The best and worst South African towns and cities for air quality

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South Africa has both the best and worst air pollution records in Africa.

by IQAir shows that numerous cities and towns across the country remain exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution – with a town in Gauteng ranking as the worst in Africa.

From this, IQAir’s air quality scientists look at the concentrations of fine pollutant particles in air reported in units of micrograms per cubic meter . The best annual air quality was recorded in Nieuwoudtville in the Northern Cape, while the the worst was found in Benoni, Gauteng.According to the data, Pretoria is the world’s 39th most polluted capital city, with its PM2.5 air pollution at 21.1µg/m3.Africa air quality rankings. Screenshot: IQAir 2023 World Air Quality Report

 

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