Ethiopia · Oromiya · 8 cities
Air quality in Oromiya today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Āsela has the cleanest air of the 8 cities we track in Oromiya (AQI 27, Good), and Burayu the worst (AQI 89, Moderate). Nek’emtē has the most tree cover, at 43.2% — #2 of 29 cities measured in Ethiopia.
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 60
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 8
- average tree cover
- 25.1%
- Ethiopia: 22.2%
- worst air now: Burayu
- 89
- cleanest air now: Āsela
- 27
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Oromiya · average AQI 60
Air quality today across Oromiya, city by city
| Nazrēt | 36Good | 13.6% | 51.5K | #23 of 29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimma | 67Moderate | 38.3% | — | #4 of 29 |
| Shashamane | 66Moderate | 15.0% | 47.1K | #22 of 29 |
| Bishoftu | 58Moderate | 24.4% | 14.0K | #12 of 29 |
| Nek’emtē | 60Moderate | 43.2% | — | #2 of 29 |
| Āsela | 27Good | 24.0% | 18.9K | #13 of 29 |
| Sebeta | 75Moderate | 31.8% | — | #7 of 29 |
| Burayu | 89Moderate | 10.1% | 62.5K | #25 of 29 |
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 Ethiopia.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Oromiya lost?
Since 2001, Oromiya has lost about 278,000 hectares of forest (about 2,800 km²): 5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (87%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 278,000 haabout 2,800 km²
- Share of its forest
- 5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 244,000 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 | 4,800 ha | 806 ha | 5,610 ha |
| 2002 | 6,220 ha | 775 ha | 7,000 ha |
| 2003 | 5,980 ha | 769 ha | 6,750 ha |
| 2004 | 6,990 ha | 1,100 ha | 8,090 ha |
| 2005 | 7,350 ha | 1,400 ha | 8,750 ha |
| 2006 | 6,060 ha | 450 ha | 6,510 ha |
| 2007 | 13,400 ha | 824 ha | 14,300 ha |
| 2008 | 10,500 ha | 920 ha | 11,400 ha |
| 2009 | 10,500 ha | 873 ha | 11,400 ha |
| 2010 | 7,580 ha | 897 ha | 8,480 ha |
| 2011 | 7,460 ha | 831 ha | 8,290 ha |
| 2012 | 21,100 ha | 1,920 ha | 23,100 ha |
| 2013 | 14,100 ha | 2,490 ha | 16,600 ha |
| 2014 | 11,200 ha | 2,500 ha | 13,700 ha |
| 2015 | 2,840 ha | 577 ha | 3,410 ha |
| 2016 | 6,920 ha | 1,440 ha | 8,360 ha |
| 2017 | 14,600 ha | 1,510 ha | 16,100 ha |
| 2018 | 9,140 ha | 1,210 ha | 10,300 ha |
| 2019 | 12,500 ha | 1,470 ha | 14,000 ha |
| 2020 | 10,500 ha | 1,830 ha | 12,300 ha |
| 2021 | 9,880 ha | 1,490 ha | 11,400 ha |
| 2022 | 9,530 ha | 1,570 ha | 11,100 ha |
| 2023 | 17,000 ha | 3,340 ha | 20,400 ha |
| 2024 | 10,700 ha | 1,950 ha | 12,700 ha |
| 2025 | 6,550 ha | 1,980 ha | 8,530 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 12,800 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 12,200 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2012, when about 23,100 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Oromiya?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good86% · 241,000 ha
- Loggingcan grow back7.4% · 20,500 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back1.7% · 4,760 ha
Also: towns and roads, storms, floods and other natural causes, wildfires, mining and energy, 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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