emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Japan
Japan: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0245 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Japan, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Japan is 0.0245 tonnes per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0937 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0244 tonnes per person, in 2020.
That places Japan 158th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0311 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0318 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0334 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.035 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0452 tonnes per person | +29.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0516 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0592 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0668 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0747 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0878 tonnes per person | +17.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0875 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0893 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0937 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0882 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.087 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0891 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0908 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0877 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0882 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0846 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.081 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0772 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0734 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0712 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0681 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0648 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0639 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0641 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0666 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0708 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0664 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.063 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0605 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0598 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0609 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0613 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0614 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.06 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0609 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0618 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0607 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0593 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0573 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0545 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0522 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0501 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0485 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0441 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0396 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.037 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0363 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0353 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0347 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0329 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0318 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0286 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.027 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0245 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0387 tonnes per person, 63% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0245 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0278 tonnes per person, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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 | +29.3% | 0.035 tonnes per person | 0.0452 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0458 tonnes per person | 0.0294 tonnes per person | 0.0747 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0889 tonnes per person | 0.087 tonnes per person | 0.0937 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0715 tonnes per person | 0.0639 tonnes per person | 0.0846 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0625 tonnes per person | 0.0598 tonnes per person | 0.0708 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0528 tonnes per person | 0.0396 tonnes per person | 0.0618 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0324 tonnes per person | 0.027 tonnes per person | 0.037 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 0.0244 tonnes per person | 0.0247 tonnes per person | 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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Japan?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Japan was 0.0245 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0937 tonnes per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0244 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Japan ranks 158th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.