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Burundi vs Rwanda: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Burundi
35.69 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Rwanda
36.01 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Burundi rank
32nd
Rwanda rank
30th

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 36.01 micrograms per cubic meter against 35.69 micrograms per cubic meter in Burundi, a difference of 0.3146 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 Rwanda ranks 30th 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.