Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp, Japan or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2022.

What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp between Japan and United States Virgin Islands?

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States Virgin Islands?

21 years are reported by both, from 2002 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 United States Virgin Islands: emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP

Japan

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2022

United States Virgin Islands

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Japan rank

180th

United States Virgin Islands rank

179th

emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP over time

Japan
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Japan ranks 180th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 179th of 204 countries.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	United States Virgin Islands
2020s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	United States Virgin Islands

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 United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp between Japan and United States Virgin Islands?: 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States Virgin Islands?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Japan and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp?: Japan ranks 180th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 179th 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.