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Air quality in Niger State today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Bida has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Niger State (AQI 81, Moderate), and Minna the worst (AQI 87, Moderate). Suleja has the most tree cover, at 18.2% — #34 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.
AQI 89
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 13.5%
- Nigeria: 19.4%
- worst air now: Minna
- 87
- cleanest air now: Bida
- 81
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Niger State · average AQI 89
Air quality today across Niger State, city by city
| Minna | 87Moderate | 11.6% | 57.8K | #52 of 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bida | 81Moderate | 10.6% | 60.9K | #55 of 94 |
| Suleja | 99Moderate | 18.2% | 37.1K | #34 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 Niger State lost?
Since 2001, Niger State has lost about 10,600 hectares of forest (about 15,000 football pitches): 72% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 10,600 haabout 15,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 72%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 10,500 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 | 500 ha | 13 ha | 513 ha |
| 2002 | 191 ha | 47 ha | 238 ha |
| 2003 | 1,520 ha | 13 ha | 1,530 ha |
| 2004 | 703 ha | 8 ha | 711 ha |
| 2005 | 188 ha | 1 ha | 189 ha |
| 2006 | 947 ha | 5 ha | 952 ha |
| 2007 | 282 ha | 3 ha | 285 ha |
| 2008 | 256 ha | 2 ha | 258 ha |
| 2009 | 597 ha | 5 ha | 602 ha |
| 2010 | 103 ha | 3 ha | 106 ha |
| 2011 | 3,160 ha | 5 ha | 3,170 ha |
| 2012 | 1,140 ha | 3 ha | 1,140 ha |
| 2013 | 67 ha | under 1 ha | 67 ha |
| 2014 | 23 ha | under 1 ha | 23 ha |
| 2015 | 52 ha | under 1 ha | 52 ha |
| 2016 | 57 ha | under 1 ha | 57 ha |
| 2017 | 96 ha | under 1 ha | 96 ha |
| 2018 | 56 ha | under 1 ha | 56 ha |
| 2019 | 61 ha | under 1 ha | 61 ha |
| 2020 | 43 ha | under 1 ha | 43 ha |
| 2021 | 85 ha | under 1 ha | 85 ha |
| 2022 | 75 ha | under 1 ha | 75 ha |
| 2023 | 73 ha | under 1 ha | 73 ha |
| 2024 | 135 ha | under 1 ha | 135 ha |
| 2025 | 97 ha | under 1 ha | 98 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 93 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 62 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2011, when about 3,170 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Niger State?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good99% · 10,500 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, logging, towns and roads, 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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