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Rufisque

Measured across a 2 km radius around Rufisque est, Rufisque Department, Dakar, Senegal (12.57 km²)

Tree cover
5.2%
Air quality
18Good
Trees in this area
10.9K
More trees needed
52.1K
Area analyzed
8.41 km²land, in a 12.57 km² circle
Satellite image
Sep 18, 2026
Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 18, 2026

Rufisque's tree count comes to 10,929 trees across 8.41 km² of land — 25 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, meaning roughly 52,123 more trees would close the gap. Air quality currently reads AQI 18 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Tree cover detail

Critically low

5.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 8.41 km² of land.

25 points below target

Trees in this area

10,929

Target trees

63,052

More trees needed

52,123

CO₂ if planted / yr

1,147 t

Air quality detail

AQI 18Good

Observed Sep 28, 02:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Ground station · Hôpital Youssou Mbarguane de Rufisque, 1.9 km away · median of 2 stations

Health signal

Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

PM2.5

4.4

PM10

—

NO₂

—

O₃

—

SO₂

—

CO

—

Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, kaikai.dev

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What is the tree count in Rufisque?

Rufisque has an estimated 10,929 trees across the 8.41 km² of land measured — 5.2% tree cover, 25 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Rufisque need?

Rufisque needs roughly 52,123 more trees to close a 25-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,147 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.

What is the air quality (AQI) in Rufisque right now?

The latest reading for Rufisque shows an AQI of 18 (Good), measured Sep 28, 02:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Hôpital Youssou Mbarguane de Rufisque, 1.9 km away). Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

How is Rufisque's tree cover and air quality measured?

Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Rufisque est; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover. Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Rufisque est, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate.

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Methodology. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search imagery at 10 m detail for the stated radius; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover. Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Rufisque est, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate.