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Air quality in Nigeria today

Right now the most polluted of the 22 Nigeria cities we cover is Zaria at AQI 423 (Hazardous); the cleanest is Port Harcourt at 56.

US EPA AQI, modelled from the CAMS forecast. Refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

Cities in Nigeria, worst air first

US AQI now in Nigeria
#	City	AQI	Category	Population
1	Zaria Kaduna State	423	Hazardous	1.0 m people
2	Jos Plateau State	144	Sensitive groups	1.0 m people
3	Kano Kano State	110	Sensitive groups	4.9 m people
4	Kaduna Kaduna State	103	Sensitive groups	1.9 m people
5	Sokoto	93	Moderate	1.0 m people
6	Maiduguri Borno State	87	Moderate	1.1 m people
7	Abuja FCT	86	Moderate	2.7 m people
8	Enugu Enugu State	86	Moderate	0.9 m people
9	Katsina Katsina State	81	Moderate	0.7 m people
10	Bauchi	76	Moderate	0.7 m people
11	Onitsha Anambra	75	Moderate	1.6 m people
12	Oyo Oyo State	74	Moderate	0.7 m people
13	Ilorin Kwara State	72	Moderate	1.1 m people
14	Ibadan Oyo State	71	Moderate	3.6 m people
15	Osogbo Osun State	70	Moderate	0.6 m people
16	Benin City Edo State	64	Moderate	1.8 m people
17	Aba Abia State	64	Moderate	1.2 m people
18	Abeokuta Ogun State	63	Moderate	0.7 m people
19	Akure Ondo State	63	Moderate	0.7 m people
20	Lagos	62	Moderate	15 m people
21	Warri Delta	59	Moderate	0.9 m people
22	Port Harcourt Rivers State	56	Moderate	2.1 m people

Good 0–50
Moderate 51–100
Unhealthy for sensitive groups 101–150
Unhealthy 151–200
Very unhealthy 201–300
Hazardous 301–500

Each city’s value is the CAMS model at the city’s coordinates, scored on the US EPA AQI. It is an estimate, not a station reading. How we calculate it.

Cities in Nigeria, worst air first

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