Ivory Coast · Montagnes · 2 cities
Air quality in Montagnes today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Duekoué has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Montagnes (AQI 31, Good), and Man the worst (AQI 54, Moderate). Man has the most tree cover, at 31.0% — #2 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
- 22.1%
- Ivory Coast: 19.0%
- worst air now: Man
- 54
- cleanest air now: Duekoué
- 31
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Montagnes
Air quality today across Montagnes, city by city
| Man | 54Moderate | 31.0% | — | #2 of 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duekoué | 31Good | 13.2% | 52.4K | #16 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 Montagnes lost?
Since 2001, Montagnes has lost about 371,000 hectares of forest (about 3,700 km²): 26% 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
- 371,000 haabout 3,700 km²
- Share of its forest
- 26%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 353,000 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 | 6,430 ha | 211 ha | 6,640 ha |
| 2002 | 10,300 ha | 273 ha | 10,600 ha |
| 2003 | 4,290 ha | 171 ha | 4,460 ha |
| 2004 | 1,550 ha | 16 ha | 1,560 ha |
| 2005 | 2,770 ha | 48 ha | 2,810 ha |
| 2006 | 7,190 ha | 148 ha | 7,330 ha |
| 2007 | 7,740 ha | 136 ha | 7,880 ha |
| 2008 | 9,780 ha | 146 ha | 9,930 ha |
| 2009 | 8,230 ha | 104 ha | 8,340 ha |
| 2010 | 8,700 ha | 130 ha | 8,830 ha |
| 2011 | 4,240 ha | 72 ha | 4,310 ha |
| 2012 | 11,900 ha | 223 ha | 12,100 ha |
| 2013 | 18,800 ha | 692 ha | 19,500 ha |
| 2014 | 25,400 ha | 743 ha | 26,100 ha |
| 2015 | 17,000 ha | 1,200 ha | 18,200 ha |
| 2016 | 17,900 ha | 1,300 ha | 19,200 ha |
| 2017 | 38,500 ha | 2,150 ha | 40,600 ha |
| 2018 | 26,700 ha | 1,460 ha | 28,100 ha |
| 2019 | 24,300 ha | 1,270 ha | 25,600 ha |
| 2020 | 20,600 ha | 1,670 ha | 22,300 ha |
| 2021 | 15,800 ha | 1,210 ha | 17,000 ha |
| 2022 | 20,700 ha | 1,430 ha | 22,100 ha |
| 2023 | 14,300 ha | 1,250 ha | 15,500 ha |
| 2024 | 12,300 ha | 1,100 ha | 13,400 ha |
| 2025 | 17,700 ha | 1,130 ha | 18,800 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 17,400 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 27,200 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 40,600 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Montagnes?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good93% · 344,000 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back4.9% · 18,200 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good2.1% · 7,780 ha
Also: mining and energy, logging, wildfires, 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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