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Bhutan vs Uganda: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Bhutan
30.07 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Uganda
31.21 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Bhutan rank
49th
Uganda rank
46th

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Bhutan
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 31.21 micrograms per cubic meter against 30.07 micrograms per cubic meter in Bhutan, a difference of 1.14 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 49th and Uganda ranks 46th of 200 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution
Unit
micrograms per cubic meter
Source
Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,800 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The average level of exposure of the population to suspended particles less than 2.5 microns in diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and damaging health. This is measured in micrograms per cubic meter.