Japan vs Niger: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Japan
0.0245 tonnes per person
in 2022
Niger
0.0236 tonnes per person
in 2022
Japan rank
158th
Niger rank
161st

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Niger
0.020.040.060.080.1196019912022

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0245 tonnes per person against 0.0236 tonnes per person in Niger, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.

Japan ranks 158th and Niger ranks 161st of 207 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0458 tonnes per person 0.0285 tonnes per person 0.0173 tonnes per person Japan
1970s 0.0889 tonnes per person 0.0294 tonnes per person 0.0595 tonnes per person Japan
1980s 0.0715 tonnes per person 0.0316 tonnes per person 0.0399 tonnes per person Japan
1990s 0.0625 tonnes per person 0.0392 tonnes per person 0.0233 tonnes per person Japan
2000s 0.0528 tonnes per person 0.0233 tonnes per person 0.0295 tonnes per person Japan
2010s 0.0324 tonnes per person 0.0228 tonnes per person 0.0096 tonnes per person Japan
2020s 0.0245 tonnes per person 0.0241 tonnes per person 0.0004 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, Japan or Niger?
Japan, at 0.0245 tonnes per person against 0.0236 tonnes per person in Niger as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Japan and Niger?
0.0009 tonnes per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Niger?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Japan and Niger rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Japan ranks 158th and Niger ranks 161st 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.