Airleaf
Aerial study of a dense urban district organised around a green corridor
All South Africa reports

City report · South Africa

Johannesburg

Measured across a 2 km radius around Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa (12.57 km²)

Tree cover
1%
Air quality
69Moderate
Trees in this area
3.4K
More trees needed
90.9K
Area analysed
12.57 km²
Satellite image
Sep 14, 2026
Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 14, 2026

Tree cover detail

Critically low

1.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighbourhood target, across 12.57 km².

29 points below target

Trees in this area

3,378

Target trees

94,238

More trees needed

90,860

CO₂ if planted / yr

1998.9 t

Air quality detail

AQI 69Moderate

Observed Sep 20, 2026 via Open-Meteo / CAMS. Values in µg/m³.

Health signal

Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

PM2.5

17.4

PM10

17.8

NO₂

22.3

O₃

30

SO₂

41

CO

230

See your own area

What does your neighbourhood look like?

Pick any point and radius to get the same tree-cover and air-quality breakdown.

Check my address