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Air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 air pollution in South Africa

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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING

Real-time South Africa
Most polluted city ranking

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#cityUS AQI
1 Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal

101

2 Centurion, Gauteng

87

3 Bojanala Platinum, North West

80

4 Eastleigh, Gauteng

80

5 Johannesburg, Gauteng

80

6 Secunda, Mpumalanga

78

7 Bloemfontein, Free State

76

8 Pretoria, Gauteng

75

9 Howick, KwaZulu-Natal

74

10 Rustenburg, North West

71

(local time)

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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING

Real-time South Africa
Cleanest city ranking

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#cityUS AQI
1 Orkney, North West

0

2 Klerksdorp, North West

1

3 Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal

3

4 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

6

5 Rosebank, Western Cape

7

6 Standerton, Mpumalanga

7

7 Karoo, Northern Cape

9

8 Sasolburg, Free State

11

9 Kraaifontein, Western Cape

16

10 Cape Town, Western Cape

18

(local time)

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How polluted is South Africa?

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2020 Air quality average

Human face indicating AQI level

Moderate

2020 average US AQI

63

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PM2.5

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PM2.5 concentration in South Africa air is currently 1 times above WHO exposure recommendation

2020  South Africa cleanest city Cape Town , Western Cape

33

2020  South Africa most polluted city Sebokeng , Gauteng

87

2020 aqi country ranking

How does South Africa rank globally in air pollution?

49/ 106 countries ranked in 2020

Which country had the worst air quality in 2020?

#COUNTRYPopulationAVG. US AQI
1The national flag of Rest of the worldBangladesh164'689'383

162

2The national flag of Rest of the worldPakistan220'892'331

153

3The national flag of Rest of the worldIndia1'380'004'385

141

4The national flag of Rest of the worldMongolia3'278'292

128

5The national flag of Rest of the worldAfghanistan38'928'341

128

6The national flag of Rest of the worldOman5'106'622

123

7The national flag of Rest of the worldQatar2'881'060

123

8The national flag of Rest of the worldKyrgyzstan6'524'191

121

9The national flag of Rest of the worldIndonesia273'523'621

114

10The national flag of Rest of the worldBosnia Herzegovina3'280'815

113

49The national flag of Rest of the worldSouth Africa59'308'690

63

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