City report · Lacs District, Ivory Coast
Yamoussoukro Air quality today
Air quality in Yamoussoukro currently reads AQI 58 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 58
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 14.4
- tree cover
- 25.8%
- trees in this area
- 78.9K
- more trees needed
- 12.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Habitat, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Jan 26, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Yamoussoukro · AQI 58 (Moderate)
Yamoussoukro's tree count comes to 78,946 trees across 12.24 km² of land, 4 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 12,852 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Yamoussoukro today: AQI 58, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 15:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 225 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 225 km, e.g. Anyama and Abidjan
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
14.4
PM10
16.2
NO₂
0.7
O₃
80.0
SO₂
0.4
CO
170.0
- 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 Yamoussoukro's daily AQI at 45 on average, from 38 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 75 on Nov 7.
Where Yamoussoukro stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Yamoussoukro: Below target
25.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.24 km² of land.
Trees in this area
78,946
Target trees
91,798
More trees needed
12,852
CO₂ if planted / yr
282.7 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Yamoussoukro lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Yamoussoukro has lost about 991 hectares of forest (about 1,400 football pitches): 35% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km west of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 991 haabout 1,400 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 35%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 990 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is speeding up: about 122 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 49 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2022, when about 171 hectares of forest were lost.
Yamoussoukro's full deforestation reportHectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2002 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2003 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2004 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2007 | 12 ha | under 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2008 | 29 ha | under 1 ha | 29 ha |
| 2009 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2010 | 16 ha | under 1 ha | 17 ha |
| 2011 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2012 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2013 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2014 | 23 ha | under 1 ha | 23 ha |
| 2015 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2016 | 68 ha | under 1 ha | 68 ha |
| 2017 | 62 ha | under 1 ha | 62 ha |
| 2018 | 9 ha | under 1 ha | 9 ha |
| 2019 | 50 ha | under 1 ha | 50 ha |
| 2020 | 56 ha | under 1 ha | 56 ha |
| 2021 | 152 ha | under 1 ha | 152 ha |
| 2022 | 171 ha | under 1 ha | 171 ha |
| 2023 | 156 ha | under 1 ha | 156 ha |
| 2024 | 116 ha | under 1 ha | 116 ha |
| 2025 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Yamoussoukro?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good93% · 917 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good7.3% · 72 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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
- 7,640 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 6,310 ha
- Overall change
- −1,340 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Yamoussoukro shrank from about 7,640 hectares to 6,310 hectares, a net loss of about 1,340 hectares (−17%). New forest grew on about 378 hectares, but 1,710 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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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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- Divo109.7 km
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- Air quality
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Questions about Yamoussoukro
What is the air quality (AQI) in Yamoussoukro right now?
The latest reading for Yamoussoukro shows an AQI of 58 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 15:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 225 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 Yamoussoukro today?
At AQI 58 (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 Yamoussoukro been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Yamoussoukro's daily AQI at 45 on average, from 38 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 75 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 Yamoussoukro lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Yamoussoukro has lost about 991 hectares of forest (about 1,400 football pitches): 35% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (over 99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is speeding up: about 122 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 49 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Yamoussoukro shrank from about 7,640 hectares to 6,310 hectares, a net loss of about 1,340 hectares (−17%). New forest grew on about 378 hectares, but 1,710 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Yamoussoukro?
Yamoussoukro has an estimated 78,946 trees across the 12.24 km² of land measured — 25.8% tree cover, 4 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Yamoussoukro need?
Yamoussoukro needs roughly 12,852 more trees to close a 4-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 282.7 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Yamoussoukro'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 Habitat; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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