Japan vs Sweden: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Japan
0.0245 tonnes per person
in 2022
Sweden
0.0251 tonnes per person
in 2022
Japan rank
158th
Sweden rank
155th
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0251 tonnes per person against 0.0245 tonnes per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0006 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Japan ranks 158th and Sweden ranks 155th of 207 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0458 tonnes per person | 0.0908 tonnes per person | 0.045 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0889 tonnes per person | 0.0984 tonnes per person | 0.0095 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0715 tonnes per person | 0.1242 tonnes per person | 0.0527 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0625 tonnes per person | 0.1067 tonnes per person | 0.0442 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0528 tonnes per person | 0.0555 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0324 tonnes per person | 0.0342 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 0.0258 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0251 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 Sweden?
- 0.0006 tonnes per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Japan ranks 158th and Sweden ranks 155th 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.