Change air pollutant emissions in Japan
Japan: Change air pollutant emissions was 3.06 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
3.06 million
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
23rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
10.34 million
in 1977
All-time low
875,547
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Change air pollutant emissions in Japan, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, change air pollutant emissions in Japan stood at 3.06 million.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change air pollutant emissions in Japan peaked at 10.34 million in 1977 and was at its lowest, 875,547, in 1750.
That places Japan 23rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change air pollutant emissions in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 875,547 | — |
| 1751 | 876,028 | +0.1% |
| 1752 | 876,509 | +0.1% |
| 1753 | 876,989 | +0.1% |
| 1754 | 877,467 | +0.1% |
| 1755 | 877,945 | +0.1% |
| 1756 | 878,421 | +0.1% |
| 1757 | 878,896 | +0.1% |
| 1758 | 879,370 | +0.1% |
| 1759 | 879,843 | +0.1% |
| 1760 | 880,315 | +0.1% |
| 1761 | 880,756 | +0.1% |
| 1762 | 881,197 | +0.1% |
| 1763 | 881,636 | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 882,074 | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 882,511 | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 882,946 | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 883,380 | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 883,813 | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 884,245 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 884,676 | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 885,072 | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 885,468 | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 885,862 | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 886,255 | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 886,646 | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 887,036 | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 887,425 | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 887,812 | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 888,199 | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 888,583 | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 888,930 | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 889,276 | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 889,620 | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 889,962 | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 890,303 | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 890,643 | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 890,981 | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 891,318 | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 891,653 | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 891,987 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 892,278 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 892,568 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 892,856 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 893,143 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 893,428 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 893,712 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 893,994 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 894,274 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 894,553 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 894,830 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 895,060 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 895,289 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 895,516 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 895,741 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 895,964 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 896,185 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 896,405 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 896,623 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 896,839 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 897,054 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 897,216 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 897,376 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 897,535 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 897,691 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 897,846 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 897,999 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 898,149 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 898,298 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 898,445 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 898,590 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 898,517 | -0.0% |
| 1822 | 898,442 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | 898,365 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | 898,286 | -0.0% |
| 1825 | 898,205 | -0.0% |
| 1826 | 898,123 | -0.0% |
| 1827 | 898,039 | -0.0% |
| 1828 | 897,954 | -0.0% |
| 1829 | 897,866 | -0.0% |
| 1830 | 897,777 | -0.0% |
| 1831 | 897,781 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 897,783 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 897,783 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 897,780 | -0.0% |
| 1835 | 897,775 | -0.0% |
| 1836 | 897,768 | -0.0% |
| 1837 | 897,759 | -0.0% |
| 1838 | 897,747 | -0.0% |
| 1839 | 897,733 | -0.0% |
| 1840 | 897,717 | -0.0% |
| 1841 | 897,630 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | 897,540 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | 897,448 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | 897,353 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | 897,256 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | 897,157 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | 897,055 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | 896,950 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | 896,844 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | 899,595 | +0.3% |
| 1851 | 900,285 | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 900,966 | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 901,639 | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 902,302 | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 902,957 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 902,712 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | 902,473 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | 902,241 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 902,016 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 901,797 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | 900,736 | -0.1% |
| 1862 | 899,695 | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 898,673 | -0.1% |
| 1864 | 897,670 | -0.1% |
| 1865 | 896,687 | -0.1% |
| 1866 | 895,172 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 893,688 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 892,291 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 890,905 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 889,490 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 894,825 | +0.6% |
| 1872 | 897,556 | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 900,648 | +0.3% |
| 1874 | 906,235 | +0.6% |
| 1875 | 914,269 | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 917,891 | +0.4% |
| 1877 | 921,081 | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 931,356 | +1.1% |
| 1879 | 940,016 | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 943,024 | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 943,456 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 951,816 | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 956,953 | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 959,060 | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 965,136 | +0.6% |
| 1886 | 976,233 | +1.1% |
| 1887 | 987,880 | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 1.01 million | +1.8% |
| 1889 | 1.03 million | +2.2% |
| 1890 | 1.05 million | +1.6% |
| 1891 | 1.06 million | +1.5% |
| 1892 | 1.06 million | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 1.08 million | +1.8% |
| 1894 | 1.12 million | +3.1% |
| 1895 | 1.13 million | +1.5% |
| 1896 | 1.15 million | +1.4% |
| 1897 | 1.16 million | +1.1% |
| 1898 | 1.20 million | +3.6% |
| 1899 | 1.21 million | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 1.24 million | +2.7% |
| 1901 | 1.26 million | +1.5% |
| 1902 | 1.28 million | +1.6% |
| 1903 | 1.28 million | +0.1% |
| 1904 | 1.32 million | +3.1% |
| 1905 | 1.31 million | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 1.34 million | +2.1% |
| 1907 | 1.36 million | +1.7% |
| 1908 | 1.38 million | +1.5% |
| 1909 | 1.38 million | -0.5% |
| 1910 | 1.36 million | -1.1% |
| 1911 | 1.40 million | +2.6% |
| 1912 | 1.43 million | +2.2% |
| 1913 | 1.47 million | +2.6% |
| 1914 | 1.50 million | +2.0% |
| 1915 | 1.44 million | -3.7% |
| 1916 | 1.49 million | +3.7% |
| 1917 | 1.58 million | +5.4% |
| 1918 | 1.61 million | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 1.68 million | +4.3% |
| 1920 | 1.63 million | -2.7% |
| 1921 | 1.53 million | -6.1% |
| 1922 | 1.55 million | +1.2% |
| 1923 | 1.57 million | +0.9% |
| 1924 | 1.57 million | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 1.57 million | -0.0% |
| 1926 | 1.57 million | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 1.62 million | +3.2% |
| 1928 | 1.62 million | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 1.63 million | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 1.55 million | -5.0% |
| 1931 | 1.47 million | -5.1% |
| 1932 | 1.45 million | -0.9% |
| 1933 | 1.55 million | +6.5% |
| 1934 | 1.62 million | +4.7% |
| 1935 | 1.65 million | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 1.74 million | +5.2% |
| 1937 | 1.81 million | +4.1% |
| 1938 | 1.86 million | +2.6% |
| 1939 | 1.81 million | -2.4% |
| 1940 | 2.02 million | +11.6% |
| 1941 | 2.27 million | +12.4% |
| 1942 | 2.41 million | +6.2% |
| 1943 | 2.62 million | +8.7% |
| 1944 | 2.62 million | -0.3% |
| 1945 | 1.84 million | -29.5% |
| 1946 | 1.45 million | -21.1% |
| 1947 | 1.62 million | +11.1% |
| 1948 | 1.78 million | +10.1% |
| 1949 | 1.83 million | +3.1% |
| 1950 | 1.84 million | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 1.99 million | +8.1% |
| 1952 | 1.99 million | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 2.09 million | +5.1% |
| 1954 | 1.96 million | -5.9% |
| 1955 | 1.88 million | -4.5% |
| 1956 | 2.00 million | +6.7% |
| 1957 | 2.21 million | +10.2% |
| 1958 | 2.09 million | -5.2% |
| 1959 | 2.15 million | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 2.74 million | +27.5% |
| 1961 | 2.93 million | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 3.02 million | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 3.20 million | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 3.39 million | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 4.43 million | +30.7% |
| 1966 | 5.10 million | +15.2% |
| 1967 | 5.91 million | +15.8% |
| 1968 | 6.74 million | +14.1% |
| 1969 | 7.63 million | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 9.07 million | +18.9% |
| 1971 | 9.25 million | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 9.57 million | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 10.18 million | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 9.71 million | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 9.71 million | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 10.05 million | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 10.34 million | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 10.08 million | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 10.22 million | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 9.89 million | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 9.53 million | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 9.15 million | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 8.76 million | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 8.55 million | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 8.23 million | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 7.88 million | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 7.80 million | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 7.85 million | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 8.19 million | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 8.74 million | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 8.23 million | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 7.84 million | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 7.55 million | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 7.48 million | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 7.64 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 7.71 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 7.74 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 7.58 million | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 7.71 million | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 7.84 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 7.72 million | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 7.55 million | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 7.32 million | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 6.96 million | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 6.67 million | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 6.41 million | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 6.21 million | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 5.65 million | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 5.07 million | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 4.74 million | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 4.64 million | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.50 million | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 4.43 million | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.19 million | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 4.05 million | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.90 million | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 3.76 million | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 3.63 million | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 3.42 million | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 3.09 million | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 3.11 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.06 million | -1.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 3.06 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 150,374, 20.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Japan's 3.06 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 179,591, 17.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change air pollutant emissions in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +30.7% | 3.39 million | 4.43 million |
| 1945 | -29.5% | 2.62 million | 1.84 million |
| 1960 | +27.5% | 2.15 million | 2.74 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 877,702 | 875,547 | 879,843 | 10 |
| 1760s | 882,287 | 880,315 | 884,245 | 10 |
| 1770s | 886,445 | 884,676 | 888,199 | 10 |
| 1780s | 890,127 | 888,583 | 891,653 | 10 |
| 1790s | 893,279 | 891,987 | 894,553 | 10 |
| 1800s | 895,845 | 894,830 | 896,839 | 10 |
| 1810s | 897,761 | 897,054 | 898,445 | 10 |
| 1820s | 898,239 | 897,866 | 898,590 | 10 |
| 1830s | 897,769 | 897,733 | 897,783 | 10 |
| 1840s | 897,295 | 896,844 | 897,717 | 10 |
| 1850s | 901,719 | 899,595 | 902,957 | 10 |
| 1860s | 896,731 | 890,905 | 901,797 | 10 |
| 1870s | 911,337 | 889,490 | 940,016 | 10 |
| 1880s | 971,813 | 943,024 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.12 million | 1.05 million | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.31 million | 1.24 million | 1.38 million | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.50 million | 1.36 million | 1.68 million | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.59 million | 1.53 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.65 million | 1.45 million | 1.86 million | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.05 million | 1.45 million | 2.62 million | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.02 million | 1.84 million | 2.21 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.51 million | 2.74 million | 7.63 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.82 million | 9.07 million | 10.34 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.58 million | 7.80 million | 9.89 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.82 million | 7.48 million | 8.74 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.74 million | 5.07 million | 7.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.12 million | 3.42 million | 4.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.09 million | 3.06 million | 3.11 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More climate change data for Japan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 337.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,181 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,633 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 305.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,462 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,061 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change air pollutant emissions in Japan?
- Change air pollutant emissions in Japan was 3.06 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.34 million in 1977.
- What is the lowest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 875,547 in 1750.
- How does Japan rank for change air pollutant emissions?
- Japan ranks 23rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is change air pollutant emissions rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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