Japan vs Myanmar: Change air pollutant emissions

Japan
3.06 million
in 2022
Myanmar
3.03 million
in 2022
Japan rank
23rd
Myanmar rank
24th

Change air pollutant emissions over time

  • Japan
  • Myanmar
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M175018862022

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.06 million against 3.03 million in Myanmar, a difference of 33,110.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 23rd and Myanmar ranks 24th of 220 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Myanmar Difference Ahead
1750s 877,702 109,370 768,332 Japan
1760s 882,287 111,136 771,151 Japan
1770s 886,445 112,904 773,541 Japan
1780s 890,127 114,672 775,455 Japan
1790s 893,279 116,436 776,844 Japan
1800s 895,845 118,190 777,655 Japan
1810s 897,761 121,169 776,592 Japan
1820s 898,239 125,252 772,987 Japan
1830s 897,769 129,336 768,432 Japan
1840s 897,295 134,058 763,237 Japan
1850s 901,719 138,683 763,035 Japan
1860s 896,731 142,476 754,255 Japan
1870s 911,337 165,000 746,336 Japan
1880s 971,813 219,140 752,672 Japan
1890s 1.12 million 293,407 828,273 Japan
1900s 1.31 million 369,570 945,423 Japan
1910s 1.50 million 423,464 1.07 million Japan
1920s 1.59 million 511,920 1.07 million Japan
1930s 1.65 million 704,802 945,850 Japan
1940s 2.05 million 765,882 1.28 million Japan
1950s 2.02 million 1.06 million 960,320 Japan
1960s 4.51 million 1.43 million 3.08 million Japan
1970s 9.82 million 1.81 million 8.01 million Japan
1980s 8.58 million 2.21 million 6.38 million Japan
1990s 7.82 million 2.34 million 5.49 million Japan
2000s 6.74 million 2.65 million 4.09 million Japan
2010s 4.12 million 2.90 million 1.22 million Japan
2020s 3.09 million 3.07 million 19,287 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change air pollutant emissions, Japan or Myanmar?
Japan, at 3.06 million against 3.03 million in Myanmar as of 2022.
What is the difference in change air pollutant emissions between Japan and Myanmar?
33,110, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Myanmar?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Japan and Myanmar rank globally for change air pollutant emissions?
Japan ranks 23rd and Myanmar ranks 24th of 220 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