Ivory Coast · Zanzan District · 2 cities
Air quality in Zanzan District today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Sinfra has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Zanzan District (AQI 33, Good), and Bondoukou the worst (AQI 47, Good). Sinfra has the most tree cover, at 23.0% — #6 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
- 17.6%
- Ivory Coast: 19.0%
- worst air now: Bondoukou
- 47
- cleanest air now: Sinfra
- 33
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Zanzan District
Air quality today across Zanzan District, city by city
| Sinfra | 33Good | 23.0% | 22.0K | #6 of 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondoukou | 47Good | 12.3% | 55.6K | #17 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 Zanzan District lost?
Since 2001, Zanzan District has lost about 135,000 hectares of forest (about 190,000 football pitches): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (96%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 135,000 haabout 190,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 15%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 130,000 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 | 2,750 ha | 93 ha | 2,840 ha |
| 2002 | 4,350 ha | 180 ha | 4,530 ha |
| 2003 | 770 ha | 46 ha | 816 ha |
| 2004 | 1,220 ha | 110 ha | 1,330 ha |
| 2005 | 964 ha | 41 ha | 1,010 ha |
| 2006 | 2,260 ha | 69 ha | 2,320 ha |
| 2007 | 1,110 ha | 34 ha | 1,150 ha |
| 2008 | 3,350 ha | 180 ha | 3,530 ha |
| 2009 | 1,710 ha | 67 ha | 1,770 ha |
| 2010 | 1,040 ha | 74 ha | 1,120 ha |
| 2011 | 842 ha | 19 ha | 861 ha |
| 2012 | 5,520 ha | 145 ha | 5,660 ha |
| 2013 | 3,830 ha | 138 ha | 3,960 ha |
| 2014 | 8,330 ha | 272 ha | 8,600 ha |
| 2015 | 3,990 ha | 207 ha | 4,190 ha |
| 2016 | 8,620 ha | 849 ha | 9,470 ha |
| 2017 | 10,700 ha | 618 ha | 11,400 ha |
| 2018 | 21,700 ha | 452 ha | 22,100 ha |
| 2019 | 9,320 ha | 335 ha | 9,650 ha |
| 2020 | 5,620 ha | 149 ha | 5,770 ha |
| 2021 | 6,660 ha | 347 ha | 7,000 ha |
| 2022 | 6,530 ha | 120 ha | 6,650 ha |
| 2023 | 6,650 ha | 121 ha | 6,770 ha |
| 2024 | 5,470 ha | 92 ha | 5,560 ha |
| 2025 | 6,250 ha | 242 ha | 6,490 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 6,500 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 11,700 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2018, when about 22,100 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Zanzan District?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good94% · 126,000 ha
- Shifting farmingcan grow back3.2% · 4,240 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good2.2% · 2,940 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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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