What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp between Japan and Norway?

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?

63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Norway: emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP

Japan

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Norway

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Japan rank

180th

Norway rank

181st

emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP over time

Japan
Norway

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Norway, a difference of 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Japan ranks 180th and Norway ranks 181st of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Norway
1970s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Japan
1980s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Norway
1990s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Norway
2000s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Norway
2010s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Norway
2020s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp, Japan or Norway?: Japan, at 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Norway as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp between Japan and Norway?: 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp?: Japan ranks 180th and Norway ranks 181st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 204 places, 10,833 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed: 30 September 2026

emissions of air pollutants divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.