City report · Edo State, Nigeria
Uromi Air quality today
Air quality in Uromi currently reads AQI 84 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 84
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 28.7
- tree cover
- 17.8%
- trees in this area
- 55.9K
- more trees needed
- 38.3K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Uromi, Edo, Nigeria (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Jan 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Uromi · AQI 84 (Moderate)
Uromi's tree count comes to 55,920 trees across 12.57 km², 12 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 38,327 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Uromi today: AQI 84, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 16:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 4 ground-station cities within 245 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 4 station cities within 245 km, e.g. Nsukka and Buguma
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
28.7
PM10
18.8
NO₂
1.4
O₃
77.0
SO₂
0.7
CO
262.0
- 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 Uromi's daily AQI at 66 on average, from 61 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 117 on Nov 7.
Where Uromi stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Uromi: Critically low
17.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
55,920
Target trees
94,247
More trees needed
38,327
CO₂ if planted / yr
843.2 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Uromi lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Uromi has lost about 1,720 hectares of forest (about 2,400 football pitches): 31% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,720 haabout 2,400 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 31%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,710 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 76 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 133 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 148 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 88 ha | under 1 ha | 88 ha |
| 2002 | 25 ha | under 1 ha | 26 ha |
| 2003 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2004 | 68 ha | under 1 ha | 68 ha |
| 2005 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2006 | 36 ha | under 1 ha | 36 ha |
| 2007 | 23 ha | under 1 ha | 23 ha |
| 2008 | 55 ha | under 1 ha | 55 ha |
| 2009 | 35 ha | 1 ha | 37 ha |
| 2010 | 36 ha | under 1 ha | 36 ha |
| 2011 | 58 ha | under 1 ha | 58 ha |
| 2012 | 14 ha | under 1 ha | 14 ha |
| 2013 | 44 ha | under 1 ha | 44 ha |
| 2014 | 109 ha | 1 ha | 110 ha |
| 2015 | 70 ha | under 1 ha | 70 ha |
| 2016 | 111 ha | 1 ha | 112 ha |
| 2017 | 145 ha | 3 ha | 148 ha |
| 2018 | 142 ha | 1 ha | 143 ha |
| 2019 | 119 ha | 1 ha | 120 ha |
| 2020 | 139 ha | 1 ha | 140 ha |
| 2021 | 71 ha | under 1 ha | 71 ha |
| 2022 | 86 ha | under 1 ha | 87 ha |
| 2023 | 51 ha | 1 ha | 52 ha |
| 2024 | 91 ha | under 1 ha | 92 ha |
| 2025 | 78 ha | under 1 ha | 78 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Uromi?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good75% · 1,300 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good24% · 409 ha
Also: shifting farming.
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
- 16,600 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 15,500 ha
- Overall change
- −1,010 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Uromi shrank from about 16,600 hectares to 15,500 hectares, a net loss of about 1,010 hectares (−6.1%). New forest grew on about 802 hectares, but 1,810 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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What is the air quality (AQI) in Uromi right now?
The latest reading for Uromi shows an AQI of 84 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 16:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 4 ground-station cities within 245 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Uromi today?
At AQI 84 (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 Uromi been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Uromi's daily AQI at 66 on average, from 61 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 117 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Uromi lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Uromi has lost about 1,720 hectares of forest (about 2,400 football pitches): 31% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is slowing down: about 76 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 133 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Uromi shrank from about 16,600 hectares to 15,500 hectares, a net loss of about 1,010 hectares (−6.1%). New forest grew on about 802 hectares, but 1,810 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Uromi?
Uromi has an estimated 55,920 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 17.8% tree cover, 12 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Uromi need?
Uromi needs roughly 38,327 more trees to close a 12-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 843.2 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Uromi's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. 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 Uromi; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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