Air quality in South Africa

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

#cityUS AQI
1 Ga-Rankuwa, North West

103

2 Vereeniging, Gauteng

93

3 Rosebank, Western Cape

80

4 Centurion, Gauteng

76

5 Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng

76

6 Pretoria, Gauteng

66

7 Bethlehem, Free State

65

8 Klerksdorp, North West

59

9 Sasolburg, Free State

57

10 Thabazimbi, Limpopo

54

(local time)

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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING

Real-time South Africa
Cleanest city ranking

#cityUS AQI
1 Hendrina, Mpumalanga

3

2 Cape Town, Western Cape

4

3 Ermelo, Mpumalanga

6

4 Mokopane, Limpopo

11

5 Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal

12

6 Howick, KwaZulu-Natal

20

7 Lephalale, Limpopo

20

8 eMbalenhle, Mpumalanga

22

9 Worcester, Western Cape

23

10 Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape

24

(local time)

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How polluted is South Africa?

The national flag of International

2021 Air quality average

Human face indicating AQI level

Moderate

2021 average US AQI

73

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PM2.5

x4.5

2021 average PM2.5 concentration in South Africa: 4.5 times the WHO annual air quality guideline value

2021  South Africa cleanest city Nieuwoudtville , Northern Cape

16

2021  South Africa most polluted city Bloemfontein , Free State

117

2021 aqi country ranking

How does South Africa rank globally in air pollution?

39/ 118 countries ranked in 2021

Which country had the worst air quality in 2021?

#COUNTRYPopulationAVG. US
1The national flag of InternationalBangladesh164,689,383

161

2The national flag of InternationalChad16,425,859

161

3The national flag of InternationalPakistan220,892,331

156

4The national flag of InternationalTajikistan9,537,642

152

5The national flag of InternationalIndia1,380,004,385

151

6The national flag of InternationalOman5,106,622

146

7The national flag of InternationalKyrgyzstan6,524,191

138

8The national flag of InternationalBahrain1,701,583

136

9The national flag of InternationalIraq40,222,503

136

10The national flag of InternationalNepal29,136,808

126

39The national flag of InternationalSouth Africa59,308,690

73

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