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Congo vs Rwanda: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Congo
36.54 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Rwanda
36.01 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Congo rank
29th
Rwanda rank
30th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Congo
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 36.54 micrograms per cubic meter against 36.01 micrograms per cubic meter in Rwanda, a difference of 0.534 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Congo ranks 29th and Rwanda ranks 30th 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

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).