Bangladesh vs Japan: Change air pollutant emissions

Bangladesh
3.12 million
in 2022
Japan
3.06 million
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
22nd
Japan rank
23rd

Change air pollutant emissions over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Japan
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M175018862022

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 3.12 million against 3.06 million in Japan, a difference of 55,290.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Japan ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 23rd of 216 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 8 and Japan in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Japan Difference Ahead
1750s 547,820 877,702 329,881 Japan
1760s 557,581 882,287 324,707 Japan
1770s 567,478 886,445 318,967 Japan
1780s 577,508 890,127 312,618 Japan
1790s 587,670 893,279 305,610 Japan
1800s 597,958 895,845 297,888 Japan
1810s 626,944 897,761 270,816 Japan
1820s 680,647 898,239 217,592 Japan
1830s 738,864 897,769 158,905 Japan
1840s 801,959 897,295 95,336 Japan
1850s 882,227 901,719 19,491 Japan
1860s 968,565 896,731 71,833 Bangladesh
1870s 1.39 million 911,337 478,130 Bangladesh
1880s 1.52 million 971,813 546,388 Bangladesh
1890s 1.65 million 1.12 million 529,744 Bangladesh
1900s 1.82 million 1.31 million 502,481 Bangladesh
1910s 1.97 million 1.50 million 478,712 Bangladesh
1920s 2.03 million 1.59 million 439,586 Bangladesh
1930s 2.06 million 1.65 million 404,549 Bangladesh
1940s 1.77 million 2.05 million 279,990 Japan
1950s 1.15 million 2.02 million 870,225 Japan
1960s 1.25 million 4.51 million 3.26 million Japan
1970s 1.38 million 9.82 million 8.44 million Japan
1980s 1.71 million 8.58 million 6.88 million Japan
1990s 2.13 million 7.82 million 5.69 million Japan
2000s 2.53 million 6.74 million 4.21 million Japan
2010s 2.89 million 4.12 million 1.23 million Japan
2020s 3.05 million 3.09 million 32,277 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change air pollutant emissions, Bangladesh or Japan?
Bangladesh, at 3.12 million against 3.06 million in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in change air pollutant emissions between Bangladesh and Japan?
55,290, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Japan?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Japan rank globally for change air pollutant emissions?
Bangladesh ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 23rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Change air pollutant emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed