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General household survey - Statistics South Africa

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<strong>Statistics</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> 142<br />

P0318<br />

15. Environment<br />

15.1 Environmental problems experienced in the community or neighbouring farms, by province, 2011<br />

Thousands<br />

KwaZulu-<br />

Natal North West Gauteng Mpumalanga Limpopo <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong><br />

Northern<br />

Cape Free State<br />

Eastern<br />

Cape<br />

Western<br />

Cape<br />

Environmental problems experienced<br />

Irregular or no waste removal 121 420 55 197 366 215 610 489 235 2 708<br />

Littering 395 643 83 370 717 327 1 101 428 421 4 486<br />

Water pollution 150 388 57 163 405 136 506 96 85 1 985<br />

Outdoor/indoor air pollution 147 185 102 170 334 258 757 279 181 2 414<br />

Land degradation/over-utilisation of natural resources 133 746 134 350 685 392 931 467 415 4 254<br />

Excessive noise/noise pollution 240 201 65 109 257 201 814 239 251 2 377<br />

Other 14 * * 9 28 3 134 2 3 193<br />

Total number of <strong>household</strong> RSA 1 581 1 820 327 907 2 802 1 006 3 826 1 050 1 437 14 756<br />

Households can experience more than one environmental problem<br />

Due to rounding, numbers do not necessarily add up to totals.<br />

Numbers below 10 000 are too small to provide accurate estimates. Sensitive cells are indicated by an asterisk.<br />

<strong>General</strong> Household Survey, July 2011

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