Kortenberg vs Zaventem: PM2.5 compared

Kortenberg and Zaventem were both measured on only one day over the last year, too few to compare them (it takes 30).

Right now

Kortenberg#2,350on the 24-hour board of 2,625, at 17 US AQI (3.0 µg/m³)

Zaventem#1,861on the 24-hour board of 2,625, at 27 US AQI (4.8 µg/m³)

Compare either city with another

Kortenberg

Side by side with Meulebeke (Belgium's worst on 30 days), Kasur (the world's worst on 30 days).

Zaventem

Side by side with Meulebeke (Belgium's worst on 30 days), Kasur (the world's worst on 30 days).

The same rules as every SmogRank figure: reference monitors first, and a day counts with 18 measured hours. How we measure.

Updated 2026-10-14 07:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index. Some low-cost readings: Sensor.Community, ODbL (data and licence).