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South Africa, Africa

Durban

2024

Durban is a city with a population of 3,527,895 and lies in the 3000-5000 (High) density category. The city has an area of 1101.07 km² with a total green space of 62% and a tree coverage of 46%. The city lies in the South Temperate Zone of the world. The city has improved its Distribution of urban green space when compared to Global Average and also improved its Urban green space per capita when compared to previous year. Kudos to Durban for being the top ranker within Africa. There has been a positive increase in the greenness of city as compared to previous year, out of all the changes happening 57% of them are positive.

How green is Durban?

Ratings

Rating
B-

Urban Green Space

Percentage of urban green space
62%
Population density
0 people per km²
Distribution of urban green space
-
Urban area size
1101 km²
Urban area population
3,527,896 (2024)