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Air quality in Rwanda

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Rwanda • 18:32, Oct 23

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time Rwanda most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
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Kigali

89

2024 Rwanda most polluted city

Kigali, Kigali

114

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time Rwanda cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
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Kigali

78

2024 Rwanda cleanest city

Kigali, Kigali

114

2024 country air quality average

How polluted is Rwanda?

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PM2.5 concentration is currently 8.2 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
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Chad

17,179,740

176

2
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Bangladesh

169,356,251

167

3
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Pakistan

231,402,117

164

4
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Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

153

5
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India

1,407,563,842

138

6
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Tajikistan

9,750,064

128

7
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Nepal

30,034,989

119

8
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Uganda

45,853,778

115

9
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Rwanda

13,461,888

114

10
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Burundi

14,047,800

113

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2024 Rwanda global rank in air pollution

9/138

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