 ha | 62 ha | 726 ha |
| 2008 | 1,520 ha | 170 ha | 1,690 ha |
| 2009 | 699 ha | 49 ha | 748 ha |
| 2010 | 839 ha | 47 ha | 886 ha |
| 2011 | 1,530 ha | 82 ha | 1,620 ha |
| 2012 | 832 ha | 122 ha | 954 ha |
| 2013 | 1,530 ha | 147 ha | 1,680 ha |
| 2014 | 3,950 ha | 479 ha | 4,420 ha |
| 2015 | 1,030 ha | 78 ha | 1,110 ha |
| 2016 | 3,300 ha | 384 ha | 3,690 ha |
| 2017 | 5,960 ha | 637 ha | 6,590 ha |
| 2018 | 2,060 ha | 185 ha | 2,240 ha |
| 2019 | 1,840 ha | 112 ha | 1,950 ha |
| 2020 | 3,330 ha | 237 ha | 3,570 ha |
| 2021 | 2,900 ha | 220 ha | 3,120 ha |
| 2022 | 2,570 ha | 182 ha | 2,750 ha |
| 2023 | 2,620 ha | 105 ha | 2,730 ha |
| 2024 | 3,440 ha | 238 ha | 3,680 ha |
| 2025 | 4,430 ha | 313 ha | 4,740 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 3,410 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 3,610 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 6,590 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Lacs District?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good91% · 47,600 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back7.6% · 4,010 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1.2% · 630 ha
Also: mining and energy, logging, 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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