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Air Pollution in Nigeria

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Current Air Quality
50
Good
on Saturday, Jun 1st 2024, 21:00 pm
Past 24 hours Air Quality

Cities with the worst air quality

#AQICity
1
89
Benin City
2
75
Abuja
3
38
Osogbo
4
34
Calabar
5
17
Ebute Ikorodu
6
-
Lagos
7
-
Ikeja
8
-
Port Harcourt

Cities with the best air quality

#AQICity
1
-
Ibadan
2
-
Makoko
3
-
Maiduguri
4
-
Kaduna
5
-
Akure
6
-
Auchi
7
-
Port Harcourt
8
-
Ikeja
Good
Moderate
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Unhealthy
Very Unhealthy
Hazardous

Air Pollution in Nigeria

There is a good reason to worry about the Air Quality in Nigerai, as it ranks 152th (out of 180 countries) at the Environmental Performance Index for Air Quality.

Furthermore, according to the most recent World Health Organization air pollution database 2016 the air quality in several cities in Nigeria reaches PM2.5 concentrations from unhealthy to hazardous levels:

CityPM2.5 Conc.PM2.5 AQIHealth ImpactYearMeausrement
Aba373
416
Hazardous20091 station, NA
Abakaliki88
168
Unhealthy20091 station, NA
Afikpo72
159
Unhealthy20091 station, NA
Enugu115
182
Unhealthy20091 station, NA
Ile-Ife103
175
Unhealthy20101 station, University campus
Kaduna423
449
Hazardous20132 stations, industrial area
Nnewi57
151
Unhealthy20091 station, NA
Nsukka117
183
Unhealthy20091 station, NA
Onitsha594
500
Hazardous20091 station, NA
Orlu52
142
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups20091 station, NA
Owerri158
208
Very Unhealthy20091 station, NA
Umuahia274
324
Hazardous20091 station, N
(Source: WHO (World Health Organization) Ambient (outdoor) air pollution database 2016)

Public Air Quality Information availability

Unfortunately, there is not any kind of information available from the Federal Ministry of the Environment (www.environment.gov.ng) about Air Quality, whether it relates to a possible monitoring network, or to the actual values recorded by this monitoring network. To our current knowledge, there should most likely not be any kind of automated monitoring network avaiable.

There is unfortunatley, not any information either from the Abuja Environmental Protection Board.

Looking at other Environmental agencies in Nigeria (source),

A schoolboy walks through smoke and fumes emitted from a waste dump in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt
(photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images, courtesy of WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health 2018)

Air Quality Forecast

Air quality historical data

Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun - CAR
Lagos Island Health Center, Egbe, Lagos, Nigeria
Ibadan 11outside
Ita Elewa Primary HealthCare Centre, Ikorodu
Mariere Hall, unilag
Lagos
Gadson, Akure
Ibadan 1outsidee
Iba Town Rd, Ojo 102101, Lagos, Nigeria
LSDPC housing estate, Ebute Meta, Lagos, Nigeria
Ikeja General Hospital Road, Ikeja, Lagos
Ojodu Berger
University of Ibadan - CAR, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Rivers State University Port Harcourt - CAR
Eric Maiduguri road
Ibadan 20 outside
EDO STATE SECRETARIAT (PALM HOUSE)
NIMET, Oshodi, Lagos, Nigeria
LASEPA Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria
Benin Airport Nimet Office
Ibadan 12outside
Ibadan 19outside
UNILAG AQMRG
Ikotun, Lagos, Nigeria
Ibadan 6outside
University of Maiduguri - CAR
Oshodi lagos
NIMET HQ ABUJA
Ministry of Science and tech, Abuja, Nigeria
APAPA AQMRG
UNILAG main gate area, lagos Nigeria
Ibadan Study OUTSIDE (SL052)
UNILAG Central Research Laboratory, Lagos
Ibadan 16outside
Ibadan 23outside
Ibadan 13outside
Ibadan 8outside
NIMR, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
Space Environment Research Laboratory, Center for Atmospheric Research, Abuja, Nigeria.
CRUTECH,Calabar - CAR
Ibadan 18 outside
Agege, Lagos, Nigeria
University of Ilorin - CAR, Ilorin, Nigeria
LAMATA, Ikorodu Road, Ketu, Lagos
Atmospheric & Space Weather Research Laboratory, Center for Atmospheric Research, Osun State University Campus, Osogbo, Nigeria.
Ibadan 9outside
Makoko, Lagos Mainland
Mushin, Lagos, Nigeria
Ibadan 15oustide
FECA, Akure
Egbeda, Lagos, Nigeria
General Hospital Rigasa
Ikorodu AQMRG
Calabar
Ibadan 7outside
Space-Earth Environment Research Laboratory, Center for Atmospheric Research, University of Benin Campus, Benin City, Nigeria.
Ibadan 22 outside
EDOGIS
Ibadan 4outside
Ibadan Outside Sensor (SL048)
Akoka, lagos Nigeria
Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, Lagos Nigeria
Banana Island, Lagos, Nigeria
Shobayo Close, Araromi, Lagos

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Known Countries in the World

Africa

🇧🇼 Botswana 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
1
 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 🇨🇩 Congo, The Democratic Republic Of
189
 🇪🇬 Egypt
112
 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 🇪🇹 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
153
 🇰🇲 Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros 🇸🇴 Federal Republic of Somalia 🇬🇦 Gabonese Republic 🇬🇭 Ghana
31
 🇱🇾 Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 🇲🇷 Islamic Republic of Mauritania 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
161
 🇰🇪 Kenya
76
 🇲🇦 Kingdom of Morocco
24
 🇱🇸 Lesotho 🇱🇷 Liberia
15
 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇱 Mali 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇾🇹 Mayotte
13
 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇬 Nigeria
50
 🇩🇿 People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
46
 🇦🇴 Republic of Angola 🇧🇯 Republic of Benin 🇧🇮 Republic of Burundi 🇨🇻 Republic of Cabo Verde
29
 🇨🇲 Republic of Cameroon
53
 🇹🇩 Republic of Chad
158
 🇩🇯 Republic of Djibouti 🇬🇳 Republic of Guinea 🇬🇼 Republic of Guinea-Bissau 🇲🇬 Republic of Madagascar
70
 🇲🇿 Republic of Mozambique
50
 🇳🇪 Republic of Niger 🇷🇼 Republic of Rwanda 🇸🇳 Republic of Senegal
47
 🇿🇦 Republic of South Africa
105
 🇸🇸 Republic of South Sudan 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo 🇷🇪 Réunion
25
 🇸🇭 Saint Helena 🇸🇨 Seychelles
10
 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 🇪🇷 State of Eritrea 🇸🇩 Sudan 🇸🇿 Swaziland 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇬🇲 The Gambia 🇹🇬 Togolese Republic
29
 🇹🇳 Tunisian Republic 🇺🇬 Uganda
50
 🇪🇭 Western Sahara 🇿🇲 Zambia
117
 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Antarctica

🇦🇶 Antarctica 🇧🇻 Bouvet Island 🇹🇫 French Southern Territories 🇭🇲 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 🇬🇸 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Asia

🇧🇩 Bangladesh
120
 🇧🇹 Bhutan 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam
12
 🇰🇭 Cambodia
25
 🇨🇳 China
155
 🇨🇽 Christmas Island 🇨🇨 Cocos [Keeling] Islands 🇳🇵 Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
84
 🇬🇪 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
37
 🇯🇴 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
22
 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
22
 🇮🇳 India
445
 🇮🇷 Iran
119
 🇦🇫 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 🇵🇰 Islamic Republic of Pakistan
83
 🇯🇵 Japan
68
 🇧🇭 Kingdom of Bahrain
142
 🇸🇦 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 🇹🇭 Kingdom of Thailand
71
 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
33
 🇱🇦 Laos
69
 🇲🇴 Macao
21
 🇲🇾 Malaysia
61
 🇲🇳 Mongolia
71
 🇲🇲 Myanmar [Burma]
25
 🇰🇵 North Korea 🇵🇸 Palestine
37
 🇵🇭 Philippines
33
 🇦🇲 Republic of Armenia
36
 🇦🇿 Republic of Azerbaijan
60
 🇮🇩 Republic of Indonesia
162
 🇮🇶 Republic of Iraq
70
 🇰🇿 Republic of Kazakhstan
34
 🇰🇷 Republic of Korea
73
 🇱🇧 Republic of Lebanon 🇲🇻 Republic of Maldives 🇹🇯 Republic of Tajikistan
34
 🇺🇿 Republic of Uzbekistan
5
 🇸🇬 Singapore
44
 🇻🇳 Socialist Republic of Vietnam
92
 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
73
 🇮🇱 State of Israel
53
 🇰🇼 State of Kuwait
279
 🇶🇦 State of Qatar 🇴🇲 Sultanate of Oman 🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic 🇹🇼 Taiwan
45
 🇹🇷 Turkey
99
 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
58
 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
132
 🇾🇪 Yemen

Europe

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
24
 🇨🇾 Cyprus
38
 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
46
 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands 🇫🇮 Finland
60
 🇫🇷 France
97
 🇩🇪 Germany
95
 🇬🇮 Gibraltar
49
 🇱🇺 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
17
 🇬🇷 Greece
49
 🇬🇬 Guernsey
46
 🇻🇦 Holy See (Vatican City State)
30
 🇭🇺 Hungary
40
 🇮🇲 Isle of Man 🇮🇹 Italy
41
 🇯🇪 Jersey
28
 🇧🇪 Kingdom of Belgium
112
 🇩🇰 Kingdom of Denmark
41
 🇳🇴 Kingdom of Norway
40
 🇸🇪 Kingdom of Sweden
51
 🇱🇻 Latvia
27
 🇲🇰 Macedonia
34
 🇲🇹 Malta
27
 🇲🇨 Monaco
20
 🇲🇪 Montenegro
19
 🇳🇱 Netherlands
106
 🇵🇱 Poland
53
 🇵🇹 Portuguese Republic
39
 🇦🇩 Principality of Andorra
13
 🇱🇮 Principality of Liechtenstein
20
 🇦🇱 Republic of Albania
23
 🇦🇹 Republic of Austria
11
 🇧🇾 Republic of Belarus
31
 🇧🇬 Republic of Bulgaria
31
 🇭🇷 Republic of Croatia
18
 🇪🇪 Republic of Estonia
37
 🇮🇸 Republic of Iceland
28
 🇮🇪 Republic of Ireland
48
 🇽🇰 Republic of Kosovo
29
 🇱🇹 Republic of Lithuania
45
 🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova
2
 🇸🇮 Republic of Slovenia
9
 🇷🇴 Romania
40
 🇷🇺 Russia
63
 🇸🇲 San Marino
37
 🇷🇸 Serbia
36
 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic
36
 🇪🇸 Spain
68
 🇸🇯 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 🇨🇭 Switzerland
29
 🇺🇦 Ukraine
31
 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
110
 🇦🇽 Åland Islands

North America

🇦🇮 Anguilla 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇼 Aruba 🇧🇧 Barbados
6
 🇧🇿 Belize
99
 🇧🇲 Bermuda
6
 🇧🇶 Bonaire, Saint Eustatius, and Saba
28
 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands
26
 🇨🇦 Canada
54
 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands
3
 🇨🇼 Curaçao 🇩🇲 Dominica 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
53
 🇬🇱 Greenland 🇬🇩 Grenada
10
 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe
53
 🇯🇲 Jamaica
20
 🇲🇶 Martinique
19
 🇲🇽 Mexico
150
 🇲🇸 Montserrat
31
 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
28
 🇨🇷 Republic of Costa Rica
9
 🇨🇺 Republic of Cuba 🇸🇻 Republic of El Salvador
52
 🇬🇹 Republic of Guatemala
106
 🇭🇹 Republic of Haiti 🇭🇳 Republic of Honduras
38
 🇳🇮 Republic of Nicaragua 🇵🇦 Republic of Panama
16
 🇧🇱 Saint Barthélemy 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 🇲🇫 Saint Martin
64
 🇵🇲 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten 🇧🇸 The Bahamas
24
 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
25
 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands
22
 🇺🇸 United States
122

Oceania

🇦🇸 American Samoa 🇦🇺 Australia
79
 🇨🇰 Cook Islands 🇹🇱 East Timor 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇵🇫 French Polynesia
12
 🇬🇺 Guam 🇼🇸 Independent State of Samoa 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇨 New Caledonia
29
 🇳🇿 New Zealand
41
 🇳🇺 Niue 🇳🇫 Norfolk Island 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇳 Pitcairn Islands 🇳🇷 Republic of Nauru 🇻🇺 Republic of Vanuatu 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇹🇰 Tokelau 🇹🇴 Tonga
12
 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 🇺🇲 U.S. Minor Outlying Islands 🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna

South America

🇦🇷 Argentine Republic
36
 🇧🇴 Bolivia, Plurinational State Of
17
 🇧🇷 Brazil
54
 🇫🇰 Colony of the Falkland Islands 🇬🇫 French Guiana
10
 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇺🇾 Oriental Republic of Uruguay 🇨🇱 Republic of Chile
154
 🇨🇴 Republic of Colombia
64
 🇪🇨 Republic of Ecuador
37
 🇵🇾 Republic of Paraguay
39
 🇵🇪 Republic of Peru
87
 🇸🇷 Republic of Suriname 🇻🇪 Venezuela
21

About the Air Quality and Pollution Measurement:

About the Air Quality Levels

AQI Air Pollution Level Health Implications Cautionary Statement (for PM2.5)
0 - 50 Good Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk None
51 -100 Moderate Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
101-150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected. Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
151-200 Unhealthy Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion
201-300 Very Unhealthy Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected. Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid all outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit outdoor exertion.
300+ Hazardous Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects Everyone should avoid all outdoor exertion

To know more about Air Quality and Pollution, check the wikipedia Air Quality topic or the airnow guide to Air Quality and Your Health.

For very useful health advices of Beijing Doctor Richard Saint Cyr MD, check www.myhealthbeijing.com blog.


Usage Notice: All the Air Quality data are unvalidated at the time of publication, and due to quality assurance these data may be amended, without notice, at any time. The World Air Quality Index project has exercised all reasonable skill and care in compiling the contents of this information and under no circumstances will the World Air Quality Index project team or its agents be liable in contract, tort or otherwise for any loss, injury or damage arising directly or indirectly from the supply of this data.



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