Air Quality Lab — Karuzi, Burundi
Air Quality Profile·
Karuzi reports an annual PM2.5 of 23.1 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Karuzi
Burundi
BurundiAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
23.1µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Apr–May, NovWorst months: Feb, Jul–Aug
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Burundi
Karuzi: 23.1 µg/m³. Typical range in Burundi: 26.4–29.9 µg/m³. High anchor: Bujumbura, 38.9 µg/m³.
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