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Air quality in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Democratic Republic of the Congo • 13:36, Aug 27

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time Democratic Republic of the Congo most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
Democratic Republic of the Congo's country flag

Kinshasa

117

2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo most polluted city

Kinshasa, Kinshasa

153

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time Democratic Republic of the Congo cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
Democratic Republic of the Congo's country flag

Kinshasa

117

2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo cleanest city

Kinshasa, Kinshasa

153

2024 country air quality average

How polluted is Democratic Republic of the Congo?

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PM2.5 concentration is currently 11.6 times the World Health Organization annual PM2.5 guideline value.

2024 AQI⁺ country ranking

Which country had the worst air quality in 2024?

#CountryPopulationAQI⁺ US
1
Democratic Republic of the Congo's country flag

Chad

17,179,740

176

2
Democratic Republic of the Congo's country flag

Bangladesh

169,356,251

167

3
Democratic Republic of the Congo's country flag

Pakistan

231,402,117

164

4
Democratic Republic of the Congo's country flag

Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

153

5
Democratic Republic of the Congo's country flag

India

1,407,563,842

138

6
Democratic Republic of the Congo's country flag

Tajikistan

9,750,064

128

7
Democratic Republic of the Congo's country flag

Nepal

30,034,989

119

8
Democratic Republic of the Congo's country flag

Uganda

45,853,778

115

9
Democratic Republic of the Congo's country flag

Rwanda

13,461,888

114

10
Democratic Republic of the Congo's country flag

Burundi

14,047,800

113

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo global rank in air pollution

4/138

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