Nigeria · Ogun State · 5 cities
Air quality in Ogun State today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Ijebu Ode has the cleanest air of the 5 cities we track in Ogun State (AQI 62, Moderate), and Ota the worst (AQI 112, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Ijebu-Igbo has the most tree cover, at 26.6% — #18 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 80
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 5
- average tree cover
- 13.3%
- Nigeria: 19.4%
- worst air now: Ota
- 112
- cleanest air now: Ijebu Ode
- 62
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Ogun State · average AQI 80
Air quality today across Ogun State, city by city
| Abeokuta | 73Moderate | 9.8% | 63.5K | #57 of 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ijebu Ode | 62Moderate | 7.2% | 71.6K | #67 of 94 |
| Ota | 112Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 3.2% | 99.9K | #82 of 94 |
| Shagamu | 81Moderate | 19.5% | 33.0K | #28 of 94 |
| Ijebu-Igbo | 72Moderate | 26.6% | 10.7K | #18 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 Ogun State lost?
Since 2001, Ogun State has lost about 123,000 hectares of forest (about 170,000 football pitches): 25% 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
- 123,000 haabout 170,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 25%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 122,000 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 | 2,860 ha | 21 ha | 2,880 ha |
| 2002 | 2,560 ha | 14 ha | 2,580 ha |
| 2003 | 442 ha | 6 ha | 448 ha |
| 2004 | 605 ha | 2 ha | 607 ha |
| 2005 | 1,440 ha | 8 ha | 1,450 ha |
| 2006 | 1,600 ha | 9 ha | 1,610 ha |
| 2007 | 4,710 ha | 23 ha | 4,730 ha |
| 2008 | 4,310 ha | 21 ha | 4,330 ha |
| 2009 | 1,690 ha | 11 ha | 1,700 ha |
| 2010 | 2,310 ha | 10 ha | 2,320 ha |
| 2011 | 3,460 ha | 25 ha | 3,490 ha |
| 2012 | 5,810 ha | 31 ha | 5,840 ha |
| 2013 | 2,790 ha | 167 ha | 2,950 ha |
| 2014 | 2,000 ha | 33 ha | 2,030 ha |
| 2015 | 1,560 ha | 11 ha | 1,570 ha |
| 2016 | 3,960 ha | 26 ha | 3,980 ha |
| 2017 | 13,200 ha | 310 ha | 13,500 ha |
| 2018 | 10,900 ha | 117 ha | 11,000 ha |
| 2019 | 6,910 ha | 107 ha | 7,020 ha |
| 2020 | 8,460 ha | 44 ha | 8,500 ha |
| 2021 | 9,100 ha | 43 ha | 9,140 ha |
| 2022 | 7,330 ha | 123 ha | 7,450 ha |
| 2023 | 5,670 ha | 115 ha | 5,790 ha |
| 2024 | 6,590 ha | 35 ha | 6,630 ha |
| 2025 | 11,800 ha | 104 ha | 11,900 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 8,190 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 8,800 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 13,500 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Ogun State?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good90% · 111,000 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good8.8% · 10,900 ha
Also: shifting farming, mining and energy, wildfires, 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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