Japan vs Uzbekistan: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Japan
0.0245 tonnes per person
in 2022
Uzbekistan
0.0248 tonnes per person
in 2022
Japan rank
158th
Uzbekistan rank
157th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Uzbekistan
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How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 0.0248 tonnes per person against 0.0245 tonnes per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Japan ranks 158th and Uzbekistan ranks 157th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Uzbekistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0458 tonnes per person 0.073 tonnes per person 0.0271 tonnes per person Uzbekistan
1970s 0.0889 tonnes per person 0.091 tonnes per person 0.0021 tonnes per person Uzbekistan
1980s 0.0715 tonnes per person 0.0877 tonnes per person 0.0162 tonnes per person Uzbekistan
1990s 0.0625 tonnes per person 0.0518 tonnes per person 0.0107 tonnes per person Japan
2000s 0.0528 tonnes per person 0.0364 tonnes per person 0.0164 tonnes per person Japan
2010s 0.0324 tonnes per person 0.0233 tonnes per person 0.0091 tonnes per person Japan
2020s 0.0245 tonnes per person 0.0249 tonnes per person 0.0004 tonnes per person Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Japan or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 0.0248 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 Uzbekistan?
0.0003 tonnes per person, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uzbekistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Japan and Uzbekistan rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Japan ranks 158th and Uzbekistan ranks 157th 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.