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Takoradi Air quality today
Air quality in Takoradi currently reads AQI 54 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 54
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.7
- tree cover
- 13.7%
- trees in this area
- 41.4K
- more trees needed
- 49.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Takoradi, Ghana (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 19, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Takoradi · AQI 54 (Moderate)
Takoradi's tree count comes to 41,361 trees across 12.08 km² of land, 16 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 49,211 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Takoradi today: AQI 54, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 16:05 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Takoradi Market Circle, 300 m away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
10.7
PM10
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NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · Clarity, Ghana AQ
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Takoradi's daily AQI at 41 on average, from 31 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 53 on Nov 9.
Where Takoradi stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Takoradi: Critically low
13.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.08 km² of land.
Trees in this area
41,361
Target trees
90,572
More trees needed
49,211
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,083 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Takoradi lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Takoradi has lost about 2,840 hectares of forest (about 4,000 football pitches): 53% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,840 haabout 4,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 53%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,840 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 143 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 124 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2012, when about 528 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26 ha | under 1 ha | 26 ha |
| 2002 | 53 ha | under 1 ha | 53 ha |
| 2003 | 19 ha | under 1 ha | 19 ha |
| 2004 | 90 ha | under 1 ha | 90 ha |
| 2005 | 35 ha | under 1 ha | 35 ha |
| 2006 | 47 ha | under 1 ha | 47 ha |
| 2007 | 61 ha | under 1 ha | 61 ha |
| 2008 | 159 ha | under 1 ha | 159 ha |
| 2009 | 373 ha | under 1 ha | 373 ha |
| 2010 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | 528 ha | under 1 ha | 528 ha |
| 2013 | 35 ha | under 1 ha | 35 ha |
| 2014 | 61 ha | under 1 ha | 61 ha |
| 2015 | 27 ha | under 1 ha | 27 ha |
| 2016 | 127 ha | under 1 ha | 127 ha |
| 2017 | 53 ha | under 1 ha | 53 ha |
| 2018 | 143 ha | under 1 ha | 143 ha |
| 2019 | 75 ha | under 1 ha | 75 ha |
| 2020 | 220 ha | under 1 ha | 220 ha |
| 2021 | 69 ha | under 1 ha | 69 ha |
| 2022 | 192 ha | under 1 ha | 192 ha |
| 2023 | 127 ha | under 1 ha | 127 ha |
| 2024 | 197 ha | under 1 ha | 197 ha |
| 2025 | 128 ha | under 1 ha | 128 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Takoradi?
- Towns and roadscleared for good57% · 1,620 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good43% · 1,220 ha
Also: unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 5,520 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,250 ha
- Overall change
- −2,270 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Takoradi shrank from about 5,520 hectares to 3,250 hectares, a net loss of about 2,270 hectares (−41%). New forest grew on about 249 hectares, but 2,520 hectares were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
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. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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Questions about Takoradi
What is the air quality (AQI) in Takoradi right now?
The latest reading for Takoradi shows an AQI of 54 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 16:05 local time by the Takoradi Market Circle ground monitoring station, 300 m away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Takoradi today?
At AQI 54 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Takoradi been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Takoradi's daily AQI at 41 on average, from 31 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 53 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Takoradi lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Takoradi has lost about 2,840 hectares of forest (about 4,000 football pitches): 53% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 143 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 124 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Takoradi shrank from about 5,520 hectares to 3,250 hectares, a net loss of about 2,270 hectares (−41%). New forest grew on about 249 hectares, but 2,520 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Takoradi?
Takoradi has an estimated 41,361 trees across the 12.08 km² of land measured — 13.7% tree cover, 16 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Takoradi need?
Takoradi needs roughly 49,211 more trees to close a 16-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,083 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Takoradi's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Takoradi, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Takoradi; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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