Pollution in Durban, South Africa

Air pollution data from World Health Organization
PM₁₀	26
PM_2.5	14
PM₁₀ Pollution Level:	Low to Moderate

Air Pollution	41.88	Moderate
Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility	29.39	Low
Dissatisfaction with Garbage Disposal	45.67	Moderate
Dirty and Untidy	67.67	High
Noise and Light Pollution	46.23	Moderate
Water Pollution	61.67	High
Dissatisfaction with Spending Time in the City	45.33	Moderate
Dissatisfaction with Green and Parks in the City	46.48	Moderate

Purity and Cleanliness in Durban, South Africa

Air quality	58.12	Moderate
Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility	70.61	High
Garbage Disposal Satisfaction	54.33	Moderate
Clean and Tidy	32.33	Low
Quiet and No Problem with Night Lights	53.77	Moderate
Water Quality	38.33	Low
Comfortable to Spend Time in the City	54.67	Moderate
Quality of Green and Parks	53.52	Moderate

Contributors: 77

Last update: 6 August 2025

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 years.

If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.

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Pollution Index:	53.24
Pollution Exp Scale:	92.40