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PM2.5 air pollution — Democratic Republic of the Congo

PM2.5 air pollution in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 35.8 µg/m³. Ranked 170 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.3%.

2023 35.8 µg/m³ −2.77% vs 2022
World rank 170of 200
Period maximum 41.4 µg/m³2013
Period minimum 32.7 µg/m³2017

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–202332.53537.54042.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 35.7 µg/m³1991: 36.1 µg/m³1992: 36.3 µg/m³1993: 36.4 µg/m³1994: 36.6 µg/m³1995: 37.2 µg/m³1996: 36.9 µg/m³1997: 37.1 µg/m³1998: 37.2 µg/m³1999: 37.4 µg/m³2000: 37.3 µg/m³2001: 39.5 µg/m³2002: 38.8 µg/m³2003: 38.7 µg/m³2004: 40.8 µg/m³2005: 39.6 µg/m³2006: 35.6 µg/m³2007: 35.1 µg/m³2008: 36.5 µg/m³2009: 36.6 µg/m³2010: 39.9 µg/m³2011: 37.5 µg/m³2012: 40.5 µg/m³2013: 41.4 µg/m³2014: 36.4 µg/m³2015: 40.5 µg/m³2016: 37 µg/m³2017: 32.7 µg/m³2018: 33.5 µg/m³2019: 37.4 µg/m³2020: 36.2 µg/m³2021: 36.8 µg/m³2022: 36.8 µg/m³2023: 35.8 µg/m³
Change over the period: +0.1 (+0.27%) Average annual rate: 0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 35.8 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Sub-Saharan Africa 35.4 µg/m³
Middle Africa computed 36.3 µg/m³
Low-income countries computed 31.1 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 35.8 −1 −2.77%
2022 36.8 −0 −0.04%
2021 36.8 +0.6 +1.67%
2020 36.2 −1.2 −3.12%
2019 37.4 +3.9 +11.69%
2018 33.5 +0.8 +2.32%
2017 32.7 −4.2 −11.43%
2016 37 −3.5 −8.73%
2015 40.5 +4.1 +11.37%
2014 36.4 −5 −12.15%
2013 41.4 +0.9 +2.17%
2012 40.5 +3 +8.01%
2011 37.5 −2.4 −6.03%
2010 39.9 +3.3 +9.09%
2009 36.6 +0.1 +0.15%
2008 36.5 +1.4 +4.07%
2007 35.1 −0.5 −1.28%
2006 35.6 −4 −10.12%
2005 39.6 −1.3 −3.09%
2004 40.8 +2.1 +5.52%
2003 38.7 −0.1 −0.22%
2002 38.8 −0.7 −1.79%
2001 39.5 +2.2 +5.82%
2000 37.3 −0.1 −0.19%
1999 37.4 +0.2 +0.43%
1998 37.2 +0.2 +0.43%
1997 37.1 +0.2 +0.43%
1996 36.9 −0.3 −0.81%
1995 37.2 +0.6 +1.69%
1994 36.6 +0.2 +0.44%
1993 36.4 +0.2 +0.44%
1992 36.3 +0.2 +0.44%
1991 36.1 +0.4 +1.09%
1990 35.7 — —

Middle Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ST Sao Tome and Principe 15.1 AO Angola 19.9 GA Gabon 31.3 CF Central African Republic 33.3 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 35.8 CG Republic of the Congo 36.5 GQ Equatorial Guinea 42.2 TD Chad 43 CM Cameroon 55.6
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About the indicator

The mean annual concentration of suspended particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers, weighted by population — that is, the concentration residents are actually exposed to rather than the average across the territory. The WHO guideline of 2021 is no more than 5 µg/m³; in the most polluted countries values exceed it more than tenfold.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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