emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Japan

Japan: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate was -1.39 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
-1.39 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 311.5%
World rank
161st
of 219 countries
All-time high
30.68 % change on previous year
in 1965
All-time low
-29.54 % change on previous year
in 1945
Years of data
272
1751–2022

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Japan, 1751–2022

-2002040175118862022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Japan stood at -1.39 % change on previous year.

That represents a change of down 311.5% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Japan peaked at 30.68 % change on previous year in 1965 and was at its lowest, -29.54 % change on previous year, in 1945.

That places Japan 161st out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Japan, year by year

Annual values for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Japan, 1751 to 2022.
Year % change on previous year Change
1751 0.0549 % change on previous year —
1752 0.0549 % change on previous year -0.1%
1753 0.0548 % change on previous year -0.3%
1754 0.0545 % change on previous year -0.5%
1755 0.0545 % change on previous year -0.1%
1756 0.0542 % change on previous year -0.5%
1757 0.0541 % change on previous year -0.3%
1758 0.0539 % change on previous year -0.3%
1759 0.0538 % change on previous year -0.3%
1760 0.0536 % change on previous year -0.3%
1761 0.0501 % change on previous year -6.6%
1762 0.0501 % change on previous year -0.1%
1763 0.0498 % change on previous year -0.5%
1764 0.0497 % change on previous year -0.3%
1765 0.0495 % change on previous year -0.3%
1766 0.0493 % change on previous year -0.5%
1767 0.0492 % change on previous year -0.3%
1768 0.049 % change on previous year -0.3%
1769 0.0489 % change on previous year -0.3%
1770 0.0487 % change on previous year -0.3%
1771 0.0448 % change on previous year -8.2%
1772 0.0447 % change on previous year -0.0%
1773 0.0445 % change on previous year -0.5%
1774 0.0444 % change on previous year -0.3%
1775 0.0441 % change on previous year -0.6%
1776 0.044 % change on previous year -0.3%
1777 0.0439 % change on previous year -0.3%
1778 0.0436 % change on previous year -0.6%
1779 0.0436 % change on previous year -0.0%
1780 0.0432 % change on previous year -0.8%
1781 0.0391 % change on previous year -9.7%
1782 0.0389 % change on previous year -0.3%
1783 0.0387 % change on previous year -0.6%
1784 0.0384 % change on previous year -0.6%
1785 0.0383 % change on previous year -0.3%
1786 0.0382 % change on previous year -0.3%
1787 0.038 % change on previous year -0.6%
1788 0.0378 % change on previous year -0.3%
1789 0.0376 % change on previous year -0.6%
1790 0.0375 % change on previous year -0.3%
1791 0.0326 % change on previous year -12.9%
1792 0.0325 % change on previous year -0.4%
1793 0.0323 % change on previous year -0.7%
1794 0.0321 % change on previous year -0.4%
1795 0.0319 % change on previous year -0.7%
1796 0.0318 % change on previous year -0.4%
1797 0.0316 % change on previous year -0.7%
1798 0.0313 % change on previous year -0.7%
1799 0.0312 % change on previous year -0.4%
1800 0.031 % change on previous year -0.7%
1801 0.0257 % change on previous year -17.0%
1802 0.0256 % change on previous year -0.5%
1803 0.0254 % change on previous year -0.9%
1804 0.0251 % change on previous year -0.9%
1805 0.0249 % change on previous year -0.9%
1806 0.0247 % change on previous year -0.9%
1807 0.0245 % change on previous year -0.5%
1808 0.0243 % change on previous year -0.9%
1809 0.0241 % change on previous year -0.9%
1810 0.024 % change on previous year -0.5%
1811 0.0181 % change on previous year -24.7%
1812 0.0178 % change on previous year -1.3%
1813 0.0177 % change on previous year -0.6%
1814 0.0174 % change on previous year -1.9%
1815 0.0173 % change on previous year -0.7%
1816 0.017 % change on previous year -1.3%
1817 0.0167 % change on previous year -2.0%
1818 0.0166 % change on previous year -0.7%
1819 0.0164 % change on previous year -1.4%
1820 0.0161 % change on previous year -1.4%
1821 -0.0081 % change on previous year -150.3%
1822 -0.0083 % change on previous year +2.7%
1823 -0.0086 % change on previous year +2.7%
1824 -0.0088 % change on previous year +2.6%
1825 -0.009 % change on previous year +2.5%
1826 -0.0091 % change on previous year +1.2%
1827 -0.0094 % change on previous year +2.4%
1828 -0.0095 % change on previous year +1.2%
1829 -0.0098 % change on previous year +3.5%
1830 -0.0099 % change on previous year +1.1%
1831 0.0004 % change on previous year -104.5%
1832 0.0002 % change on previous year -50.0%
1833 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
1834 -0.0003 % change on previous year —
1835 -0.0006 % change on previous year +66.7%
1836 -0.0008 % change on previous year +40.0%
1837 -0.001 % change on previous year +28.6%
1838 -0.0013 % change on previous year +33.3%
1839 -0.0016 % change on previous year +16.7%
1840 -0.0018 % change on previous year +14.3%
1841 -0.0097 % change on previous year +443.8%
1842 -0.01 % change on previous year +3.5%
1843 -0.0103 % change on previous year +2.2%
1844 -0.0106 % change on previous year +3.3%
1845 -0.0108 % change on previous year +2.1%
1846 -0.011 % change on previous year +2.1%
1847 -0.0114 % change on previous year +3.0%
1848 -0.0117 % change on previous year +3.0%
1849 -0.0118 % change on previous year +1.0%
1850 0.3067 % change on previous year -2695.6%
1851 0.0767 % change on previous year -75.0%
1852 0.0756 % change on previous year -1.4%
1853 0.0747 % change on previous year -1.2%
1854 0.0735 % change on previous year -1.6%
1855 0.0726 % change on previous year -1.3%
1856 -0.0271 % change on previous year -137.4%
1857 -0.0265 % change on previous year -2.4%
1858 -0.0257 % change on previous year -2.9%
1859 -0.0249 % change on previous year -3.0%
1860 -0.0243 % change on previous year -2.6%
1861 -0.1177 % change on previous year +384.6%
1862 -0.1156 % change on previous year -1.8%
1863 -0.1136 % change on previous year -1.7%
1864 -0.1116 % change on previous year -1.7%
1865 -0.1095 % change on previous year -1.9%
1866 -0.169 % change on previous year +54.3%
1867 -0.1658 % change on previous year -1.9%
1868 -0.1563 % change on previous year -5.7%
1869 -0.1553 % change on previous year -0.6%
1870 -0.1588 % change on previous year +2.3%
1871 0.5998 % change on previous year -477.6%
1872 0.3052 % change on previous year -49.1%
1873 0.3445 % change on previous year +12.9%
1874 0.6203 % change on previous year +80.1%
1875 0.8865 % change on previous year +42.9%
1876 0.3962 % change on previous year -55.3%
1877 0.3475 % change on previous year -12.3%
1878 1.12 % change on previous year +221.0%
1879 0.9298 % change on previous year -16.6%
1880 0.32 % change on previous year -65.6%
1881 0.0458 % change on previous year -85.7%
1882 0.8861 % change on previous year +1834.3%
1883 0.5397 % change on previous year -39.1%
1884 0.2202 % change on previous year -59.2%
1885 0.6335 % change on previous year +187.7%
1886 1.15 % change on previous year +81.5%
1887 1.19 % change on previous year +3.8%
1888 1.84 % change on previous year +54.5%
1889 2.23 % change on previous year +20.7%
1890 1.61 % change on previous year -27.5%
1891 1.5 % change on previous year -7.3%
1892 0.23 % change on previous year -84.6%
1893 1.79 % change on previous year +676.1%
1894 3.1 % change on previous year +73.6%
1895 1.49 % change on previous year -52.1%
1896 1.41 % change on previous year -5.3%
1897 1.14 % change on previous year -19.2%
1898 3.56 % change on previous year +213.4%
1899 0.2494 % change on previous year -93.0%
1900 2.71 % change on previous year +988.0%
1901 1.49 % change on previous year -45.0%
1902 1.6 % change on previous year +7.1%
1903 0.0689 % change on previous year -95.7%
1904 3.15 % change on previous year +4468.4%
1905 -0.2747 % change on previous year -108.7%
1906 2.05 % change on previous year -846.5%
1907 1.69 % change on previous year -17.4%
1908 1.52 % change on previous year -10.1%
1909 -0.5416 % change on previous year -135.6%
1910 -1.06 % change on previous year +95.3%
1911 2.61 % change on previous year -346.9%
1912 2.23 % change on previous year -14.8%
1913 2.62 % change on previous year +17.7%
1914 2.03 % change on previous year -22.6%
1915 -3.69 % change on previous year -282.3%
1916 3.67 % change on previous year -199.4%
1917 5.43 % change on previous year +47.9%
1918 2.08 % change on previous year -61.6%
1919 4.34 % change on previous year +108.6%
1920 -2.66 % change on previous year -161.3%
1921 -6.05 % change on previous year +127.3%
1922 1.18 % change on previous year -119.5%
1923 0.8611 % change on previous year -27.0%
1924 0.3512 % change on previous year -59.2%
1925 -0.0204 % change on previous year -105.8%
1926 -0.2839 % change on previous year +1294.0%
1927 3.2 % change on previous year -1227.2%
1928 0.0291 % change on previous year -99.1%
1929 0.6461 % change on previous year +2122.8%
1930 -4.96 % change on previous year -868.2%
1931 -5.13 % change on previous year +3.3%
1932 -0.8892 % change on previous year -82.7%
1933 6.54 % change on previous year -835.6%
1934 4.69 % change on previous year -28.4%
1935 1.82 % change on previous year -61.2%
1936 5.18 % change on previous year +184.7%
1937 4.1 % change on previous year -20.9%
1938 2.59 % change on previous year -37.0%
1939 -2.39 % change on previous year -192.6%
1940 11.58 % change on previous year -583.8%
1941 12.42 % change on previous year +7.3%
1942 6.24 % change on previous year -49.7%
1943 8.72 % change on previous year +39.6%
1944 -0.293 % change on previous year -103.4%
1945 -29.54 % change on previous year +9981.2%
1946 -21.1 % change on previous year -28.6%
1947 11.06 % change on previous year -152.4%
1948 10.07 % change on previous year -9.0%
1949 3.08 % change on previous year -69.4%
1950 0.4218 % change on previous year -86.3%
1951 8.14 % change on previous year +1831.2%
1952 -0.1763 % change on previous year -102.2%
1953 5.05 % change on previous year -2965.5%
1954 -5.89 % change on previous year -216.6%
1955 -4.46 % change on previous year -24.3%
1956 6.67 % change on previous year -249.6%
1957 10.25 % change on previous year +53.5%
1958 -5.23 % change on previous year -151.1%
1959 2.88 % change on previous year -155.1%
1960 27.45 % change on previous year +852.6%
1961 6.72 % change on previous year -75.5%
1962 3.28 % change on previous year -51.2%
1963 6.01 % change on previous year +83.4%
1964 5.75 % change on previous year -4.3%
1965 30.68 % change on previous year +433.6%
1966 15.21 % change on previous year -50.4%
1967 15.8 % change on previous year +3.9%
1968 14.13 % change on previous year -10.6%
1969 13.19 % change on previous year -6.6%
1970 18.9 % change on previous year +43.3%
1971 1.89 % change on previous year -90.0%
1972 3.5 % change on previous year +85.1%
1973 6.4 % change on previous year +83.0%
1974 -4.6 % change on previous year -171.8%
1975 -0.0619 % change on previous year -98.7%
1976 3.49 % change on previous year -5739.8%
1977 2.9 % change on previous year -17.0%
1978 -2.52 % change on previous year -187.0%
1979 1.41 % change on previous year -155.9%
1980 -3.26 % change on previous year -331.4%
1981 -3.6 % change on previous year +10.4%
1982 -4.01 % change on previous year +11.6%
1983 -4.23 % change on previous year +5.5%
1984 -2.39 % change on previous year -43.6%
1985 -3.7 % change on previous year +55.1%
1986 -4.34 % change on previous year +17.2%
1987 -1.03 % change on previous year -76.2%
1988 0.732 % change on previous year -171.0%
1989 4.29 % change on previous year +485.8%
1990 6.72 % change on previous year +56.6%
1991 -5.81 % change on previous year -186.5%
1992 -4.79 % change on previous year -17.6%
1993 -3.69 % change on previous year -23.0%
1994 -0.8592 % change on previous year -76.7%
1995 2.12 % change on previous year -346.2%
1996 0.9029 % change on previous year -57.3%
1997 0.3454 % change on previous year -61.7%
1998 -2.08 % change on previous year -700.9%
1999 1.78 % change on previous year -185.9%
2000 1.69 % change on previous year -5.0%
2001 -1.6 % change on previous year -194.3%
2002 -2.15 % change on previous year +34.5%
2003 -3.11 % change on previous year +44.5%
2004 -4.86 % change on previous year +56.4%
2005 -4.21 % change on previous year -13.3%
2006 -3.87 % change on previous year -8.2%
2007 -3.2 % change on previous year -17.2%
2008 -9 % change on previous year +180.9%
2009 -10.16 % change on previous year +12.9%
2010 -6.64 % change on previous year -34.7%
2011 -1.99 % change on previous year -70.1%
2012 -3.08 % change on previous year +54.9%
2013 -1.64 % change on previous year -46.7%
2014 -5.29 % change on previous year +223.0%
2015 -3.4 % change on previous year -35.8%
2016 -3.75 % change on previous year +10.3%
2017 -3.5 % change on previous year -6.6%
2018 -3.57 % change on previous year +2.0%
2019 -5.67 % change on previous year +58.7%
2020 -9.79 % change on previous year +72.7%
2021 0.6571 % change on previous year -106.7%
2022 -1.39 % change on previous year -311.5%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's -1.39 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.2183 % change on previous year, 6.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • Japan's -1.39 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.94 % change on previous year, 72% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate 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.

YearChange FromTo
1945 -9981.2% -0.293 % change on previous year -29.54 % change on previous year
1976 +5739.8% -0.0619 % change on previous year 3.49 % change on previous year
1904 +4468.4% 0.0689 % change on previous year 3.15 % change on previous year
1953 +2965.5% -0.1763 % change on previous year 5.05 % change on previous year
1850 +2695.6% -0.0118 % change on previous year 0.3067 % change on previous year
1929 +2122.8% 0.0291 % change on previous year 0.6461 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 0.0544 % change on previous year 0.0538 % change on previous year 0.0549 % change on previous year 9
1760s 0.0499 % change on previous year 0.0489 % change on previous year 0.0536 % change on previous year 10
1770s 0.0446 % change on previous year 0.0436 % change on previous year 0.0487 % change on previous year 10
1780s 0.0388 % change on previous year 0.0376 % change on previous year 0.0432 % change on previous year 10
1790s 0.0325 % change on previous year 0.0312 % change on previous year 0.0375 % change on previous year 10
1800s 0.0255 % change on previous year 0.0241 % change on previous year 0.031 % change on previous year 10
1810s 0.0179 % change on previous year 0.0164 % change on previous year 0.024 % change on previous year 10
1820s -0.0064 % change on previous year -0.0098 % change on previous year 0.0161 % change on previous year 10
1830s -0.0015 % change on previous year -0.0099 % change on previous year 0.0004 % change on previous year 10
1840s -0.0099 % change on previous year -0.0118 % change on previous year -0.0018 % change on previous year 10
1850s 0.0576 % change on previous year -0.0271 % change on previous year 0.3067 % change on previous year 10
1860s -0.1239 % change on previous year -0.169 % change on previous year -0.0243 % change on previous year 10
1870s 0.5387 % change on previous year -0.1588 % change on previous year 1.12 % change on previous year 10
1880s 0.9057 % change on previous year 0.0458 % change on previous year 2.23 % change on previous year 10
1890s 1.61 % change on previous year 0.23 % change on previous year 3.56 % change on previous year 10
1900s 1.35 % change on previous year -0.5416 % change on previous year 3.15 % change on previous year 10
1910s 2.03 % change on previous year -3.69 % change on previous year 5.43 % change on previous year 10
1920s -0.2751 % change on previous year -6.05 % change on previous year 3.2 % change on previous year 10
1930s 1.15 % change on previous year -5.13 % change on previous year 6.54 % change on previous year 10
1940s 1.22 % change on previous year -29.54 % change on previous year 12.42 % change on previous year 10
1950s 1.77 % change on previous year -5.89 % change on previous year 10.25 % change on previous year 10
1960s 13.82 % change on previous year 3.28 % change on previous year 30.68 % change on previous year 10
1970s 3.13 % change on previous year -4.6 % change on previous year 18.9 % change on previous year 10
1980s -2.15 % change on previous year -4.34 % change on previous year 4.29 % change on previous year 10
1990s -0.5351 % change on previous year -5.81 % change on previous year 6.72 % change on previous year 10
2000s -4.05 % change on previous year -10.16 % change on previous year 1.69 % change on previous year 10
2010s -3.85 % change on previous year -6.64 % change on previous year -1.64 % change on previous year 10
2020s -3.51 % change on previous year -9.79 % change on previous year 0.6571 % change on previous year 3

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 158 Brazil -1.21 % change on previous year compare
  2. 159 Romania -1.26 % change on previous year compare
  3. 160 Tokelau -1.31 % change on previous year compare
  4. 162 Portugal -1.44 % change on previous year compare
  5. 163 Norway -1.49 % change on previous year compare
  6. 164 United Kingdom -1.56 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Japan?
Emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Japan was -1.39 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 30.68 % change on previous year in 1965.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was -29.54 % change on previous year in 1945.
How does Japan rank for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
Japan ranks 161st out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate
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% change on previous year
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Coverage
219 places, 59,468 data points, 1751–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.