Bhutan vs Uganda: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Bhutan

30.07 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Uganda

31.21 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Bhutan rank

49th

Uganda rank

46th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

Bhutan
Uganda

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: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017
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: 07 August 2026

Population-weighted average level of exposure to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in diameter. Exposure is measured in micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³).