Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

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

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

Burundi
Democratic Republic of Congo

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: 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).