PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Rwanda

People in Rwanda were exposed to an average PM2.5 concentration of 36.0 µg/m³ in 2023.

Measure: Mean annual exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) Unit: Micrograms per cubic metre Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Rwanda, 2023 36.0 Micrograms per cubic metre
Change from 2022 −0.3% 2022: 36.1 µg/m³
World, 2023 32.9 µg/m³ Official aggregate
Position in 2023 30th of 200 See the full ranking

PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Rwanda over time

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Micrograms per cubic metre. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Mean annual exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) (micrograms per cubic metre), 1999 to 2023
Period RwandaWorld
2023 36.0 µg/m³ 32.9 µg/m³
2022 36.1 µg/m³ 32.7 µg/m³
2021 37.1 µg/m³ 33.2 µg/m³
2020 38.4 µg/m³ 32.5 µg/m³
2019 40.2 µg/m³ 33.4 µg/m³
2018 32.2 µg/m³ 34.7 µg/m³
2017 32.9 µg/m³ 35.0 µg/m³
2016 38.9 µg/m³ 35.5 µg/m³
2015 39.1 µg/m³ 36.5 µg/m³
2014 36.5 µg/m³ 35.9 µg/m³
2013 40.6 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2012 40.3 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2011 40.3 µg/m³ 37.4 µg/m³
2010 40.0 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2009 36.3 µg/m³ 36.1 µg/m³
2008 39.8 µg/m³ 36.3 µg/m³
2007 38.7 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2006 37.8 µg/m³ 35.9 µg/m³
2005 37.5 µg/m³ 36.4 µg/m³
2004 38.9 µg/m³ 36.4 µg/m³
2003 36.9 µg/m³ 36.7 µg/m³
2002 36.1 µg/m³ 36.8 µg/m³
2001 38.5 µg/m³ 36.2 µg/m³
2000 38.1 µg/m³ 36.8 µg/m³
1999 38.5 µg/m³ 36.4 µg/m³

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3% from 36.1 µg/m³ in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 40.6 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −11.3%.
  • Among the 200 countries with data for 2023, Rwanda has the 30th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 32.9 µg/m³.

Source and dates

Original producer
Global Burden of Disease Study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2023 for Rwanda
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Global Burden of Disease Study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation