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Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Burundi
35.69 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
35.81 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Burundi rank
32nd
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
31st

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Burundi
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 35.81 micrograms per cubic meter against 35.69 micrograms per cubic meter in Burundi, a difference of 0.1207 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 32nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 31st 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.