Ecuador vs Japan: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Ecuador
0.0239 tonnes per person
in 2022
Japan
0.0245 tonnes per person
in 2022
Ecuador rank
160th
Japan rank
158th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Ecuador
  • Japan
0.020.040.060.080.1196019912022

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0245 tonnes per person against 0.0239 tonnes per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0006 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 160th and Japan ranks 158th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0505 tonnes per person 0.0458 tonnes per person 0.0047 tonnes per person Ecuador
1970s 0.0523 tonnes per person 0.0889 tonnes per person 0.0366 tonnes per person Japan
1980s 0.0681 tonnes per person 0.0715 tonnes per person 0.0034 tonnes per person Japan
1990s 0.0608 tonnes per person 0.0625 tonnes per person 0.0017 tonnes per person Japan
2000s 0.0302 tonnes per person 0.0528 tonnes per person 0.0226 tonnes per person Japan
2010s 0.0264 tonnes per person 0.0324 tonnes per person 0.006 tonnes per person Japan
2020s 0.0225 tonnes per person 0.0245 tonnes per person 0.002 tonnes per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Ecuador or Japan?
Japan, at 0.0245 tonnes per person against 0.0239 tonnes per person in Ecuador as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Ecuador and Japan?
0.0006 tonnes per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Ecuador and Japan rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Ecuador ranks 160th and Japan ranks 158th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.