Emissions of air pollutants oecd in Japan

Japan: Emissions of air pollutants oecd was 55.54 in 2015. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2015)
55.54
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
6th
of 31 countries
All-time high
100
in 1990
All-time low
55.54
in 2015
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Emissions of air pollutants oecd in Japan, 1990–2015

0204060801001990200220151990: 1001991: 98.71992: 95.21993: 93.11994: 93.41995: 92.41996: 90.81997: 90.31998: 86.91999: 86.22000: 872001: 82.52002: 79.82003: 77.72004: 75.32005: 67.72006: 67.32007: 68.12008: 64.92009: 632010: 76.62011: 62.72012: 63.92013: 61.82014: 59.22015: 55.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Japan recorded 55.54 for emissions of air pollutants oecd in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants oecd in Japan peaked at 100 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 55.54, in 2015.

Japan ranks 6th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 92.69 86.18 100 10
2000s 73.31 63 86.95 10
2010s 63.3 55.54 76.63 6

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 3 TΓΌrkiye 116.08 compare
  2. 4 Poland 61.96 compare
  3. 5 Estonia 59.54 compare
  4. 7 Netherlands 49.66 compare
  5. 8 Czechia 48.98 compare
  6. 9 Finland 47.35 compare

See the full ranking of 31 places β†’

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All data for Japan β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants oecd in Japan?
Emissions of air pollutants oecd in Japan was 55.54 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants oecd recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants oecd recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 55.54 in 2015.
How does Japan rank for emissions of air pollutants oecd?
Japan ranks 6th out of 31 countries with data for 2015.
Is emissions of air pollutants oecd rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants oecd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants oecd
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
31 places, 806 data points, 1990–2015
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