Nigeria · Ondo State · 4 cities
Air quality in Ondo State today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Owo has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Ondo State (AQI 58, Moderate), and Ikare the worst (AQI 60, Moderate). Ikare has the most tree cover, at 49.1% — #5 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 59
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 23.8%
- Nigeria: 19.4%
- worst air now: Ikare
- 60
- cleanest air now: Owo
- 58
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Ondo State · average AQI 59
Air quality today across Ondo State, city by city
| Akure | 59Moderate | 13.5% | 51.8K | #44 of 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ikare | 60Moderate | 49.1% | — | #5 of 94 |
| Ondo | 59Moderate | 14.0% | 50.3K | #42 of 94 |
| Owo | 58Moderate | 18.7% | 35.5K | #30 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 Ondo State lost?
Since 2001, Ondo State has lost about 149,000 hectares of forest (about 210,000 football pitches): 14% 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
- 149,000 haabout 210,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 14%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 147,000 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 | 3,440 ha | 48 ha | 3,490 ha |
| 2002 | 4,260 ha | 70 ha | 4,330 ha |
| 2003 | 790 ha | 17 ha | 807 ha |
| 2004 | 1,310 ha | 7 ha | 1,320 ha |
| 2005 | 1,850 ha | 15 ha | 1,860 ha |
| 2006 | 1,560 ha | 6 ha | 1,560 ha |
| 2007 | 2,050 ha | 10 ha | 2,060 ha |
| 2008 | 3,190 ha | 33 ha | 3,220 ha |
| 2009 | 3,380 ha | 50 ha | 3,430 ha |
| 2010 | 3,720 ha | 55 ha | 3,780 ha |
| 2011 | 3,450 ha | 21 ha | 3,470 ha |
| 2012 | 3,340 ha | 29 ha | 3,370 ha |
| 2013 | 4,910 ha | 67 ha | 4,980 ha |
| 2014 | 5,820 ha | 76 ha | 5,900 ha |
| 2015 | 5,640 ha | 37 ha | 5,680 ha |
| 2016 | 11,200 ha | 76 ha | 11,300 ha |
| 2017 | 16,700 ha | 157 ha | 16,900 ha |
| 2018 | 13,200 ha | 58 ha | 13,200 ha |
| 2019 | 8,300 ha | 62 ha | 8,360 ha |
| 2020 | 8,260 ha | 86 ha | 8,340 ha |
| 2021 | 8,260 ha | 103 ha | 8,360 ha |
| 2022 | 7,870 ha | 179 ha | 8,050 ha |
| 2023 | 7,280 ha | 95 ha | 7,370 ha |
| 2024 | 7,750 ha | 75 ha | 7,830 ha |
| 2025 | 9,970 ha | 232 ha | 10,200 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 8,360 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 11,600 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 16,900 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Ondo State?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good93% · 139,000 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.2% · 7,710 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, mining and energy, shifting farming, logging, wildfires, 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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