Japan vs Nepal: Change air pollutant emissions
Japan
3.06 million
in 2022
Nepal
2.60 million
in 2022
Japan rank
23rd
Nepal rank
26th
Change air pollutant emissions over time
- Japan
- Nepal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.06 million against 2.60 million in Nepal, a difference of 460,450.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.
Across all 273 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 23rd and Nepal ranks 26th of 220 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 877,702 | 242,703 | 634,998 | Japan |
| 1760s | 882,287 | 247,106 | 635,181 | Japan |
| 1770s | 886,445 | 251,581 | 634,864 | Japan |
| 1780s | 890,127 | 256,126 | 634,000 | Japan |
| 1790s | 893,279 | 260,743 | 632,536 | Japan |
| 1800s | 895,845 | 265,431 | 630,415 | Japan |
| 1810s | 897,761 | 270,189 | 627,572 | Japan |
| 1820s | 898,239 | 276,848 | 621,390 | Japan |
| 1830s | 897,769 | 286,950 | 610,819 | Japan |
| 1840s | 897,295 | 298,677 | 598,618 | Japan |
| 1850s | 901,719 | 310,158 | 591,560 | Japan |
| 1860s | 896,731 | 321,277 | 575,455 | Japan |
| 1870s | 911,337 | 334,570 | 576,767 | Japan |
| 1880s | 971,813 | 350,654 | 621,159 | Japan |
| 1890s | 1.12 million | 362,158 | 759,522 | Japan |
| 1900s | 1.31 million | 372,825 | 942,168 | Japan |
| 1910s | 1.50 million | 396,982 | 1.10 million | Japan |
| 1920s | 1.59 million | 475,282 | 1.11 million | Japan |
| 1930s | 1.65 million | 603,606 | 1.05 million | Japan |
| 1940s | 2.05 million | 750,575 | 1.30 million | Japan |
| 1950s | 2.02 million | 833,498 | 1.19 million | Japan |
| 1960s | 4.51 million | 795,236 | 3.71 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 9.82 million | 925,796 | 8.89 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 8.58 million | 1.15 million | 7.43 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 7.82 million | 1.44 million | 6.38 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.74 million | 1.93 million | 4.81 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.12 million | 2.20 million | 1.92 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.09 million | 2.61 million | 476,853 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change air pollutant emissions, Japan or Nepal?
- Japan, at 3.06 million against 2.60 million in Nepal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in change air pollutant emissions between Japan and Nepal?
- 460,450, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nepal?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Nepal rank globally for change air pollutant emissions?
- Japan ranks 23rd and Nepal ranks 26th 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.