Japan vs Mexico: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Japan
0.0245 tonnes per person
in 2022
Mexico
0.0249 tonnes per person
in 2022
Japan rank
158th
Mexico rank
156th
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.0249 tonnes per person against 0.0245 tonnes per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0004 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
Japan ranks 158th and Mexico ranks 156th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0458 tonnes per person | 0.0496 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.0889 tonnes per person | 0.048 tonnes per person | 0.0409 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0715 tonnes per person | 0.0557 tonnes per person | 0.0158 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0625 tonnes per person | 0.0517 tonnes per person | 0.0108 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0528 tonnes per person | 0.0476 tonnes per person | 0.0053 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0324 tonnes per person | 0.0372 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 0.0249 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Japan or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.0249 tonnes per person against 0.0245 tonnes per person in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Japan and Mexico?
- 0.0004 tonnes per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Japan ranks 158th and Mexico ranks 156th 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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About this data
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.