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Most polluted cities in South Africa, 2024

2 cities in South Africa ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 366 days; 2 above the WHO annual guideline (5.0 µg/m³). Worst: Shakaskraal at 16.7 µg/m³, #106 of 1,686 cities in the world. Cleanest: Richards Bay at 15.5. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal
    16.73.3×
  2. 2Richards Baylow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal
    15.53.1×
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

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